Real-World Amateur Radio

Yes folks, it's time for the 6m 'Magic Band' to open once more.  Last year, the band was wide open around 13th May, so it's ...

Next time you find yourself angry at being unable to bust the pileup, or just having a bad day, have a moment to reflect on G4ILO's pred...

The Innovantennas 24MHz, 3-element yagi, a replacement for an unwieldy 30m rotatable dipole, has been going together nicely over the past we...

I have a problem.  In fact, you may have a problem, too! Why? Because there are too many competing electronic QSL services vying for our...

As spring advances, it's time to undertake the Annual Inspection at our radio stations. What damage did winter wreak this time around?...

Now I've had my chance to see if there's anything worth jumping at in the classifieds of this month's 'Radcom', some com...

IOTA, the Islands on the Air programme run by the RSGB, celebrates its 50th anniversary during 2014. I was briefly interested in IOTA, unt...