Real-World Amateur Radio

Back in 2012, the RSGB's Len Paget sent out my personal data, without my consent, whilst representing the RSGB, to an external organisat...

In a recent QST edition - I can't remember which one - I found a really nice statement of support for ham radio by the FCC. On search...

The RSGB, formerly the London Wireless Club, is a strange organisation that seems to revel in big-wiggery and deference to what it sees as ...

Over the past week, 12m has sprung back into full swing. OK, it's not like 2015, when you could have long, armchair QSOs with anybody ...

Are you a keen user of digital modes?  I certainly am! In fact, for the past few years, as kids grew up and had early bed times, I was onl...

Recent posts have been all about trying to fathom out a series of problems that sprung from nowhere with my delta loop for 15m. The delta ...

Yesterday, I reported on the problems of corroded coax, and a successful fix. Well, sort of!  Whilst connected to a standard SWR meter, or...