All ARRL fees are up from the 1st January 2024. An international 3 year ARRL membership, including QST, rises from $217 to $282 a rise of 30% from the 1st January. That's another one I won't b...
It is always good to see someone having a go. Especially an electronic parts distribution company, something that can benefit our hobby. Read the story below: https://www.mirror.co....
There has been a sudden upping of the UK cashback offer on the Yaesu FTDX101D. Infact it has been doubled from the original cashback offer of £170 to £340!! Taking the price after cashback down...
http://g1kqh.blogspot.com/2023/12/yaesu-ftdx101-price-drop.html
If you still have the old Southgate Amateur Radio News URL in your bookmarks. You will now find it redirects you to ARD Amateur Radio Daily.. Click on the link above for more detail.
http://g1kqh.blogspot.com/2023/08/wwwsouthgatearcorg-now-redirects-to.html
QRP Labs have announced the new QMX 5 band digital transceiver. Initially the firmware supports CW and Single tone FSK modes, but maybe upgraded to SSB in future firmware updates: Av...
http://g1kqh.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-qmx-from-qrp-labs.html
The warmth from the North welcomes all to the Norbreck rally tomorrow. Further detail click NARSA
http://g1kqh.blogspot.com/2023/04/blackpool-rally-23th-april.html
Have just checked in down at the github FT8CN release page, I can see version 0.87 is now available for download. I count 9 new ammendments, bug fixes and additions. Check out the link below f...
Today was my birthday, it was very fitting to be presented with a nice cake from my family to help celebrate the milestone. Of course the cake was well thought out and appropriate t...
Using Google translate, I uploaded the whole Chinese FT8CN V0.83 user manual PDF file. Except for the illustrations, it has managed to translate the whole file quite successfully to Engli...
http://g1kqh.blogspot.com/2023/02/ft8cn-user-manual-translated-to-english.html
With sunspots high at 108 & Solar flux at 148. 28MHz is wide open at my QTH at 17:00z.
http://g1kqh.blogspot.com/2023/02/teatime-ft8cn-10m-decodes.html
We live in very exciting times for new Amateur products. You have only got to blink these days and a new rig appears on the horizon. It makes a change not to see the normal Chinese ou...
http://g1kqh.blogspot.com/2023/02/matoa-isina-5-band-hf.html
It is being reported on the QRP Labs forum, that some have got the little smart QDX digital transceiver communicating with the FT8CN app. The rig is noticed straight away by FT8CN u...
Sorry I have been away the last twelve months or so, the Blog has had to take a rest from my typing fingers and Amateur Radio has been put well away on the back burner. I lost both my parents w...
http://g1kqh.blogspot.com/2023/02/the-blog-is-back-on-quite-roll.html
10m remains very active, this is todays activity at 2 different times. Around 10:30z: Around 13:55z: Further details about FT8CN see my Blog https://g1kqh.blogspot.com/2023/02/...
I had a few problems displaying the blog listing of previous blogs yesterday, after I had uploaded a new blog about the FT8CN app. I have found out what caused it and all should now display corre...
Around 16:30z I switched to 10m, the band was wide open to the UK. Examples of FT8 decoded using FT8CN on my android tablet:
There is a new FT8 APP for Android doing the rounds, called FT8CN from BG7YOZ (China). It is a free download and unrestricted in use. It is in the early stages of development, but is already up t...
http://g1kqh.blogspot.com/2023/02/ft8cn-new-free-android-app.html
How China ships your gadgets to you for next to nothing in postal charges, and the harm it does to our own postal services and economies. Like he mentions in the video, you cannot...
http://g1kqh.blogspot.com/2023/01/the-cost-of-free-shipping-from-china.html
Roger "G3XBM" has now published a book titled "G3XBM Project Scrapbook". It takes you through his historic years of homebrew construction and operating to present day. To include portable ope...
http://g1kqh.blogspot.com/2022/07/the-g3xbm-legacy-now-in-print.html
From the recent GQRP club convention, video recordings are now available to view: Just go to the GQRP Club YouTube channel and you should find: * Charlie, ZL2CTM, talking about his approach t...
http://g1kqh.blogspot.com/2021/12/new-gqrp-videos-released.html
Sunspots are getting higher! Band conditions are improving once again, it's time to get active! It is nice to be able to crunch all the data and get a daily understandable, updated plot,...
http://g1kqh.blogspot.com/2021/10/voaprop-configuring-2021.html
Remember what it was once like without Facebook, and Instagram, and we had dial up Internet.. The dark nights are certainly back and Facebook has failed! Time to return back to Blo...
http://g1kqh.blogspot.com/2021/10/remember-what-it-was-like-without-it-all.html
For those in the UK worried about the new pending Ofcom ICNIRP EMF rules. I have found an excellent EMF calculator program from the late VK3UM, infact I would say it is the best I have come acr...
This Sunday morning we have had a good dumping of snow over the Midlands area.. Around 12:00 GMT as I write this, my VHF/UHF array of antennas strapped to the side of the house are ...
http://g1kqh.blogspot.com/2021/01/snow-stopped-transmission.html
It's always interesting when I write, to see what feedback or help is out there. I encourage you all to write back your thoughts in the comments below. The recent blog about Linux Mint 20.1 creat...
http://g1kqh.blogspot.com/2021/01/armbian-linux-for-arm-processors-and.html