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RSGB HF Convention

Next weekend brings the anticipated HF Convention run by the RSGB and like usual I’ll be attending the whole weekend from Friday onwards! Along with Paul (M0TZO) If you do see me do say hello I expect I’ll be near the bar a lot and also floating around some of the...

September Events

Last month was probably one of the busiest so far with a number of events taking place all within a short space of time, taking in 3 amateur radio events and one to mark the end of me being a part of the university student fold. SSB Field day For the first time in a...

I’ve Graduated!

Last Friday was graduation at Buckinghamshire New University, where i picked up my certificate proving the fact that I actually passed! felt strange leaving this time and finally hit me from that day I was no longer a student! Below is a picture of my best friend...

SSB Field Day 2008

Last weekend was the yearly SSB field day, I'd not taken part in this contest for a couple of years properly but this year I decided take part along with the Oxford &DARS. The weather outlook for the weekend was bleek at best, with the forecast being rain and...

European HF Championship (SOAB/LP/SSB)

Saturday saw the yearly EU HF Championship and unlike other years when I normally miss it, as I’m normally on holiday, I was able to take part! Conditions overall wasn’t too bad and I spent 3hrs 40mins search and pounce using the Yaesu FT-950 and the 80m CW special...

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