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Controversial thoughts from the shackNational Field Day 2008
Last weekend was IARU Region 1 National Field Day and just like any other year the Oxford & District Amateur Radio Society, was taking part from the usual location at Worminghall, which is on the boundary of Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire. Setup began on Friday...
3 Years of University Completed
Last Tuesday 13th May, I finished 3 years of being a University student studying BSc (Hons) Multimedia Technology (Web Design) at Buckinghamshire New University. It’s surprising how fast the time passed more so the last year with normal modules plus my final piece of...
6m opening
After spending most of the day doing revision for my Advanced Networks exam on Thursday, I decided to go check out the bands and to plug-in the Heil Sound FS-2 footswitch which I ordered for my dad (M3JFM). After turning on the radio I noticed that 10m seemed to have...
GB6MD
I’ve just left G6PZ’s station and I’m sat on the train from Weston Super Mare to Oxford via Didcot Parkway and I thought this would be the best time to write about the weekend. A couple of weeks ago Simon M0CLW asked if I wanted to go to Paul’s to operate the special...
Awarded Kenwood Trophy at RSGB AGM in Bristol
A couple of weeks back I made a quick post saying that Paul (M0TZO) and myself, had been awarded the Kenwood Trophy by the RSGB board for our significant contribution to training in providing the www.hamtests.co.uk and we felt honoured receiving it on Saturday. The...