EI7GL....A diary of amateur radio activity

Carl, K9LA recently gave a presentation to the Madison DX club recently about what propagation conditions will like in 2026. Spoiler alert ...

John, K9JMS recently received permission from the FCC to carry out propagation tests at 40 MHz (8m) and 70 MHz (4m) and he was granted the c...

I was watching a video on YouTube recently and someone was talking about a new type of 'walkie-talkie' for cyclists. I was intrigued...

  Is your HF radio on frequency? How accurate is it? The reality is that in most cases, your HF radio could be off frequency by 100Hz or 200...

Steve, VK3OT reports that the 50 MHz (6m) band was open between Europe and Victoria, Australia on Sunday 1st February 2026. The map above ...

In January of 2026, the RSGB in the UK announced that they were outsourcing their QSL Bureau  to the DARC in Germany. The RSGB write... ...

The 145 Alive concept is to have activity periods on the 145 MHz (2m) band at certain times during the year. It's not a contest, it ju...

Why are printed circuit boards green??? It's not exactly the type of question that would keep you awake at night but once you see it, yo...

On the 19th of January 2026 , I noticed some posts on social media saying that the Northern Lights / Aurora Borealis was visible. Sure enoug...

First of all, let's set the scene for a bit of context. The original TV system in the UK was known as 405-line and was in use from 1936 ...

The management team of the Summits on the Air (SOTA) programme have just announced their new SOTA Challenge for 2026 and it's for opera...

The International Reply Coupon or IRC was very much a part of amateur radio history for decades. If you wanted a QSL card from a station f...

Eduard, ON1AB recently posted a video on YouTube showing a remarkable contact he made on the 70cms UHF back in October of 2023. Using a Radi...

This week marks the 45th anniversary of the first operational packet radio repeater! The repeater went live on the 10th of December 1980 an...

Conditions on the 28 MHz (10m) band are still very good and on the 1st of December 2025 , I noticed several QRSS (slow morse) signals just ...

Radio amateurs have been sending and receiving TV signals for a number of decades. First it was analogue TV and that became digital TV in mo...

The regulator for amateur radio activity in Norway is the Norwegian Communications Authority (NKOM) and on the 24th of November 2025, they ...

In Brazil, South America, they have what is called an ' extended FM band (eFM)' which runs from 76.1 MHz to 87.3 MHz which is used...

Good news! The licencing authorities in Spain have decided to allow radio amateurs there access to the 40 MHz (8m) band for another 18-month...

A new 145 Alive activity period on the 2m band has started in Norway and the first one got off to a flying start on Saturday 1st November 20...