EI7GL....A diary of amateur radio activity

This post is for my own benefit as I want to put the CTCSS codes somewhere online that's easy to find. CTCSS..... What is it? This is ...

This morning, I heard the GB3WR repeater on 145.600 MHz. It was pretty weak and was 4/1 at best but the CW id was clearly audible. At j...

I've been scanning and listening on a pretty regular basis on 145 MHz FM for the last two weeks so I am getting a good feel of what I ca...

Over the years, I have collected many old magazine articles and it seems to be a waste to have them buried away in a folder. This one is for...

25th Nov 2016... There seems to be a reasonable lift on the VHF bands today as there is a high pressure weather system over the country. I n...

At the moment, I scan the 70cms band on a pretty regular basis and every so often, the radio will stop on  433.475 and 433.525 MHz. The sign...

Since I returned to the radio, I have been listening to the 2m and 70cm bands. While the level of activity on FM seems pretty low, the repea...

On Friday the 18th of November, I had the rig turned to 28.2150 MHz, the frequency of the GB3RAL 10 metre beacon in the UK. I was using...

With the Solar Flux index down at 78, there isn't much in the way of F2 propagation at the moment. However, there was some Sporadic-E to...

The long process of getting back on the air continues. I've put up antennas for 2m and 70cms in the attic of the house so at least now I...

After my four year absence from the radio, the main task now is just to get some of the gear working again. Over the last two weeks, I manag...

I heard today that Bernie O'Sullivan EI6AX has passed away ( Notice ). Bernie used to be a regular on the HF bands and always called ...

It can often be useful to listen on the 27 MHz CB band to see if propagation is likely on 28 MHz, especially when the 10 metre band seems de...

Four years ....Yes, four long years since I posted anything on this blog let alone turn on the radio. It's hard to exactly why I was...

Another good day on the 10 metre band with the solar flux at 144. The photo above shows the 57 WSPR stations heard on 28 MHz between the ...

Over the last week or so, I have at times seen an odd looking signal while using WSPR on 28 MHz. It starts off about 10 Hz too low in freque...

Loads of signals on WSPR on 28 MHz today..... While it's nice to see the stations coming through from Australia and the West coast o...

I got an e-mail this morning with the link to new IRTS newsletter. Looking through some of the news items, I came across a link to this vide...

This morning (~8:45 UTC), I heard NH7O in Hawaii on SSB on 28 MHz. His signal was very weak, maybe 4/1 to 4/2 at best. He was working a...

Some more good conditions on 28 MHz on the 17th again. Started off with WSPR station being heard in Australia and finished with ones near ...