EI7GL....A diary of amateur radio activity

ICOM launched their IC-7300 transceiver covering the HF bands & 6m back in 2016 and it certainly caused a stir at the time. ICOM have a...

Thanks to short wave listener  Bill Smith, W1-7897  for sending on his reception report for April 2024. Bill who is located near Douglas in ...

As part of a challenge for 2024, I've decided to see how many QRSS signals I could capture on the 28 MHz band during the year. On the 3...

25th April 2024: MFJ Enterprises manufacture a wide range of products for the amateur radio market and their most recent catalogue comes to...

Thanks to the paid subscribers to the new  EI7GL newsletter on Substack , I've used the funds to subscribe to a few amateur radio relate...

 Back on the 8th of April 2024, I reported on the very first Trans-Equatorial Propagation (TEP) opening on the 144 MHz band from UAE to Reun...

A nice 17-minute video by Jacob Markham outlining his journey in learning morse code. The cinematography is excellent. If you decide to lear...

If you have an interest in propagation or DX on the 50 MHz band, this is an important time of year. Sporadic-E ... At the end of April, we ...

The fourth edition of the new newsletter is now up on Substack. EI7GL Amateur Radio Newsletter #0004 - 19th April 2024 Summary: - Intro, TEP...

As we move further into April, the F2 layer propagation in the northern hemisphere is getting worse on the higher HF bands but in contrast, ...

On the 28th of November 2023, Perri Moore KD9NGV launched a Pico-Balloon from Illinois in the United States with a solar powered payload t...

It was sad to hear about the passing of Bernd, DL7APV who was a well known figure on the VHF & UHF bands. As can be seen from the image...

With the recent demise of CQ magazine in the US, I've decided to start looking at what other amateur radio publications are out there. T...

There have been many remarkable Trans-Equatorial Propagation (TEP) openings recently on the 144 MHz band from Namibia to Europe. This all ...

Thanks to Roger, EI8KN for sending on details of the activity of the 7P8EI team on the 50 MHz band. 6m operation from Lesotho – 7P8EI From t...

In a follow up to my recent post about lightning scatter at 1296 MHz, Kadri TA1D got in touch to say that he saw another example at 144 MH...

On the 9th of April 2024 , 3B8FA in Mauritius made the first Trans-Equatorial Propagation (TEP) contact on the 144 MHz band from that count...

The  Trans-Equatorial Propagation  (TEP) openings from Namibia to Europe on the  144 MHz  continued on the 8th of April 2024 . The reports f...

On the 8th of April 2024, a little bit of amateur radio history was made with the first ever TEP contacts on the 144 MHz band in the Indian...

Back on the 1st of December 2023, Ireland’s first satellite, EIRSAT-1 was launched onboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The EIRSAT-1 control t...