Hi all, I've put together a little more information on Alan's 3cm beacon that is located at my QTH. http://www.rayjames.biz/gm4cxm/id31.html Reception reports to Alan GM0USI would be appreciated. 73 R

Equally shocked to read the sad news. As a teenage VHF listener in 1972/73 in Evesham, listening to his GW8BHH/P signal and results opened my eyes to the real possibilities of VHF DX'ing. His call alw

Hi all, Thanks to Kjeld OZ1FF for bringing this to my attention. Here's a new aid for checking aircraft reflection possibilities from DL2ALF. Unzip and once opened then go to Options and then Planes a

Not from this location for starters John. Following the RSGB Board appointment of John Regnault G4SWX as RSGB VHF Manager, I advised the General Manager of my decision to terminate nearly 40 years of

RSGB VHF Manager Following the appointment of a new VHF Manager, John Regnault, G4SWX, a small number of members have expressed concerns about highly critical statements which had been made by John pr

Hi all, The final 23cm UKAC of 2012 takes place this evening, Tuesday 18th December between 8pm and 10.30pm. I will be active running 150w and 4x44 + LNA for the full period. All the best to one and a

Correct Mike, my apologies :) 73 Ray.

Hi all, The penultimate SHF UKAC of 2012 takes place tomorrow evening, Tuesday 27th between 20.00 and 22.30 on 13cm, 9cm, 6cm and 3cm. I will be QRV on 13cm running 60w to a 67el but do not expect to

I was absolutely gutted to hear the news of John's passing tonight. I first met John when he arrived from Birmingham and was looking for advice on the best location in the Glasgow area to hunt for a h

Excuse the late reminder.....QRL! The November session of the 23cm UKAC takes place today, Tuesday 20th between 20.00 and 22.30z. Due to QRL I will unfortunately not be active until the last hour but

The next best thing! http://www.rayjames.biz/microwavert/id8.html Thanks to David G4ASR for providing the video recording and link. 73 Ray GM4CXM

Hi all, We were really pleased the GMRT and evening dinner was enjoyed so much after all the work done on the day and very much more beforehand. Colin GM4HWO, our venue liason, had to miss the day unf

Hi all, Another addition to the measuring facilities is a Anritsu Sitemaster for determining cable losses. It came in very useful for me last year and now know I have 1.2dB loss on the length of Ecofl

Hi all, 8 places left for the GMRT this Saturday. A special treat is rumoured for the evening dinner :) http://www.rayjames.biz/microwavert/ 73 Ray GM4CXM obo GM3SEK GM4HWO GM4ZNX GM8BJF

Hi all, The 2012 Scottish Microwave Round table takes place next Saturday, the 3rd of November. We currently have 40 registered to attend the RT so there is space for another 10. Evening dinner attend

Hi all, The October session of the SHF UKAC on 3cm, 6cm, 9cm and 13cm takes place tomorrow evening, Tuesday 23rd between 8pm and 10.30pm local. I will be available on 13cm but not until after 9pm due

Hi all, GMRT2012 website updating as been restored by my web host so the site is now up to date with current attendees for both the RT and Dinner. We now have just 12 spaces remaining for the RT. A re

Hi all, Thanks to a number of people who tried to register for the RT & Dinner contacting me, I am now aware a problem exists for site updates with Fasthosts, my host. Apparently this has been ongoing

That's just your assumption Simon. As one of the "silent majority", I for one was certainly interested to read what was being done and the results but out of range to provide a personal perspective. I

Hi all, The October session of the RSGB 23cm UK Activity Contest takes place tomorrow evening, Tuesday 16th between 8pm and 10.30pm local. For the next two months I will be attending a work related co