G1VVP - Skegness DX

Elitism? In Our Hobby? Surely not? The Oxford English Dictionary defines "Elite" thus: "noun: a group of people considere...

The Hepburn forecast predicted that conditions would move towards Scandinavia in the morning but that didn't happen. Instead, conditions...

Before moving to the east coast I had expected Spain would be a rarity here, if it was ever going to be received at all. After all, this is ...

My blog begins on the hottest day of the year so far - Saturday 18th August 2012. It's 32 degrees in the shade and I am trying to keep c...

What does the FM band sound like in Skegness?  This video shows a scan across band 2 under 'less than flat' conditions and de...

We are not experts in this field but we recently ran into a few problems with our neighbours who were convinced that our FM5 (receive only) ...

Sorry - it's another grumble. Looking through some old emails on various radio groups I have been surprised to see how much criticism so...

My first 'proper' DX trip of the year took place today, concentrating on the 2m amateur band.  This time I was not alone. Accompany...

After living in the dreary North Midlands all my life, I finally managed to escape to the coast. I have never been a fan of the Midlands an...

Sunday 10th October 2010 saw an excellent spell of tropospheric DX on 2m. This was actually in the middle of a sustained period of exceptio...