Andrew G0RVM

Andrew G0RVM

  • Joined: 26 August 2014
  • Articles: 89

Harwell Radio & Electronics Rally

Sunday 14th February is the Harwell radio rally. Some of our members have been and greatly enjoyed it in the past.  It’s in Didcot which is not too far out of our patch.  I’m sure if there is sufficient interest…

New toys…

Santa was kind enough to get me a new SDR radio this year 🙂  It’s very different and will take some getting used too. Andrew G0RVM

Ionospheric Lab

OK, so this is not a technical video, but I just love the simple overview of HF communications not to mention some of the historic artefacts present at the old base. Enjoy 🙂  

VP8GEO, South Georgia

I really enjoyed this video, perhaps as it goes places I’ve been but perhaps also because of its lightweight approach….  Makes you think we could do the odd trip as a club? Andrew G0RVM / VP8CES

Drive levels…

Over the last few years I have not had to think too hard about ensuring I’m driving my FT-2000 at a good level.  i.e. its not being overdriven.  It has an Automatic Limit Control (ALC) meter and its been a matter of…

Back to the Future. Part 2

I could not resist the name of this article, it seemed so obvious 🙂 I’ve been in the radio room this afternoon listening to the 2m VHF band, calling CQ on CW and listening to the beacons.  The Scottish beacon,…

Back to the Future…

Back in the 80’s I received my first amateur radio license, a ‘B’ license as it was back then entitling me to use, if I recall correctly, bands above 30 MHz only.  We didn’t have 6m and 4m band allocations then…