History of Bob Heil (K9EID)
You have heard of Heil Sound, right? Of course you have. Bob and his company are mostly known in this country for their amateur radio microphones. But do you know his background? Do you know what he has done for our…
Thornbury & South Gloucestershire Amateur Radio Club
Thornbury & South Gloucestershire Amateur Radio Club
Andrew G0RVM
JOTA Planning & Operation
This week at the Thornbury & South Gloucestershire Amateur Radio Club is the final planning for JOTA. We will be operating a VHF and UHF station at Conygres teaching Scouts how to send a message over the air to Woodhouse Park…
New 2m VHF Allocation
Ofcom has granted UK radio amateurs a temporary spectrum allocation adjacent to our existing 144-146 MHz allocation. The additional allocation will be between 146 MHz and 147 MHz. It will become available from 31st October 2014, will require a NoV and that…
Linear loaded 40m dipole
Whilst investigating options for a new 20m/40m antenna at my station I came across a QST magazine article by Lew Gordon, K4VX about a linear loaded dipole for 40m. It’s not dual band, but it did catch my eye due to the well…
VHF Managers Handboook
In rummaging around the Internet this weekend I came across version 6.14, dated 8 September 2014, of the VHF Managers Handbook. The title is a little misleading as it contains information relevant to all amateurs and its not just about VHF but also…
Your avatar
Have you wondered how to get your picture, your avatar, shown alongside your replies to news posts in our News section? Well, you need to create a Gravitar (A Globally Recognised Avatar). A Gravitar is a small image that is…
G0RVM does VP8CES……
This coming Wednesday I will be doing a presentation about my trip to the bottom of our little planet in 1991 when I had the opportunity to create some really big pile-ups as VP8CES at Halley research station! The presentation will…
The Dipole Antenna
There is a good introductory segment by Gordon West, WB6NOA to the dipole antenna, the benefits of a resonant vs non-resonant antenna and a discussion of other simple wire antenna’s near the start of the the latest Ham Nation episode. We…
Its On-Air Night!
A quick peek at the Programme tells me is On-Air night this coming Wednesday 27th August…. Members of the club will know that we have a VHF and UHF collinear plus a full-size dipole for 40mtrs permanently erected at the…