Today we had three candidates taking the Foundation and Intermediate tests. All three candidates passed. Congratulations gentlemen. The photo above shows Rex (G4RAE), Ron , Mark (Intermediate pass M6KMJ), Peter (Intermediate pass M6KVA), Ron (Foundation pass), Peter (G4OST) and Paul (M0ZMB).…
Some members are building Hexbeams out of the cable access kits to be found at Aldi this month. Knowing that the Thornbury Aldi only had 6 packs left I went to the Bradley Stoke store to find they have approx.…
The Chantry are looking to book the rooms for 2017 and have asked for dates we DO NOT require the room I have suggested the 7th June, mob FH, 5th July ped FH and 27th December between Christmas and New…
I’ve had a busy afternoon migrating this website from a server of my own to a hosting service funded by the club. Its taken a few hours as there where a few problems but it now seems to be working…
I have seen a Racal type frequency counter-timer instrument for sale in South Glos for about £30. If anyone is interested, let me know. Generic details on the following web page. The same vendor is also offering some adjustable 30V…
Steven Ring M0SVR delivered a technical talk on the theory and practical uses of radio transmission lines. This was followed by a practical session where simple home-made test equipment was used to measure the characteristic impedance (Zo) of several readily available…
A a very pleasent day spent meandering around Reading Rally. In my humble opinion a better rally this year than Newbury. The first picture below (although not brilliant) tried to show a new tri-band mini beam on test can’t remember…
There is loads of noise about the IC-7300 at the moment in Radcom, QST and other magazines. So I felt we should do our bit too! Here are a couple of video reviews of the radio. The first is by…
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to sit at your antenna and see what it ‘sees’? Well, this evening I attached a camera to my antenna and shot the following short video as the mast was raised…
Rally will be held at Reading Rugby Football Club, Holme Park Farm Lane, Sonning Lane, Sonning on Themes, Reading RG4 6ST (according to that advertised in RSGB). I will keep the thread posted with how it goes. May see you…