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73 MAGAZINE SAYS "73 AND QRT" | |
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From Roger Cooke G3LDI | |
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73 Magazine's September 2003 issue will be the last, as the magazine folds. |
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A new BR68 | |
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Trevor M5AKA | |
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Rumours that the Amateur Radio licensing
document BR-68 was going to be re-written have been circulating for
a couple of years now, but so far nothing has emerged from Ofcom.
The existing documents are a mess, they are unclear as they are not written in plain English and they are out of date! |
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Alderney DXpedition | |
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Tim M3SDE and Dave G1OCN | |
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The story of the October 2005 DXpedition to Alderney Island |
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Active Antenna | |
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Author
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Rev George Dobbs G3RJV | |
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Description
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Build this useful circuit for operating your receiver on a temporary antenna |
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Antenna Farm | |
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Author
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Roger Cooke | |
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Description
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A look back at Roger's collection of antennas and masts |
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ATV articles | |
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Various | |
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Description
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Click here to go to the ATV home page |
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Audio-derived S-meter | |
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Author
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Rev George Dobbs G3RJV | |
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Description
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An S-meter with a difference |
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Balun for Andy's Indoor Antenna | |
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Author
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Andy Foad G0FTD | |
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Description
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Andy builds a combined 1:1 and 4:1 balun for his indoor antenna system |
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BBC Essex Radio Interview, 12 February 2007 by Clive Ward G1EUC | |
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Clive Ward, G1EUC | |
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Clive recalls his interview on the Steve Scruton Show on BBC Essex |
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Big Dummy's Data Interface | |
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Author
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Andy Foad G0FTD | |
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Description
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Andy's very-simple-to-build data interface unit |
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Bring Back The Magic | |
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Author
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Roger Cooke G3LDI | |
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Description
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Has the 'magic' disappeared from amateur radio? |
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Confessions of a Shopping Trolley Wally | |
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Andy Foad G0FTD | |
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Another look at Andy's famous shopping trolley mobile station |
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Contest reminiscences of G3NLY | |
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Roger Smethers G3NLY | |
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The secrets of The Lichfield ARC's NFD successes. |
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Doppler VOR | |
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Author
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Berni G0IDA | |
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Description
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Doppler VOR Aircraft Navigation Systems |
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Dowsing | |
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Author
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Beth Davie G2XG | |
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Description
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How to get started in the Ancient Art of Dowsing & Divining |
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Echolink Holiday in Guernsey | |
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Martyn Medcalf M0VAM | |
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Martyn M0VAM took his 2 metre handheld with him on holiday to Guernsey and put it to good use on Echolink |
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Effective 3-band wire DX aerial for the HF bands | |
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Author
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Mel Fisher G4WYW | |
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Description
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Mel Fisher describes how to construct this 3-band HF antenna and pull-in the DX for pennies. |
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Experiences of Dxpedition to Andaman and Nicobar Islands | |
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Author
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Bharathi Prasad VU2RBI | |
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Description
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The story of Bharathi's now legendary DXpedition to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands |
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The fascination of packet radio - a personal perspective, by G4EBT | |
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Author
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David Taylor G4EBT | |
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Description
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David explains his fascination with the wonderful world of packet radio |
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The First Forty Years | |
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Author
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Roger Cooke G3LDI | |
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Description
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Roger looks back at his 40 years in amateur radio. |
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Galileo - The threat to the 23cm Band | |
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Author
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Peter Blair G3LTF | |
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Description
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Peter Blair G3LTF looks at the threat posed to our 23cm band from the EU Galileo GPS project |
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G0FTD's experimental INDiX antenna | |
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Author
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Andy Foad G0FTD | |
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Description
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A great 3-band indoor DX antenna design that can also be used whilst away from home |
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G0FTD's Indoor Antenna | |
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Author
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Andy Foad G0FTD | |
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Description
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Here's a real cheap antenna to make from 160m - 6m... and it WORKS! |
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Great Erg Race 2003, The | |
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Author
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Bernie G0IDA | |
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Description
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The inter-club competition that challenges teams to build something from almost nothing. |
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HF Aerial for High-Rise Dwellers | |
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Author
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Mel Fisher G4WYW | |
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Description
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Mel suggests a number of ways to erect antennas in high-rise apartment blocks. |
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High Speed Modem for Packet Radio | |
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Author
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Roger Cooke | |
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Description
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Roger reviews the latest GMSK high-speed packet radio modem. |
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History of the 4 Metre Band, The | |
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Author
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The late Jack Hum G5UM | |
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Description
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A look at this perculiarly British ham band |
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How to view and take photographs of the Sun without blinding yourself | |
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Author
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Steve White G3ZVW | |
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Description
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Steve describes a simple technique to view the Sun safely. |
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Internet is better than Packet | |
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Author
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Roger Cooke G3LDI | |
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Description
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Roger pours scorn on those amateurs who claim the internet is better than packet radio. |
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Introduction to Packet | |
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Author
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Roger Cooke G3LDI | |
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Description
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Roger guides you through the set-up and use of a packet radio station. |
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Is Packet radio too automated? | |
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George Lloyd G1NNB | |
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Description
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George asks whether modern PMS software is responsible for the loss of interest in packet? |
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Is the Internet Killing Packet Radio? | |
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George Lloyd G1NNB | |
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Description
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George argues that there are other factors responsible for the decline in packet radio. |
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Kranji - A visit to the BBC's Far Eastern Relay Station in Singapore | |
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Author
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Richard Buckby G3VGW | |
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Description
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Richard sets-off to visit the Kranji relay station - but finding it may prove to be a real problem |
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Making a 28MHz rubber duck for the FT817 | |
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Andy Foad, G0FTD | |
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Andy shows us how to make a 28Mhz 'Rubber Duck' antenna for the FT817 |
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Media professionals to implement quality standard for broadcasting | |
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Author
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Media and Society Foundation, Geneva (in English, French, German and Spanish) | |
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Description
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A new quality management standard for the international broadcasting industry. |
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Morse Tutor program - The CW Player | |
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Author
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Richard Brunton G4TUT | |
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Description
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Download this excellent morse tutor program written by French radio amateur F6DQM. |
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My Experience with EchoLink | |
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Martyn Medcalf G1EFL | |
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For the people who do not know much about EchoLink here is a brief summary |
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My Experience with EchoLink - Part 2 | |
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Martyn Medcalf G1EFL | |
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Martyn provides an update on his experiences using the EchoLink system |
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New Technologies in Emergency Communications | |
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Author
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Trevor, M5AKA | |
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Description
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Trevor looks at the use of modern technology in the recent Tsunami disaster |
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Number Stations | |
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Author
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Paul Beaumont G7VAK | |
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Description
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Paul's guide to the fascinating world of spy number stations |
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Offset Attenuator | |
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Author
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Mike Roedel M0ASA | |
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Description
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Win your club's DF Fox Hunt by building and using Joe Moell's (K0OV) offset attenuator. |
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Packet - Past, Present and Future | |
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Roger Cooke G3LDI | |
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Description
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Roger looks at the rise and fall of the packet radio network. |
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Packet Personalities - David Taylor, G4EBT | |
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Author
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David Taylor, G4EBT | |
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Description
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David tells of his life-long passion for amateur radio, and the moment that sparked it all off |
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Pirate Radio Stations (Part one) | |
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Members of Parliament | |
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UK House of Commons discuss pirate radio stations (part one) |
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Pirate Radio Stations (Part two) | |
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Members of Parliament | |
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UK House of Commons discuss pirate radio stations (part two) |
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Psion Revo and Amateur Radio Use, The | |
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Andy Foad, G0FTD | |
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The Psion Revo is a small PDA that fits in your pocket |
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QRP - 2 transistor qrp transmitter for the 20-metre band | |
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Author
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Rev George Dobbs G3RJV | |
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Description
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Another circuit in the 'Weekemd Projects for QRPers' series. |
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Raynet at the Potteries Marathon | |
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Author
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David Dixon G7BPG | |
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Description
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A look at Raynet's involvement in the recent Potteries Marathon in Stoke-on-Trent |
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RTTY Basics | |
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Author
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Roger Cooke G3LDI | |
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Description
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Roger explains how you can get started in this absorbing mode. |
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Satellite Gateways | |
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Author
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Roger Cooke G3LDI | |
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Description
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Data communications via the amateur radio satellite gateways. |
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Secret Nuclear Bunker | |
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Mike Roedel M0ASA | |
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A visit to one of Britain's deepest and largest nuclear bunkers. |
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Silence of the Hams | |
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John Kirk VK4TJ | |
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Our latest competition winner puts his prize through its paces |
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Spy Number Stations | |
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Author
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Chris Smolinski | |
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Description
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A look at the 'Shadowy side of Shortwave'. |
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Sunspot Cycles | |
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Author
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NASA Scientists | |
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Description
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New research on sunspot activity by NASA scientists. Submitted by Roger Cooke G3LDI. |
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Tech Tips articles | |
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Author
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Various | |
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Description
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Click here to go to the Tech Tips home page. |
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Telnet Access to GB7TUT | |
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Richard Brunton G4TUT | |
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Description
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How to Telnet into GB7TUT and... should telnet access to BBSs be allowed? |
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Universal VXO | |
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Author
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Rev George Dobbs G3RJV | |
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Description
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An easy-to-build universal vxo. Another circuit in the 'Weekemd Projects for QRPers' series. |
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Using the REQSAT server | |
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Roger Cooke G3LDI | |
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Description
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Guide to using the packet radio satellite mail forwarding service. |
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Variable length Dipole antenna | |
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Author
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Peter, SV3AUW | |
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Description
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An antenna, which resonates from 70Mhz to 450Mhz |
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What did you do at the weekend? | |
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Malcolm G7VRT | |
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Description
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A look at the Air Training Corps and the recent Royal Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT). |
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Woofferton 60 years on | |
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Richard Buckby G3VGW | |
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Description
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Richard recalls his working days at the BBC's Woofferton radio station. |
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Working the world on VHF and UHF FM using Internet Gateways | |
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Ian Abel G3ZHI | |
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Using an internet gateway to keep in touch with ham friends around the UK and the World. |
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