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    5 Most Popular HF Portable Antennas(Post)

    I carried out a survey in early 2014 to try to discover which portable HF antenna was most popular. Just over 300 people responded. They were asked to choose their "favourite portable antenna" fro ...

    Using two sychronised WSPRlites and DXplorer to measure a known power difference(Post)

    Today, April 23rd 2017. I carried out a similar experiment to yesterday but with WSPRlite G33CWI reduced in power by 3dB compared the WSPRlite G31CWI. 57 simultaneous S/ ...

    Strength Rating System for Telescopic Fibreglass Masts(Post)

    People often ask me how mast X compares with mast Y in terms of strength and flexibility. It's hard to be objective but in an attempt to do so, I have developed a simple rating system.The SOTABEAMS M ...

    The SOTABEAMS Blog is here!(Post)

    This is the first post of our new blog so I thought that I would tell you a little about how the National Hamfest went for us. On the Friday we had an early start, up at 04:45 and on the roa ...

    How to make a CBer happy(Post)

    I help out a local a radio enthusiast from time to time. He's a CBer and Shortwave Listener. Every time I call round, he has a new radio. Yesterday I counted nine - all in his tiny kitchen. With each ...

    Baluns Explained(Post)

    First published in the SOTABEAMS Newsletter 30 March 2018. If you like this article, why not sign up to our newsletter? It comes out about monthly.Baluns explainedThe word balun is shorthand for a ba ...

    Radio Rallies (Hamfests); a few thoughts(Post)

    First published in the SOTABEAMS Newsletter 9 May 2018. If you like this article, why not sign up to our newsletter? It comes out about monthly.There is no doubt in my mind that here in the UK the pe ...

    What makes a great portable ham radio activation?(Post)

    Sharing thoughts on sharing at the G-QRP ConventionRecently I was asked to speak on Portable Operating at the annual G-QRP Convention at Rishworth, UK. While preparing I cast my mind back over 30+ ye ...

    The Amateur Radio Service(Post)

    We do amateur radio as a hobby. It's something that we enjoy and of course we have that in common with our fellow hams. We are (hopefully) enthusiastic about our hobby. Explaining what our h ...

    I feel your pain - the BOXA LINE(Post)

    I am working on a new range of products that are collectively called the BOXA-LINE. Unlike most product designers I have started with the enclosure. Over the years I have built lots of kits and they ...

    FSQ Data System Tested(Post)

    A few of us have spent much of the weekend exercising the FSQ system on 40 metres. Here are some preliminary thoughts. During our tests we only used some of the FSQ facilities; for example we did not ...

    Combating HF Noise: what works?(Post)

    First published in the SOTABEAMS Newsletter 1 September 2018. If you like this article, why not sign up to our newsletter? It comes out about monthly.Combating HF Noise: what works?Last year I boug ...