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With winter fast approaching the hours of daylight are dwindling here in northern Europe. Shorter days might mean less time for lightweight portable operating - but they don't have to. Portable operat … read more

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+ yea … read more

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" from … read more

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 ho … read more

The day started early as I had to get up at 04:50 to catch the 07:10 flight to Belfast. Aubrey, GI4TOR met me at Belfast International for the long drive across to Omagh. We arrived in good time … read more