Practical Wireless - August 2022

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Details of Icom’s SHF-P1
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concept model revealed
Friedrichshafen
Europe’s biggest show is
back after long absence
UPGRADING
YOUR SHACK
Antenna Project
Advice on best value and most useful
Building a small magnetic
loop for restricted spaces
gear to improve your home operating
MORSE A round up of the PRACTICAL Build a retro
latest news and products low voltage valve receiver
A self-contained CW transceiver, an Comprehensive instructions to construct
Autronic paddle and a Collins paddle a 12V two-valve reflex/regen receiver
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Contents
August 2022 Vol.98 No 8
On sale: 14th July 2022
Next issue on sale: 11th August 2022
ISSN 0141-0857
Practical Wireless
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Photocopies & Back Issues 7 Friedrichshafen 2022
We can supply back issues, but we only keep
them for one year. If you are looking for an article Chris Duckling G3SVL gives a flavour of this year Ham
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we can always supply a photocopy or PDF file of Colin Merry G4CDM describes 160m Multi-Transmitter
the article. 9 Radio Bookstore Direction Finding Events, how to have having fun track-
Technical Help
We regret that due to Editorial timescales, replies Your one-stop shop for hobby-related titles, biogra- ing down transmitters.
to technical queries cannot be given over the phies, reference titles, historical accounts, technical
treelceepivheo nime.m Aendyi atetec hantticeanlt iqoune srioe,s i fa yroeu u rneliqkueilrye t o advice and successful building projects. 26 HF Highlights
help with problems relating to topics covered in Despite the onset of summer, Steve Telenius-Lowe
PW, please either contact the author of the article 10 Out & About Al Fresco PJ4DX has reports of plenty of HF activity, but starts
directly or write or send an email to the Editor and
we’ll do our best to reply as soon as we can. Join Ray G4OWY/G6AUW with a light-hearted tale as with some useful news items.
he visits the seaside!
MAGAZINE & BROCHURE PRINTER Tbhy iWs paurnbelircsa Mtioind laisn pdrsi nPtLeCd 29 What Next
WAMRidlanNds PELCRS Telephone: [phone] The Marconi 2955 Radio Test Set Colin Redwood G6MXL looks at a way to map contacts
Gary Clark G0BKR takes a look at the Marconi 2955 you’ve made and the JS8 data mode that combines the
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at bit.ly/pw-sub22 counts the trials and tribulations of starting afresh. Tim Kirby GW4VXE reports on another busy month on
the VHF and UHF bands.
Keep up to date on Facebook 22 A Small Magnetic Loop
www.facebook.com/radioenthusiasts for the HF Bands 38 Valved Radio Repair, Part III
Follow us on Twitter Maurice Webb GW0UGQ describes a small magnetic Bernard Nock G4BXD gets to grips with an actual set,
@REnthusiasts loop suitable for use by those with restricted space. describing the fault finding process.
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Keylines
Well, I should have been completing this
issue on my way back from the Ham
Radio show in Friedrichshafen, along
with preparing a show report. Unfortunately,
EasyJet cancelled my flight from Bristol just as
we were about to board. The good news is that
my good friend Chris Duckling G3SVL kindly
agreed to prepare a report at short notice. My
thanks to Chris for stepping into the breach.
6m Band
Like a lot of readers, I have been busy on the
6m band during the summer Sporadic E sea-
son. You will read reports of activity in Tim
61 Kirby GW4VXE’s column. My personal observa-
tions are that, other than a few very nice South trol applications running on a PC at his location,
American openings during late April and May, including JTDX (for FT8), a program to control
41 Build the PW Paston, Part VII not a lot happened until June but then the band my Expert linear amplifier (when needed) and
Mark Tuttle G0TMT completes the build of the Paston really came to life. I wanted to comment par- software to control an MFJ antenna rotator that
by describing the antenna changeover circuit. ticularly on the North American opening of 12 replaces the Yaesu controller but offers PC con-
June, which started shortly after lunch and trol facilities. I am still some way off being able
48 Doing it by Design went on until well after midnight. At times on to operate SSB or CW remotely. But it’s an inter-
Eric Edwards GW8LJJ encourages a return to retro 50.323MHz FT8, the screen would fill with any- esting challenge and one that I hope to solve
with a design for a low voltage valve receiver. thing from 30 to 50 decodes here, from all over eventually. I’d certainly like to hear from readers
North America, from the east coast across to who have found solutions of their own.
52 Calculating L and C the KISS Way Arizona and California. And even 50.318MHz
Corrections
Dave Gordon-Smith G3UUR offers a simple, practical was buzzing with North American activity on
way of calculating L and C values for a variety of ap- FT4 mode. Remarkable. Samuel Ritchie (SDR series) writes, “I have
plications. found an error – all of my own design – I blame
Remote Operation
the rum cocktails while on that veranda. I gave
54 Valve & Vintage Back in the February 2016 issue we carried the wrong email address for Joe G8KAM. The ar-
Tony Smith G4FAI relates a curious tale from the war an introductory article about remote opera- ticle gives his email as [email protected]
years. tion. Since then the possible solutions have but it must be [email protected]. Sorry
increased in number and many more opera- about this”.
58 On a Budget tors are taking advantage, whether to operate Mark Tuttle G0TMT (Paston project) writes,
Daimon Tilley G4USI looks at some of the accessories their home stations when away or to operate a “My super-keen builder/follower pointed out an
that you will probably need around the shack. remote station because of problems at home error in the parts list in the last article in which I
(such as high noise levels). Indeed, the range of wrote that L1 & L2 are wound on FT37-43 ferrite
61 Data Modes possible solutions is such that a single article cores. This is incorrect and it should read T37-2.
Mike Richards G4WNC compares the decoding perfor- could barely do them justice nowadays. There The circuit diagram has them correctly labelled”.
mance of four FT8-capable programs before looking at are radios with a separate head unit (such as And unfortunately the two references were
measuring network performance. the IC-7100 and TD-480), which can be separat- omitted from the most recent Microwaves arti-
ed by the length of a car (for mobile operation) cle. They are:
64 The Morse Mode or the length of a continent. There are solutions [1] https://tinyurl.com/2p8bm53k
Roger G3LDI has more interesting keys to discuss but from companies such as remoterig.com, which [2] MATLAB and CATAM (Computer-Aided
starts with news of a self-contained CW transceiver. allow you to connect up pretty much any radio Teaching of All Mathematics) – find through
and control it remotely. Daimon Tilley G4USI Google.
66 PW at 90 looked at running digital modes remotely in the
Competition Winners
A look back at PW’s eighth decade. May 2020 issue. There’s the MFJ-1234 RigPi,
reviewed in the June 2020 issue or the Elecraft Finally, I am pleased to announce the winners
68 Rallies solution of using a K3/0 remote head to ape the of our June competition to win one of two
Locate a rally or event near you; we have our usual operation of the K3. And many more, along with antennas kindly donated by Moonraker. They
comprehensive list. solutions to control ancillary equipment such are Tristan Alwyn-Clark of Lincoln and
as linear amplifiers, antenna rotators and more. Mr T Herbison of Ballymena, County Antrim.
69 Readers’ Letters In my case, I have taken a simple approach to
CTCSS, shopping after Brexit and antenna modelling running FT8 remotely to the station at my son’s Don Field G3XTT
are this month’s topics. house. I use Google Remote Desktop to con- Editor, Practical Wireless Magazine
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The XIEGU G106
New from ML&S
ML&S have introduced the MyDEL JPC-7 (dipole
Nevada Radio have announced the new Low cost XIEGU G106 entry level QRP transceiver. The unit
version) & JPC-12 (vertical) Portable Shortwave
is ideal for outdoor and portable operation, weighing just 720g and size 120 x 40 x 135 mm.
Antennas. Both antennas cover 40- 6m, 100W PEP
With 16-bit sampling SDR architecture and delivering 5W RF output, the transceiver covers the
& contained in a small carry case for portable use.
bands 80 to 10m, including the WARC bands. On CW there are three filter bandwidths for easy
The JPC-7 & 12 are beautifully manufactured to
reception of weak signals. The transceiver can also be used for digital modes with the optional
a very high standard and available from stock at
DE-19 Digital adaptor.
Martin Lynch & Sons. Special introductory deals on
The receiver covers 550kHz to 30 MHz and 88 to 108 MHz (WFM Commercial radio band).
both. For more information and feature video see:
The G106 was due to be available around the end of July and target price is expected to be around
www.HamRadio.co.uk/JPC
£399. The transceiver will be available from Nevada or Waters & Stanton:
The cost of the JPC-7 Dipole kit is £339.95, the
www.nevadaradio.co.uk
JPC-12 vertical kit is £199.95. Prices include VAT.
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SOS RADIO WEEK 2022: Paul G1OVK in
Worcester operated GB0SOS in the above
CONSTRUCTION HUB/CLUB IN SE: A regional (cid:149) Inspiration for a new project event. Using a Yaesu FTdx101MP and a variety
hub for makers and home brewers of radio (cid:149) Time and space to work on a project in company of antennas, Paul decided to concentrate on
related projects is proposed by Eric Stammers with other like-minded people. phone operation, especially on 10m, where
M0REQ and Graham Smith G4NMD. The idea is It is initially suggested that the group will have a he was using a three-element Yagi. His best
for a club that co-operates with knowledge, ex- monthly evening meeting with perhaps a quarter- contacts on 28MHz phone this year were:
perience and test gear to support those who are ly all-day meeting. The possibility of group builds VK5AVB Australia, 9W6EZ East Malaysia,
already building or wishing to build radio related and buildathons are under consideration too. FR4QT Reunion Island, ZD7FT St Helena,
projects. It is hoped that the group can mutually The inaugural meeting is set for Wednesday ZS1CJH South Africa, VP8LP Falkland Islands,
support each other with: 7 September 1930-2130 at Grafham Rooms, VU2XO India, JY76FA, JY76CI Jordan, CX1AV
(cid:149) Practical help with projects Grafham, Surrey GU5 0LJ (on A281 South of Uruguay, YC2DBW Indonesia, PZ1EL Suri-
(cid:149) Access to experience and advice Bramley Village). name, HI8AT Dominican Republic, HP9SAM
(cid:149) Access to tools and kit (some has already been Info from Graham or Eric via the club e-mail Panama, FY5KE French Guiana and KP4WQ
donated by industry) [email protected] Puerto Rico. In total he made 747 QSOs.
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Princess Elettra also spoke to Anne-Marie, aged
13, one of their youngest members, making this a
truly a memorable occasion for them both.
The club thanks everyone who helped out and
also those stations from around the world for
making this a truly remarkable event in the
amateur radio calendar.
New from Icom
Icom’s SHF-P1 concept model and the IC-PW2 HF/50MHz 1kW linear amplifier were shown at
the recent Dayton Hamvention, one of the world’s largest amateur radio events held in May. The
event, which saw it celebrating its 70th anniversary, had the Icom team out in force with new
products, including the forthcoming IC-T10 dual-band hand portable and glimpses into these
LICENSED ARCHBISHOP: The Church of
future products.
Sweden has elected Martin Modeus SM5LVQ
The ICOM stand was bustling with many radio amateurs asking questions about the SHF-P1, part
(above) to be the 71st Archbishop of the Church
of the development project called the ICOM SHF Project (Super High-Frequency Band Challenge)
of Sweden. According to the Swedish Society
aimed at developing a new amateur radio for use in the 2.4GHz and 5.6GHz bands. Visitors were
of Radio Amateurs, Martin already serves the
also excited to be getting a good look at the forthcoming IC-PW2. Both products were also on
church as bishop of the Diocese of Linköping,
display recently at Ham Radio 2022 in Friedrichshafen, Germany.
the fifth largest city in Sweden, located in the
To find out more, you can download the pre-release/concept information distributed at Dayton
south of the country. Martin will be received as
Hamvention 2022 from the Icom UK website:
archbishop during a service to be held in Decem-
https://tinyurl.com/25cvurhc
ber at Uppsala Cathedral, which has been the
SHF-P1 Concept Model Information (0.5MB) (PDF)
see of the Church of Sweden’s archbishop since
IC-PW2 Pre-release Information (0.5MB) (PDF)
the 12th Century. Martin is to succeed Antje
IC-PW2 Technical Information (0.5MB) (PDF)
Jackelen, Sweden’s first female archbishop, who
As to their launch date and pricing, Icom UK said, “we don’t have those details but rest assured we
is retiring.
will publish them on our website and social media channels when we have them. We will be showing
https://tinyurl.com/3m3c7brw
them later this year at the National Hamfest so make a note in your diary to come along and see
them for yourself on our stand at Newark”.
FIELDLOG: FieldLog is a new App for Android
phones designed for easy logging when out and
about, such as when operating SOTA, IOTA, etc.
CORNISH RADIO CLUB SUPPORTS INTER- This year they were back to their normal venue of It also supports contest logging, general QSO
NATIONAL MARCONI DAY: The last IMD event Stithians Showground, Stithians near Redruth, logging and export to ADIF, Cabrillo and CSV
run by the Cornish Radio Amateur club properly Cornwall. The equipment used was two Ken- formats. It costs 79p:
was in April 2019 and then in 2020 everything wood TS 570Ds (for voice) and a Yaesu 450D for
went crazy We had Covid, lockdowns and various FT8. They also had an added VHF station run by
restrictions so in 2020 the club’s IMD event was Rich 2E0TGK and Lisa 2E0PXI using the Club’s
cancelled then in 2021 the club ran the event but Icom IC-910H.
not to full capacity and not at the normal venue. 2022 was extremely special as they had the
The Cornish Radio Amateur Club is an extremely greatest of pleasure to have had a prearranged
well established club with history dating back telephone call between Steve G7VOH and Prin-
to the 1940s. International Marconi Day was cess Elettra, Gulielmo Marconi’s daughter. The
founded and organised by Norman Pascoe conversation lasted for over 20 minutes where
G4USB, sadly now silent key, and since 2016 she expressed her sincere gratitude to Steve and
has been organised by the Club’s Chairman the Cornish Radio Amateur Club for organising
Steve G7VOH. Steve has worked extremely hard this event each year to celebrate the birth and
on IMD, usually starting in November and then works of her father. They spent a great deal of
continues right up to the start time of the event the time talking about her father and of course
making sure everything was in place to allow it to Cornwall where Princess Elettra was reminisc-
run as smoothly as previous years. For 2022 he ing over the time she had spent there with the
ended up with 62 official stations from around Cornish Radio Amateur Club visiting places her
the world registering to take part. father had been. Before the phone call ended
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Chris Duckling G3SVL
[email protected]
There are a number of Hamventions
(amateur radio conventions) each year
around the world, but the biggest one in
Europe takes place on the last weekend of June
in Friedrichshafen, Germany. The town lies on the
banks of Lake Constance and the show is held in
a modern exhibition centre three miles from the
centre, next to the airport. The show runs for three
days, Friday to Sunday, and attracts thousands
of visitors. This year’s event was the first in
three years due to the previous two events being
cancelled for Covid reasons. We all wondered
whether the enthusiasm to meet up again would
overcome travel nervousness and recent travel
disruptions – here’s what happened.
Getting There and Staying There
Although there is an airport at Friedrichshafen
(FHN) there are currently no direct flights from
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the UK. I’ve previously flown to Munich and
taken a train, flown to Zürich and taken a train to
Friedrichshafen
Romanshorn then caught a ferry across the lake to
Friedrichshafen or flown to Basel and rented a car.
Others fly to Frankfurt and get a connecting flight
Ham Radio Show 2022
while a few cross the Channel and drive the 500
mile journey from Calais. I met some from the UK
who were adding on additional days to explore the
area. Phil G4OBK along with Victor GI4ONL was The Ham Radio event at Friedrichshafen returned in June
planning to activate over 30 summits in the Czech
after a three year hiatus. Chris Duckling G3SVL has a
Republic, the Allgau Alps and Bavaria as part of
report on the show.
the Summits on the Air (SOTA) programme. This
year I was meeting up with Ian G3YBY and Tony
G4LDL at Basel and hiring a car. The three of us minutes to clear. The flea market boom came their own complex radio and experiment with
rented a three-bedroomed Airbnb, which was very as Europe expanded and Russian new old the open-source software. Their product looked
comfortable but was a 30 minute walk each way stock (NoS) parts appeared at very reasonable professionally made.
to the lakeside restaurants. prices. Over the years the number of traders Reuter Electronik were showing their RDR54 – a
There are plenty of hotels, guest houses has reduced but the big three (Yaesu, Icom and compact SDR receiver, which consists of a basic
and Airbnbs to choose from in the town and Kenwood) as well as Elecraft and Wimo (the large unit with a bus board and pluggable modules to
surrounding villages and it was noticeable this German agent for many brands) were always in allow direct sampling to 2m. I particularly liked
year that rooms that would usually be booked attendance. This year only Icom had a presence another product of theirs, the sPocket radio,
up months in advance were still available a few and Elecraft was shown on their German dealer’s which links directly to a tablet to produce an
weeks before the show. On show days there are stand. Wimo did not attend. Bhi were showing easily transportable radio. But at €2,500 for a fully
frequent, free, buses to and from the town centre their range of noise cancelling devices and configured sPocket C4 device to cover up to 2m
to the exhibition. It’s all rather easy and organised, seemed busy every time I passed by. with 2 x 16bit DACs, I’m not sure I’m their target
although the buses can get full in the mornings. Major product releases are usually timed for market.
US or Japanese events, but Friedrichshafen often The exhibition hall was not fully used with
The Show
provides the first opportunity to see new kit in perhaps one third commercial traders, one
For me the event comprises a number of Europe. After extensive touring of the exhibition third clubs and national societies and one
elements: traders showing and selling new kit, a hall I could find no new releases other than some third cordoned off and not used. I was told that
‘flea market’, Club stands, a lecture programme software defined radios (SDR) developments. manufacturers felt Covid restrictions and general
and socialising. Catering facilities include snack The Charly 25 RADIOlab range from Smart uncertainty made it difficult for them to commit
bars, a restaurant and a beer garden (this is Radio Concepts was a case in point. They have to exhibiting when asked earlier in the year.
southern Germany after all!). developed a modular SDR transceiver based on Hopefully they will return next year. By contrast,
I’ve been going to the show on and off for the RF assemblies, cases and displays and which use the clubs and societies area appeared to be as
past 15 years and in the early days the large a STEMlab 14/16 from Slovenian company Red occupied as usual. The RSGB had a large stand
10,000 square metre exhibition hall was full Pitaya for its SDR core. Edwin DC9OE told me their and were doing a roaring trade in selling their
and there were five or six 6,000 square metre approach is to sell anything from an assembly extensive collections of books. Other national
flea market halls. Multiple lecture streams ran or kit right through to built and tested radios. societies were also present with DARC (German
in parallel and queues to get in could take 20 This will surely appeal to those who want to build Amateur Radio society) unsurprisingly having
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2 3
Photo 1: Icom were the only one of the ‘big three’
to exhibit. Photo 2: The Charly 25 (see text).
Photo 3: As always, the beer garden proved
popular for some catching up.
Photo 4: Some ‘classic’ gear on sale in the flea
market. Photo 5: Crowds in the flea market.
Photo 6: An antenna, anyone?
the largest representation. European DX Clubs
were to be found in the enlarged DX Plaza with
CDXC and IOTA (Islands on The Air) from the
4 5
UK receiving a steady stream of visitors. In
total there were 394 participants, including 129
commercial exhibitors, in the main hall. equipment and lectures, there is a huge social
The flea market this year was down to one scene that goes on around it. During the day the
and a half halls but the official press release beer garden is packed. The food franchises serve
says there were still 265 exhibitors from 27 traditional German food with rarely a green leaf
countries in those halls. It remains the place to or piece of fruit in sight! This year it poured with
find anything from an egg insulator to a solid- rain on the Friday but under the umbrellas the
state linear, a vacuum relay, second-hand radios, socialising was as evident as usual. If you are
1960s and 70s Heathkit and Drake products, relatively well known, it can take a fair amount of
second-hand laptops, cables, connectors as well time to weave your way through the crowds as you
as some stuff that I cannot see anyone would meet friends, many of whom you haven’t seen in
ever want! I bought a few odds and ends at what I three years. Over lunch there are newly acquired
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thought were bargain prices. items to be shown and discussed and it is not
Lectures were reduced to just two lecture uncommon for the beer to make a purchasing
streams this year and seemed to be poorly decision become far easier! Of course, those who enthusiasts from 52 countries. This is about 30%
attended most times I dropped by. travelled with only cabin baggage allowances are down on 2019 attendance numbers.
Attendance on the Friday was noticeably down at a distinct disadvantage here.
Final Thoughts
on previous years and it was easy to get close Socialising doesn’t end at the show. There
up to exhibits and to talk with traders. Saturday are organised dinners, the Bavarian Contest If I were to sum up Friedrichshafen 2022, I
always attracts more day visitors and while the Club event being the biggest, and the lakefront would say that the social element was as good
exhibition hall was never overly crowded the restaurants are full of amateurs and their as or maybe even better than 2019, that the
flea market was its normal three deep in places. partners. I often feel as if I am walking through an lack of major dealers and new products was a
Noticeable by their absence, both in the flea international callbook with some of my contest disappointment, that the reduced attendance
market and general attendance, were Russian and DX heroes sitting at the restaurant tables. made things a little easier but that the lecture
traders and visitors. They have been a significant If the show itself seemed smaller and less well stream was underwhelming. Nevertheless, I had
presence over the years but the current political attended, the socialising element appeared to be a great time and despite a rail strike and reported
situation appears to have reduced their numbers undiminished. airport chaos, my travel worked as planned. The
to almost zero. The official press release from the show said dates for 2023 are 23 to 25 June and I plan to be
Friedrichshafen has never been only about the the weekend attracted 10,200 amateur radio there. I think that says it all. PW
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Ray Howes G4OWY/G6AUW
[email protected]
I was going to begin with a quick chat about
art. However, I didn’t think you’d be interested
in that? Instead, I’m going to regale you all
with my al fresco amateur radio misadventures
into the big wide fresh-air outdoors. So, I’d better
mention the exotic equipment I took with me. An
FT-817, an HF whip, a counterpoise, a VHF/UHF
antenna of dubious quality and a microphone to
stir up some excitement on 20m, or so I hoped. I
also brought an old military type Morse key along,
just in case a stint on CW might help tempt the
weak signals out of the on-air woodwork.
Before I get into the action of contacts and that
sort of thing, my partner was eager to get away
but had other ideas on how we would spend the
time away. For a start, she told me she “wanted to
breathe in the sea air, sit in a deckchair and watch
the waves hit the shoreline and just chill out with
a ‘99’ and a G&T”. But that also meant no phone
activity (only for emergencies), no excursions
or fancy candle-lit dinners. And definitely no
“amateur radio racket disturbing the peace”.
As you may imagine, it was going to be an
uphill struggle to dissuade my other half from her
perfect get-away. Anyhow, a couple of bribes later
the other half relented. She packed her bag and
I packed mine. And of course, I packed my radio
gear. Yippee!
Some Exotic Hideaway
Where did we go, I hear you ask? Sidmouth, on the
sunny south Devon coast. When we arrived and
parked up the car, we both breathed in at least
eight pints of fresh sea bracing air. We waved at
the doorman and he happily waved back. We’ve
stayed at the same hotel in Sidmouth for yonks,
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so Paul, the doorman, knew a good thing when he
saw it. Another tip was heading his way.
Out & About Al Fresco
Once inside our usual room, my unpacking took
minutes. My partner’s unpacking seemed to take a
lifetime to complete. I quickly unpacked the radio
gear and was ready to go out and begin CQing,
Join Ray G4OWY/G6AUW with a light-hearted tale as he
or as is usually the case running flea power, tail-
ending QSOs, and hoping the bloke at the other visits the seaside!
end, heard you!
Luckily, Sidmouth is blessed with a few high DX that afternoon was France, and a bloke on the going to put both oars in but thought better of it.
hills just minutes from our hotel. After a liquid Isle of Mull doing what I was doing in Sidmouth. I Besides, it was 5.30pm, and we were both gagging
lunch I set off for a spell of amateur radio. The guessed that Sidmouth to anywhere up North is a for a plate of fish & chips and mushy peas, or
XYL brought along a few magazines that she’d big hop. So, I congratulated myself. maybe a posh meal at the hotel. We chose the
‘borrowed’ from the hotel foyer. I quickly set up I switched bands and alighted on 40m. More fish & chips. A posh meal at the hotel would have
the rig, plugged in the HF whip etc and spun the action there. I worked a few G stations and a meant a plate of fish & chips afterwards anyway.
tuning knob to see what rare DX I could snag on station in Northern Ireland. Can’t remember his
A Quick Stroll
20m. Zilch. All I could hear were a few Italian location, it was unpronounceable. I wrote it down
stations doing what they do best, over-driving but lost the bit of paper. Feeling depressed, I After the food, we went for a stroll along the
their outboard linear amplifiers and talking Italian. went to 2m to see what was happening there. Not promenade. I took the rig. I hid it in a carrier bag
There was a Norwegian station calling CQ, but much. A couple of stations on the local repeater (I prefer to be incommunicado). Again, not a lot
his signal was so weak and watery that he may were bitching about the RSGB and giving all and heard on the local repeater. Put out a few calls
as well have been located on the other side of the sundry who happened to be listening their views here and there until I was hoarse but no takers.
Milky Way, rather than somewhere in Norway. The on why amateur radio is “going to the dogs”. I was Then, as we were walking back to the hotel, I had a
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