G4FRE RADIO BLOG

While attending Microwave update I managed to get an invite to operate the ARRL 160m contest from the Downeastmicrowave site in Florida I ...

Having finished the 9cm  power amplifier integration I decided it was time to try it out on DATV. Noel G8GTZ pointed out that there was to...

Having previously used  parts of my 6cm eme system for portable DATV operation from  Titterstone Clee ,  Brown Clee  and  Cleeve common  it ...

When operating on 6cm FMTV from cleeve common having multiple boxes in the system was a handicap. It meant a lot of cabling had to be chang...

As it was IARU contest weekend and G8GTZ was going to be portable at Dunkerry Beacon IO81FD it seemed an ideal opportunity to extend the 24G...

Having got the 6GHz system going for the trip to Brown Clee, it soon became apparent that, although the system worked well on sunny days, it...

For many years I have been using a drive on base to foot the antenna mast when out portable. It was made by GW5NF using two pieces of wood a...

The day after the Wirral mini tv convention, 12 May 2019, it was planned to try to extend the 24GHz DATV distance record with a path from Br...

Having failed to make a 2 way QSO with G8GTZ/P on 50 MHz RBTV from the Tump  due to his PA issues we decided to try again over a longer path...

As the BARTG HF RTTY contest does not have different power sections I thought it would be a good time to try the new SPE 1.3KFA Amplifier on...