Permission for a ham radio antenna wasn’t something that I considered when I moved into a rented (housing association) retirement flat. There are no visible outside aerials, aside from a satellite dish, so I just assumed that it would be rejected. I can access a local DMR repeater with my handheld so thought I’d have … Read more
I live in Salisbury, a Cathedral city in the south of England. It’s a very popular tourist attraction with visitors coming here from all over the world. Not only do people come here to visit the Cathedral but it’s also an ideal base for visiting places such as Stonehenge, Old Sarum and Wilton House. I’ve … Read more
I’m a retired computer repair technician from Salisbury and used to run a small business from a spare bedroom at my home. I used to deal with many of the common, and not so common, PC problems that people had. The main ones were usually a computer not starting (booting up), running slowly or over … Read more
I’m a technology enthusiast and radio ham from the south of England. My initial interest started as a child when i was given an old, broken typewriter to experiment with and take apart. Although not strictly tech, it was great fun and I think I learned a fair amount. Its inner workings were very mysterious … Read more
Here is a little story about how to become a licensed radio ham. I became interested in amateur radio back in the early 90s, I’d recently moved house and the chap opposite had a large aerial in his garden. It turned out that he was a CB radio operator and that the aerial was a … Read more
I’m in the process of returning to amateur radio after a very long break and I’m looking forward to chatting again. I don’t think it’s going to be easy as I live in a first floor retirement flat. I have been listening to other hams from around the world on the Hack Green WebSDR but … Read more
The Hack Green WebSDR is a great way to listen to radio hams online. It’s really useful if you’re unable to erect HF aerials at home. The SDR is really easy to operate and allows users to listen to any of the amateur bands. It covers 160M (Topband) all the way to 17Meters. There is … Read more
I’m Andy – G7MJV and I’m a radio amateur located in the Cathedral city of Salisbury, southern England. I’ve been interested in all forms of radio communications for many years but I only discovered ham radio in the early 90s. I happened to be tuning around on a shortwave radio and discovered a couple of … Read more