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  • [G3XBM] 4m operation

    From G3XBM via rec.radio.amateur.moderat@21:1/5 to All on Tue Feb 1 04:07:01 2022
    XPost: rec.radio.amateur.moderated, uk.radio.amateur, free.uk.amateur-radio

    Roger G3XBM's (Mainly) Amateur Radio Blog

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    4m operation

    Posted: 31 Jan 2022 11:16 PM PST http://g3xbm-qrp.blogspot.com/2022/02/4m-operation.html


    This is a band I have had little to do with. Back in the 1960s at
    university I worked ZB2VHF on 4m AM with 4W and a ground plane. At this
    time there were very few countries on the band. In 1971, I went /P in a 4m contest. Several years ago I made a QRP transverter for 4m that appeared in SPRAT. I have no antennas for the band, but a local has made a personal
    beacon, that I shall try to copy. It produces 10mW.
    See https://sites.google.com/view/g3xbm4/home/vhfuhfmicrowaves/homebrew/4m-transverter .

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    Sunspots - Tuesday February 1st 2022

    Posted: 31 Jan 2022 11:15 PM PST http://g3xbm-qrp.blogspot.com/2022/02/sunspots-tuesday-february-1st-2022.html


    Solar flux is 130 and the SSN 100. A=10 and K=2.

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  • From Jim GM4DHJ ...@21:1/5 to All on Tue Feb 1 10:31:04 2022
    XPost: uk.radio.amateur

    This is a band I have had little to do with. Back in the 1960s at
    university I worked ZB2VHF on 4m AM with 4W and a ground plane. At this
    time there were very few countries on the band. In 1971, I went /P in a
    4m contest. Several years ago I made a QRP transverter for 4m that
    appeared in SPRAT. I have no antennas for the band, but a local has made
    a personal beacon, that I shall try to copy. It produces 10mW.
    See

    once operated the Gibraltar club station to talk home to a friend on 20m arranged by phone.....after I had finished I have never heard such a
    pile up calling the Gib callsign.....no idea why people would want to
    operate a rareish callsign...nightmare...I just ignored them all.....iT
    just confirmed why I don't chase the DX

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