Hancock's Half Hour - The Radio Ham
If you are a radio ham that I'm quite sure that you will absolutely love a sketch that the legendary Tony Hancock did back in the 60s. Tony Hancox was a comic genius but unfortunately suffered from...
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YouTube Ham Radio DX Group
You'll probably know that I am a big fan of making ham radio videos for YouTube. I love watching other people operate myself. It's been a long time since I last made a video for YouTube, probably over...
View ArticleMy first few contacts on the Optibeam
Well it's finally happened, the Optibeam is up and running. I decided to have a look on 17 m today because being the weekend, there was a contest on. I managed to work quite a few stations within...
View ArticleMaking a few contacts on 20 m today
I'd forgotten just how much fun it is to get a small pilot going. The Optibeam Is performing like an absolute champion.
View ArticleVP8LP/100 Special event call Falkland Islands
You'll have to wait until the end of the video, but I did make a quick contact with Bob, VP8LP way down in the South Atlantic. He was working a special event call.
View Article5T0JL - Great contact into Mauritania on 21 MHz today
I was doing some operating on 15 m this afternoon when Ed, ON5GA called me. Apparently he had made a schedule to contact Jean, 5T0JL down in Mauritania on the frequency I was using at the time. Of...
View ArticleAbusive messages posted by a radio ham on my YouTube channel
I have been making YouTube videos for a few years now and I have got several hundred subscribers who really enjoy watching my videos. My videos are nothing special, just videos of me operating certain...
View ArticleWhy do people have to be so rude on YouTube?
Other than amateur radio my other passion is angling. I love nothing more than spending a nice warm summer's day on the lakeside catching carp. More than often there are other anglers fishing on the...
View ArticleG0VQY working 9G5GH 21 MHz
Sometimes you may hear a station that appears to be very weak and not worth bothering with. However, propagation acts in weird ways sometimes and you'll find that occasionally even though you are...
View ArticleG0VQY working 3XY1T on 24 MHz
I am annoyed, I worked them on 20 m but my microphone had stopped working and I didn't notice so the video didn't have any sound.
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