G5IAN

26/12/2025

I have seen on some sites, people having issues with the Icom 7300 MK2 usb ports, I have also seen on other sites, people not configuring the ports properly and stating 115 baud is not available.. I wonder if it is the case of not configuring them properly ?

24/12/2025

Later we'll have some FT8, And we'll do some CQ`ing
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Wishing you and your`s, a happy Christmas, a prosperous, Health and we hope, and wish for a peaceful 2026.... from us and our`s

23/12/2025

Great band to use 60m .. ideal for 0-400 mile contacts, with less D-layer absorption than 80m during the day. as long as in the UK, you keep your transmit within the band plan ..

20/12/2025

Representing The G`s and 🇬🇧 It's A bit thin on the ground Sadly
9A Croatian DX Contest

19/12/2025

Simons World map 1.5.4 now available

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18/12/2025

I`m Currently on 40m FT8 for the next 30 mins or so .. CQ G5IAN IO82SQ IOTA: EU-005

15/12/2025

Really good way to end the contest, contest exchange, then a nice chat with Ade G0KSB, Tony M0TZM and Andy M7HJC on 10m, all Telford based and members of Telford and District Amateur Radio Society

15/12/2025

Contest over .. Now the stupid 6 month wait, for final Scores, we are still waiting on the HF contest from July, only thing that lets these ARRL contests down ...

13/12/2025

Sadly this contest is lacking people calling CQ, there's a lot of station trying to answer, those that are calling ..ADVICE 1: DO NOT be afraid to call CQ Contest, 2: Allow yourself to pace the pile up, 3: Take one call at a time, and get all the details .. 4: Relax, It's A hobby, there is NO rush

06/12/2025

WHAT EVER NEXT !!! Funny as ... D.O.T.A .. Dustbins on the Air 🤣

30/11/2025

First VK in the log on the new radio, on 18mhz 17 meters, Matt (VK1MA) in Canberra (The capital), Australia 🇦🇺👌 Also my 150th contact to Australia.. 70 via phone (voice) 🇦🇺, to think, the one reason I wanted to do Amatuar radio, was to make one contact to Australia, short path (direct), and one long path (up and over the north pole) .. I`ve done them both now.. many times 👍 and it still pleases me everytime 🙂

07/08/2025

Love it when 20m changes to local\short Skip Only, "Short skip" in radio refers to a specific type of shortwave radio propagation where signals are reflected off the ionosphere at relatively shallow angles, allowing for communication over shorter distances ... makes a pleasing change, than the whole of the world and his pet dog, nice to hear an All English pile up, doesn`t happen to often.. Just spoke to Paul (MI0ITS) in Derry, N. Ireland, and Adam (2M1ADM) in Linlithgow, Scotland, running just 50w, with Similar comments ..
"Ian your boooming in here 5 and 9 plus 30, with BBC Radio Quality audio" 👌 theres a good read on the following page if Interested

Forget about the D layer and the F layer and all that stuff for the moment. As far as we are concerned, the ionosphere is a kind of ceiling above the earth. We send out a radio signal and it hits t…