ZB3P

17/08/2025

Lovely pileup had a blast last night. Thank you all stations for your patience and above all persistence over the QSB. 73s.

17/08/2025

Part 2 of the ZB2LGT activation. It's great to be part of a team to help make events such as these possible.

15/08/2025

14 August, Maximilian Kolbe, SP3RN, Patron of Amateur Radio. Let's keep the flame going.

14/08/2025

We are told about SWR and how important it is. However, having a low SWR does not necessarily mean your antenna is working.
For example, let's take an endFed antenna, what could go wrong?
After checking for continuity, I assumed my balun was fine.

Tried calling CQ and no one around? Propagation that bad?
Had a German station here me, and gave me a report, but the QSB was horrible.

SNR was lowish, but hey, that's why IC7300 has all these filters.

An excellent tool that is commonly overlooked, is the Reverse Beacon Network.

After spending some time on CQ CW, I realised that my station was not getting on air.
With a thorough check on my balun, I realised my aerial end had a dry joint causing these intermittent issues.

Some solder, and ZB3P is now back on air.

Don't we love Ham radio and it's challenges.

10/08/2025

The viral saying, "Houston, we have a problem." First said by James Lovell, after Apollo 13 encountered issues. Events that would later be imortalized by Tom Hanks in his movie.
Fair winds to him, as he departed to the heavens on 7th August 2025. RIP.

04/08/2025

On this day in 1704, Anglo Dutch fleet led by Admiral Rooke, took over Gibraltar for the Dutch crown during the war of succession. It has been a British dominion ever since.
Long live a free and British Gibraltar.

01/08/2025

Happy Kneckerchief day to all my fellow scouts.

30/07/2025

Strong Easterly weather today, plus bad propagation, has been frustrating. Especially when wanting to test my new settings on my Icom IC7300.
Hopefully, it propagation picks up in the next coming days.

29/07/2025

https://www.facebook.com/share/16kMTCzVMP/

The RSGB has responded to the Federal Communications Commission, or FCC, consultation on the prospect of a USA constellation of 240 commercial satellites using 430 to 440MHz for wideband control and telemetry.

Full details available via: rsgb.org/main/blog/spectrum-forum-posts-overview/spectrum-forum-papers-consultations/2025/07/10/ast-spacemobile-and-430-440mhz/

18/04/2025

Happy Ham Radio Day. Hope you all had a lovely QSO.
Located here in CN8. Great time with family.

28/10/2024

See page 53. Article about our latest event.

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