G0KYA's Amateur Radio Blog

Thanks for stopping by. This is where I publish a lot of my features and thoughts on HF propagation, antennas and other ham radio topics. I write for a number of radio magazines, including the RSGB's RadCom and ARRL's QST. I am also chairman of the RSGB's Propagation Studies Committee and produce the weekly HF propagation report for GB2RS. When not playing radio I'm a professional journalist specialising in aerospace, science and technology and am also author of four RSGB books.

Monday, 9 June 2025

Radials and Counterpoises

›
This is a talk I gave to Norfolk Amateur Radio Club at its annual Radioactive event. It looks at radials for ground-mounted verticals, inclu...
Friday, 21 March 2025

HF Propagation - what do the numbers mean?

›
This was the title of a talk and presentation I gave to the Nuneaton ARC in March 2025. I have attached a PDF of the PowerPoint presentation...
Wednesday, 21 February 2024

New worldwide 10m beacon list issued

›
RSGB’s Propagation Studies Committee (PSC) has released a new HF beacon list, with the 10m listings completely revamped. The old list, which...
Sunday, 7 January 2024

Help needed with Index Laboratories' QRP+ radio

›
I need your help!  But first some background. The Index Laboratories' QRP+ is a 1990's 5W all-band QRP transceiver from the USA. I b...
1 comment:
Saturday, 6 January 2024

Update to UK propagation charts

›
I'll freely admit that my UK propagation charts had been a bit neglected over the past year. But not any more! I've now updated them...
Saturday, 15 April 2023

Preparing the GB2RS propagation report

›
Attached below is a PDF (14Mb) of the presentation I gave on 15th April 2023 after the RSGB AGM. It looks at how we prepare the weekly propa...
Thursday, 30 March 2023

Ten metres (28MHz) beacon list updated

›
I've just spent two days updating the RSGB's 28MHz beacon list. I used the reverse beacon network and logged/updated the beacon list...
5 comments:
›
Home
View web version

About Me

My photo
Steve Nichols
Steve Nichols is an author, freelance journalist, photographer and communicator specialising in aerospace,science and technology. See www.infotechcomms.co.uk for more details.
View my complete profile
Powered by Blogger.