My stupid antenna project started life as a 2M Project kit from Hamtronics. You can buy one if you go to their site.
Stafford Borough Map
As I work in a job which is overseen by the local Borough Council, I thought it might be a good idea to work out exactly what their area of remit was, as sometimes they don’t seem to know.
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RAF Cosford Museum
Its been a bit of a sparse year for visiting places, what with the Covid-19 thing going on, but we did manage to get to the RAF Museum at Cosford.
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Stafford Repeaters
Note: I have been informed that my information on GB3ZI is out of date. In fact it is totally off-air now.
Since I passed my Amateur Radio Foundation Exam a couple of months ago – mainly thanks to the excellent course run by Essex Ham (yes, I am aware that I live quite a way from Essex, but that does not matter) – I’ve been using the two local repeaters:
Stafford Parliamentary Constituency Map
If you’ve ever wondered what the current boundary for the Stafford Parliamentary Constituency is, well I’ve made a map thing for you.
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Baofeng UV-5R
Currently my Amateur Radio transmitters and recievers are Baofeng UV-5Rs.
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Thunderpole Orbitor
After getting utterly fed up with the antenna that came with my CRT One-N, I did what any sensibe person would do: I asked a mate what he was using on top of his Discovery. The answer: Thunderpole Orbitor.
CRT One-N
When I first got back into radio, in October ’19, I decided to start off with a package deal, figuring that I’d start with something basic, and upgrade as required. So I went for a CRT One-N and bundled antenna.
Great Orme Tramway
Working backwards in time as I reconstruct my old tripblog website, its time to look at The Great Orme Tramway, and our visit from September 2019.
Amerton Railway
Despite living only a few miles for the Amerton Railway for nearly 30 years, I only got round to visiting it in 2019. Here are the pics of our visit.
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