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In this audio I grab a chat with professional locksmith and passionate ham noob Gavin ‘Gav’ Jeffries M7UQT.We talk about how easy it is to get obsessed with all things radio, how he found his way here and how radio is a part of his day job.This unedited actuality was recorded on my phone while we sat in a car. You can find Gavin’s YouTube channel here and his Instagram here. If you would like to hear more chat’s like this please consider supporting this channel with a full subscription… Thanks for

Greetings from the shack…This is the eighth piece of audio I’ve shared to this newsletter. Subscribe to the podcast if you want them delivered to your podcatcher of choice. Nothing fancy here. Just some audio moments shared from the National HamFest at Newark. I recorded straight into my phone with a wind shield pulled over the end. I’ll add a little more context in the next email which should not be too far behind this one. The voices alongside mine that you will hear are: > Martin Lynch G4HKS

This is Dave G8BKG.I popped over to his QTH to take a look at some issues he was having issues with the GPS settings on his radio. While there I recorded this audio on my phone.Dave has been around long enough to have done the RAE (Radio Amateurs Examination) which was designed to test an individual's knowledge of radio theory, regulations, and operating practices. The RAE was first introduced in the UK in 1919 and administered by the British government's Post Office. It was a written exam, covering

Well if I told you that that radio operator was Bob Heil all might become clear.Recently I was exploring The Podcast Show in London and stumbled upon the Heil Sound booth. Stood behind a few amazing looking microphones was Ash Levitt, President & CEO of Heil Sound, also known as KD9JQS.Ash went on to tell me all about how Bob Heil, a keen ham radio enthusiast and his small music store flew into action and made sure The Grateful Dead could play at the Fox Theatre in St Louis. Bob supplied a large

The 18th of October 2022 marked 100 years since the formation the British Broadcasting Company. This eventually became the British Broadcasting Corporation six years later. To mark this momentous date, members of the BBC Amateur Radio Group were invited by Arqiva to operate for the day at Daventry transmitting station. Home to so much of BBC shortwave broadcasting over the years.In the audio above I chat once again with Steve Richards G4HPE at the end of a great day of radio. The images were all

[The above audio is a chat with Steve G4HPE and Jim G4AEH at the G8BBC 2022 field day.]It’s the latter half of September and I’m pleased to say I was still in shorts as I arrived at the Northamptonshire QTH of Brian & Hilary aka G4BIP & G7SOI. As we parked next to a shiny new shack we were greeted by the house with a hot breakfast, pastries, tea and coffee. As G8BBC club members arrived, a few including myself headed over to the shack looking forward to get on the air.There were two HF stations

In case you’ve not heard the term before, a ‘Silent Key’ is a deceased amateur radio operator. The ‘key’ is a reference to a telegraph key used to transmit morse code (CW). Over the last few years we’ve lost a few local radio operators, but most recent is Peter Rosamond G4LHI.A member of Huntingdon Amateur Radio Society (HARS) Peter gave so much of his time and knowledge to the hobby and assisted countless people on their quest to learn CW. Although active for many years as a shortwave listener

HEREI’m back in the shack after being on the road. Just finished a 2m SSB QSO with Gordon 2E0HVQ. He is one of the handful of supporting subscribers that chuck a little cash towards the running of this newsletter in the form of a monthly subscription. This gives me a kick in the pants and a little inspiration to ensure I at least get something out sporadically. Cheers Gordon!This week we have an amalgamation of audio, words and pictures. All the spelling mistakes are intentional and nothing to do