My latest project, after setting the MB6IEA gateway, will be to try setting up a UHF repeater. Last year I obtained a number of Motorola GM350 UHF radios in a couple of old rack mount units that had been used as some form of repeater. The radios are working and appear to be linked to […]
Sunday 5th July 2026 We pleased to announce that the Newbury Radio Rally is now in its 38th year and once again takes place at the Newbury Show Ground (next to junction 13 of the M4 motorway in Berkshire, postcode RG18 9QZ) on Sunday the 5th of July 2026. This rally has become […]
Hi, You can change the colour on the Xiegu X6100 for the TX Power and Volume displays by a simple amendment on the radio. This can be done safely using a SSH session. This only applies to firmware version 1.1.5 You need to connect to the radio via SSH. I use wifi to do this […]
NADARS, my local club, held their annual junk sale for a couple of weeks ago. It is normally annual but Covid, as with everything else, got in the way last year. Not having been to such a sale before I was not sure what to expect but the hall held a number of tables with […]
I recently noticed that my broadband speed seemed to much less than it should be, I have a direct fibre connection that should run at 1Gb. The measured speed seems to be around 100Mb at this computer. I ran some a tests suggested by Virgin that indicated that there was a problem, Virgin came to […]
Today I received notification that Yaesu had changed the call sign on my HRI-200 to MB6IEA. Time then to start and test the new gateway First I changed the call sign and room name for the HRI-200. The system checks with Yaesu prior to enabling the change. Then I added the assigned frequency 434.475Mhz and […]
Update 23/03/2025 My Wires-x gateway MB6EA now been rebuilt using an Yaesu FTM-100DR and is the the process of being tested. Initial tests showitw working but I need to find a more permanent place to locate the radio before I switch it to 24/7 operation. The gateway is now running 5watts as allowed under the […]
So after I passed my Foundation the first radio i bought was the ubiquitous Baofeng UV-5R plus . I wanted something i could use quickly with minimum setup and to communicate to the other members of my club. The main hurdle with the UV5R is programming the radio. This can be achieved using the CHIRP […]
Having recently qualified I don’t have a large selection of equipment nor a lot of space in my shack, or to be more correct my office. The choice of radio was limited and ideally would be a ‘shack in a box’. After some thought and much time looking at reviews and Youtube videos I went […]