Amateur Radio

Nick Lansley

When shortwave conditions are good…!

I couple of posts ago I showed you how poor shortwave radio propagation was as a storm passed over the UK – so I thought I’d show you...

Nick Lansley

Amateur Radio – fun with FAX tests

I’ve had a couple of emails about the FAX transmission test I performed a couple of days ago, where I was highlighting the challenging...

Nick Lansley

Poor conditions on shortwave as low pressure passes over the UK this weekend

Saturday geek lunch and proof that radio conditions are as bad as the weather! This is a fax image I broadcast on 7 MHz shortwave just...

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Transmitting an efficient AM Stereo radio signal – Part 4

A great AM Stereo signal is on the air! However, before I use GnuRadio to construct an AM Stereo receiver. I wonder how this signal...

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Transmitting an efficient AM Stereo radio signal – Part 3

Let’s have a look at the radio signal I transmitted in part 2 – you’ll recall I used the QT GUI Frequency Sink and QT GUI Waterfall Sink...

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Transmitting an efficient AM Stereo radio signal – Part 2

Before we conquer the AM broadcasting world with our newly efficient AM stereo signal, perhaps it might be good to start at the beginning...

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Transmitting an efficient AM Stereo radio signal – Part 1

One of several projects I earmarked for my summer break was to dive deep into my amateur radio hobby. As a radio ham I am able to...

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Kirisun DM680 – switching from Chinese to English plus digital demo (video)

This is a focused radio article for my fellow radio amateur enthusiasts 🙂 In this video I show you how to switch the on-screen menus...