WW 11m RTTY Contest‏

The WW 11m RTTY DX Contest will take place : -

From 19th November 2011 - 1200UTC
To: Sunday 20th November 2011 - 1200 UTC

I. OBJECTIVE: For 11m RTTY operators around the world to contact as many other RTTY enthusiasts in as many DXCC as possible.
II. BANDS: 11m. Recommended frequencies range for the contest: 27.480 - 27.500 MHz

The rules and categories can be downloaded here: http://11m-rtty.webs.com/WW%2011m%20RTTY%20DX%20Contest.pdf

For further information visit: http://11m-rtty.webs.com/

The Big Net 2011 - 30 years of legal CB radio in the UK

Celebrating the 30th aniversary of legal CB radio in the United Kingdom, this special event takes place on 2nd November 2011 between 7pm and 9pm. Tune in to channel 30 (UK-FM, 27.89125Mhz) see you there!

Anytone AT-5555 V5

Purchased one of these radios from www.defscan.co.uk last week, the latest version of the Anytone 5555, so far performance is good and it seams very reliable. There are the known issues as with the previous versions of the 'pop' when you first transmit after power on and the channel change switch seams a bit week, but for the price I am not complaining!

Here's the spec : -

• All Mode AM/FM/SSB/CW Mobile Transceiver
• Frequency range from 25.615 to 30.105Mhz (dependant on programming)
  
• Output Power: 30 watts PEP SSB/40 watts FM/12 watts AM/CW
  
• Large LCD Display shows frequency
• Sub display shows Channel
• RF Gain Control
• RF Power Adjustment
• Echo adjustment
  
• Scan Feature
• Dual Frequency Watch
  
• NB/ANL Function
• Hi-Cut Function
  
• SWR/S/RF/DC Voltage Display Function
• Includes hand microphone, DC lead, mounting bracket, and handbook.

PSK31 to Azores

Intermittent QSO today using digimode PSK31 with 75PF001 Paul on the Islands of Azores in the mid Atlantic. Propagation was poor but it's always nice to make the trip!