Category: DX Commander

If I had to start amateur radio all over again, what would I buy… and perhaps more importantly, why? This presentation was recorded live for the Norfolk Amateur Radio Club, where I explored a simple thought experiment: imagine you’ve sold the house, downsized, or lost your entire station. You have a small plot, a sensible budget, and you’re starting from scratch.

What would you build?

We discuss:

• Choosing a radio that gives the best long-term flexibility.
• Why I believe USB-equipped radios changed the hobby.
• Low dipoles vs verticals – and why each has a different job.
• Why 40 metres is really two different bands depending on the time of day.
• The surprisingly effective Loop-on-Ground receive antenna.
• Two VFOs, stereo listening and why I find it so powerful.
• Building a practical station before spending money on expensive hardware.
• Why experimentation is still the most enjoyable part of amateur radio.

This isn’t a review of any particular product, and it certainly isn’t the only way to build a station. It’s simply how I would approach things today, after many years of operating, contesting and experimenting.

Hopefully it gives you a few ideas for your own station.

73,
Callum M0XXT

*All QSOs Timestamped*
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*All QSOs Timestamped*
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1:03:11 II2Q
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1:38:35 VK2LQ
1:39:52 VK2EIR/M
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1:43:26 SM8M
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1:49:07 OK2TS
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*All QSOs Timestamped*
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0:29:45 M9KZV
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*All QSOs Timestamped*
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0:25:11 KC1QEM
0:25:35 HB3YOR
0:25:58 WB4CW
0:26:14 G3TTC
0:26:46 K4TMC
0:27:47 AC4HI
0:28:35 OM6JKT
0:28:58 KF5VDX
0:29:17 N1SOH
0:29:34 AB7LW
0:32:31 IZ8DSX
0:45:56 G2L
0:47:52 OY/G3WVG
0:48:23 SQ9HZM
0:51:31 IP1X
0:52:03 IU0PVZ
0:53:47 DN9WBG
0:54:09 OL0W
0:54:39 YU5R
0:55:10 DL5EN
0:55:27 OE6MMD
0:55:55 OL4U
0:56:24 OK4HM
0:56:44 DO2CE
0:57:00 DA6NF
0:57:36 IU0PXO
0:58:42 IC8WIC
0:59:59 YT4L
1:00:27 IK8RKH
1:00:50 DO3TX
1:01:16 G3TTC
1:01:34 LZ6E
1:02:22 DL2RZG
1:05:02 I2OLV
1:07:48 SP9IZV
1:08:15 SP7RON
1:08:32 OK1TA
1:09:21 OK1DBE
1:09:59 IU0PXO
1:10:19 DA1KL
1:10:48 OE1KSG
1:11:02 OM5CD
1:11:46 3DA0TM
1:12:04 S52WW
1:12:29 DL4MFR
1:12:48 DB1BAC/P
1:13:02 UZ7C
1:13:19 HG0R
1:13:35 OK4R
1:14:04 IZ2WFL
1:14:23 ES3YJ
1:14:41 DL2DQL
1:14:54 OL6N
1:15:24 IT9WDC
1:15:49 DL2FDM
1:16:03 UR2Y
1:16:25 IW4CUG
1:17:18 HB3YNJ
1:17:42 YU5R
1:18:11 IK8EQG
1:18:33 IW0CGT
1:19:35 DO5MST
1:19:57 HB9CYN
1:20:20 DK0MGF
1:20:42 DH3FBX
1:21:24 DB5ZF
1:22:05 SV8DCY
1:22:42 F4HRG
1:23:01 OG6N
1:23:16 9A1AA
1:23:52 VO1CH
1:24:05 F4ABI
1:24:32 DB7BN
1:24:54 YB1CMZ
1:25:10 DK4SR
1:25:35 SQ9DJQ
1:25:53 GM1J
1:26:21 IW1FGZ
1:26:39 IW0HLZ
1:27:44 YB1RYX
1:28:11 DO6FRA
1:28:32 S57PR
1:28:49 DK8ZZ
1:30:03 IU4FJQ
1:30:57 OZ1IAK
1:31:16 G4XPD
1:32:00 SE4E
1:32:19 IZ8DSX
1:32:33 DL6ENT
1:33:08 DA6CH
1:33:26 DL7CHR
1:33:44 LZ6E
1:34:17 OM2DDT
1:34:57 OZ4GM
1:35:28 DF2SY
1:37:24 OK2TS
1:37:49 F5PAL
1:38:07 DO1NM
1:39:29 S77HQ
1:44:57 9A0BR
1:47:08 P3CR
1:47:53 S52OT
1:50:40 4Z4DX
1:51:31 OM2VL
1:52:23 OA4ACK
1:53:03 OZ2PBS
1:53:51 KG4CWC
1:54:20 SM2S
1:56:35 OA4E/A
1:57:08 W3KS
1:57:26 DL8LSK
1:57:56 W7AMD
1:59:13 KU4BD
2:01:47 CR3W
2:03:39 7Z1SJ
2:04:15 LA3DRA
2:04:39 ES2UN
2:07:04 DH3FBX
2:07:46 IZ8QNS
2:08:32 EA1FQT
2:09:16 CT7BRF
2:09:45 SD7X
2:10:11 DL5LZ
2:10:34 DK9LB
2:11:32 S57PR
2:12:09 EA2WD
2:13:36 IC8WIC
2:15:12 SK3TEU
2:17:14 TK5K
2:19:26 DV4ZAR
2:22:36 F5LIW
2:28:39 SQ9HZM
2:29:07 LZ4OG
2:30:27 HB9CYN
2:30:51 F4EJW
2:31:24 DL1TV
2:31:57 DK5KMA
2:32:44 SP8DR
2:33:05 OM2DDT
2:33:41 DF3OE
2:34:36 IU2PYI
2:34:53 DJ6DO
2:35:24 DB2DT
2:35:47 G8WDZ
2:36:06 DK0BT
2:36:20 DL0HAL
2:36:37 DA1KL
2:36:57 IZ7DJS
2:37:19 CT7BOD
2:37:40 DD2IA
2:37:57 DO2IK
2:38:18 DK7JL
2:38:33 SE2P
2:38:49 DL8LSK
2:39:05 OM7M
2:39:21 EA1FQT
2:39:46 HB9HDY
2:40:07 9A2CT
2:40:37 DB1BAC/P
2:40:52 PD3W
2:41:22 DO7KGB
2:41:50 DL6RA
2:42:06 M7IHG
2:43:01 DG7DBM
2:44:35 M0KCM
2:44:55 DL7DZ
2:45:27 DO2CE
2:47:55 DO9VM
2:48:15 F4MAI
2:48:35 DH0GDS
2:48:59 DA6GUN
2:50:01 DA6AX
2:50:20 DO2SGW
2:50:57 DL8UV
2:54:56 IP1X
2:57:14 DG1LJP
2:57:44 PD7V
2:58:04 F4HRM
2:58:35 OM2DDT
3:00:31 DL9AX
3:01:32 LY4KNA
3:01:51 DH1LL
3:02:15 DD2IA
3:02:41 DK2FJ/P
3:02:57 OP5T
3:03:10 PE9E
3:03:41 YB5NBY
3:14:01 VK3AUX
3:14:34 OL4U
3:15:02 OM6JKT
3:15:28 IK4XQT
3:16:18 E24WBO
3:17:24 YU5R
3:17:39 PA2WO
3:18:06 YO9ADN
3:18:44 9V1IO
3:19:53 SP8DR
3:20:24 PF1H
3:20:43 DL1ABR
3:21:16 MW0D
3:21:44 ON5RJ
3:22:12 UT7CR
3:22:33 UT0UG
3:22:53 DG7DBM
3:23:14 ON3PWN
3:23:35 DF9LW
3:24:03 DG6OAG
3:24:42 9A4OP/P
3:25:05 DK7RS
3:27:24 LZ5R
3:29:02 DL8LSK
3:30:04 CT7AIX
3:30:21 LB9YI
3:31:50 S77HQ
3:32:42 IW1QBV
3:33:10 LA3BO
3:33:29 DL7AOS
3:45:22 DF5LR
3:45:36 9A8DX
3:45:49 YU5M
3:46:12 OH1TD
3:58:18 GM7V

*All QSOs Timestamped*
0:01:09 DO3TX
0:01:34 UT7CR
0:01:53 IN3VVK
0:02:21 DO1HRT
0:02:46 DL6KWN
0:03:11 F4LRR
0:03:26 HB9TWY
0:03:48 DK7RD
0:04:09 9A8DX
0:04:53 F4ICZ
0:05:40 LB8LG
0:06:10 HB9TIH
0:06:29 SE2P
0:06:57 LA6UOA
0:07:29 9A2CT
0:08:16 F8GHA
0:09:44 9A8DV
0:10:48 7Q7EB
0:11:00 HB2Y
0:11:12 9YVO
0:11:56 IB9Z
0:12:13 F4LQA
0:12:31 OM2EVK
0:12:44 9A9O
0:13:12 OZ/K3ZJ
0:13:29 OH/DO8BW
0:13:43 9A5O
0:14:05 IW4CXK
0:14:39 OE3SKB/3
0:15:11 IP1X
0:15:40 MM5DB/P
0:15:59 HB9EP
0:16:15 DG0LFG
0:16:55 S56VOM
0:17:41 IK7ZLW
0:18:19 OK2BRX
0:18:56 5B4AHN
0:19:16 DK3R
0:19:30 SQ5EF
0:20:08 UN8PT
0:22:04 9A2BD
0:22:25 EA4RR
0:22:45 SM4VBO
0:23:11 OE6HLF
0:24:23 SP2LOL
0:24:47 SK3T
0:25:32 YU1LM
0:27:27 LB1UK
0:28:02 SQ2TOM
0:29:07 G6AD
0:31:40 MM5DB/P
0:32:18 TK4TH
0:33:06 LC5C
0:34:13 9A8DV
0:35:12 9A6A
0:36:01 OZ2DAN
0:36:37 IT9YVO
0:37:22 9A5D/P
0:38:05 IZ7ECL
0:38:40 0M2VL
0:39:34 II1D/IS0
0:40:13 9A2CT
0:41:08 EJ3KYB
0:41:49 II3IY
0:42:26 YP3X
0:44:43 IC8WIC
0:45:59 CT7BJG
0:46:29 DK3R
0:48:55 EI7M
0:49:24 G7M
0:50:07 S52WW
0:51:35 GM5J
0:52:34 IQ8UC
0:54:25 IB9Z
0:54:40 SP3LM
0:54:53 DG0LFG
0:56:11 IW3HV
0:56:31 SE5E
0:57:01 EJ8JCB
0:57:22 IN3VVK
0:57:36 IK4ZIF
0:57:49 DL1BSA
0:58:04 II2Q
0:59:00 IK4HLQ
0:59:18 DF6QV
0:59:41 S5/M0MPM
1:00:03 9A9O
1:00:50 IV3JJT
1:03:37 R2FC
1:05:26 LA3RNA
1:07:16 YE9BJM
1:12:28 CU2YK
1:13:56 CR3W
1:17:12 PA/OQ4T
1:17:50 GM0V
1:18:55 G0AJH
1:20:28 G6AD
1:31:36 IS0IYX
1:33:35 9A/OM6NM
1:35:56 IK0BAL
1:36:22 MI0RRE
1:36:50 IT9OPR
1:37:14 YO5QDI
1:38:13 Z35W
1:38:41 IZ8EQG
1:39:39 LZ2FQ
1:40:24 IE9/OL5Y
1:40:39 OM2EVK
1:40:55 DL2DQL
1:41:53 F8JHA
1:42:47 SP7RON
1:44:04 OK1OA
1:44:58 M9KBU
1:45:20 9A1CVG
1:46:01 IU1VXB
1:48:54 IU3BTY
1:49:56 OM7M
1:53:45 5B4AIF
1:54:24 S51CK
1:56:14 CR5IC
1:59:21 9A/E7POTA
2:00:52 ES8P
2:03:37 PY4JW
2:04:06 IT9YVO
2:06:05 LA9RY
2:08:54 PY2JY
2:10:00 G6AD
2:12:48 IB7V
2:22:02 GM1J
2:22:43 9A1AA
2:24:21 UT5EL
2:27:59 GM5G
2:29:10 IW2HAJ
2:30:23 EB1DJ
2:31:23 IZ2FOS
2:32:26 SV8IIR
2:33:51 TF3W
2:35:53 IO3M
2:36:49 IS0/HA2KID
2:39:41 GM2T
2:41:30 LZ5R
2:42:12 II3Y
2:43:02 9A1V
2:44:17 IS0IYX
2:49:09 GM4B
2:49:44 HB9CYN
2:50:05 DL1CB
2:50:27 IW3SGT
2:50:51 HG0R
2:51:09 SD4C
2:51:21 G0ARL
2:51:38 OM1BAT
2:51:55 DA1KL
2:52:08 UZ7C
2:52:32 IW2MXY
2:52:44 G0ARL
2:52:58 SE2P
2:53:12 DB1HEF
2:53:28 F4LJF
2:53:51 OK4R
2:54:08 LC6C
2:54:21 OZ5FN
2:54:35 OM1BC
2:55:01 EJ3Z
2:55:23 SQ9DJQ
2:56:04 SP6DTA
2:56:43 DG6GM
2:57:27 SE9DXM
2:57:42 SP3MKL
2:58:27 F4ABI
2:58:41 SP9IZV
2:58:55 DD1SB
2:59:10 DL2MOS
2:59:37 SK3T

Loking for 1,000 QSOs and 1M points

In this video I’ll show you exactly how I set up voice keying in N1MM so the computer handles the repetitive contest exchanges for me.

We’ll cover:

• Recording your own WAV files
• Where to store them inside the N1MM folder structure
• Setting up the function key macros (F1, F2, F3, etc.)
• Using concatenated WAV files to eliminate audio clicks between messages
• Sharing operator-specific callsigns and messages

I’ve also included a download link (below) containing my macro layout, recording checklist and example files to help you build your own voice keyer.

https://mega.nz/folder/hq4mGY7Z#fSPzKPMhLIGmTnxUewZl1w

Please don’t use my voice on the air… people will think I’m operating your station! 😄

If you’re new to N1MM, this should save you a lot of trial and error and get you on the air much faster for automatic voice keying.

73,
Callum M0XXT

Last year, we scored over 1M points and over 1,000 contacts. Let’s see how we do this year!

We’re streaming the whole session.

Come back for more 🙂

This is an introductory, practical guide to common-mode chokes (often called "ugly baluns") aimed at everyday amateur radio operators.

The explanations are deliberately simplified to help illustrate what happens when RF current flows on the outside of the coax shield, why this can happen, and how a common-mode choke helps reduce it.

For those interested in the detailed engineering, Steve Hunt G3TXQ (SK) carried out extensive measurements on common-mode chokes and his work remains one of the best practical references available. His data was invaluable when I built my own chokes – link here:

http://www.karinya.net/g3txq/chokes/

As with most things in RF engineering, antenna balance, feedline routing, nearby objects and operating frequency all influence the amount of common-mode current present. The values mentioned in this video are simply those I’ve found to work well on my own station.