M0JCF Ham Radio
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- CVRS Top Band Net on AM using RCA AR88D receiver & Codar AT5 transmitter
- CQ40m TS-830S & random wire with replies from M6LTG, M7KVY, M5GTA, G3VCG
- Ragchewing with Davy MM0KBT using my AR88D/TS520 combo 90' random wire & 50W
- More AR88D/TS520 switching shenanigans this afternoon. Making the most of vintage kit.
- AR88 Receiver & Trio TS-520 for transmit having an old skool ragchew about old skool stuff...
- GX4WAB - TX TS-520, RX Eddystone 840C. 50W and 90' random wire.
- Modding the early Kenwood Trio TS-830S to work on the WARC bands. (Disabled by default)
- Friday 28 August CQ10m SpE Europe & evening DX from S America. Trio TS-830S & 5/8th vertical
- CVRS Top Band Net LSB only. TS-830S & 90' random wire.
- How I operate 160m (Top Band) AM once per month... Codar AT5 & Eddystone 840C
- CQ40m 1972 TS-520 & 90' random wire resulting in a net...
- More CQ10m SpE & rag chewing to Sardinia Norway Sweden & England. TS-830S & 5/8th Vert
- Sporadic E to S Germany and Austria onnmy Kenwood Trio TS-830S & 5/8th vertical.
- CQ40m TS-830S & 90' random wire for some monster interG rag chewing
- Testing 80m NVIS propagation with Steve M6PVT at 88 miles, then Chris in Scotland & then Dave
- CQ10m SpE TS-830S and 5/8th vertical
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) conversation on 10m TS-830S & 5t8th vertical
- CQ10m SpE TS-830S & 5/8th vertical to Italy, Switzerland, Hungary & Poland
- Missed the first 30 mins or so, huge rag chewing on 40m with GB64MOD & others TS-520 & wire
- CQ40m TS-830S & 90' random wire. InterG chat. Impromptu network
- IU0VKK, EA5JZS EA3HJO/6 & M7YFL Antenna and audio checks. CQ10m SpE TS-830S & 5/8th
- CQ10m SpE TS-830S & 5/8th vertical Long QSOs including antenna test with Niko DA6NF
- CQ10m TS-830S & 5/8th vertical - Video for DA6NF Niko to check his audio.
- 10m & 6m Sporadic E today using both TS-830S & IC-7300 With 5/8th vertical & indoor dipole
- CVRS CRAY VALLEY RS Top Band Net AM Codar AT5 TX & Eddystone 840C RX
- CQ10m TS-830S & 5/8th vertical. Possible E backscatter, then Argentina then Orkney...
- More CQ10m SpE Wednesday 22 July TS-830S & 5/8th vertical
- CQ10m SpE TS-830S & 5/8th vertical into Austria reducing my power to approximately 100mW
- CQ10m SpE TS-830S & 5/8th vertical Spain to Ukraine including an experiment QRP 100mW
- An hour CQ10m TS-830S & 5/8th vertical Scotland MM7FCE & 2M1ADM & Germany etc.
- CQ QRP on 10m TS-830S with mic gain reduced to create a 10W peak & 5/8th vertical.
- 10m interG Scotland and Northern Ireland TS-830S & 5/8th vertical.
- Monday evening SpE to a 10m net in Aberdeenshire from Kent SE England TS-830S
- Monday's CQ10m SpE, including interG Trio TS-830S & / 8th vertical
- This afternoons CQ10m with Trio TS-830S & 5/8th vertical. Some /QRP in there.
- Monday morning CQ10m SpE to Scotland, Europe and Sweden including some /QRP & mobiles.
- With "MM0LBX, MM7JNT & 2M0FBU" - I was looking for interG SpE on 10m & got these 3 +
- CQ10m TS-830S & 5/8th vertical with over 1 hour ragchewing N Ireland MI0TLG & MI0BRC
- CQ10m SpE TS-830S & 5/8th vertical including chat with F4DCJ Phil.
- CQ10m SpE today Trio TS-830S and 5/8th vertical including interG to Ian MM7IXU & EI3KVB in Cork
- CQ10m SpE this evening with InterG to Scotland and another to Eire. Mainly Euros...
- TCQ10m SpE TS-830S & 5/8th vertical. Vicious QSB 7 countries ending with local ragchew
- More CQ10m SpE Trio TS-830S & 5/8th vertical
- Short skip SpE Kent to N Wales on 10m. TS-830S & 5/8th vertical
- 6m band Italian competition using IC-7300 & indoor dipole
- More 10m SpE rabbiting and ragchewing Wednesday on the Trio TS-830S & 5/8th vertical
- Tuesday 9th June CQ10m SpE Trio TS-830S & 5/8th vertical 100W
- Backscatter on 10m via SpE. Trio TS-830S & 5/8th vertical
- Today's CQ10m SpE and a DX (Brazil) Trio TS-830S & 5/8th vertical
- CQ10m via SpE to George F/OO0G/MM S France
- Today's CQ10m SpE Trio TS-830s & 5/8th vertical including a Marine Mobile
- The CVRS Last Monday of the month Top Band Net AM Codar AT5 TX & Eddystone 840C RX
- A few minutes of 6m band Sporadic E. IC-7300 and indoor dipole radiating SE/NW
- Saturday CQ10m SpE Trio TS-830S & 5/8th vertical. A few antenna tests and power reduction
- Today's SpE on 10m with the Trio TS-830S & 5/8th vertical
- CQ10m SpE this afternoon TS-830S & 5/8th vertical. Deep QSB, low levels EA. CT & F4
- Unexpected F1/2 propagation to Canada on 10m this afternoon. VE3YZR Ed West of Ottowa
- Swapping videos with DJ8CL using my Trio TS-520 & 27m (90') random wire at 50W
- 1st CQ10m SpE of 2026 Italy Poland Germany, + some /QRP ends with 20 mins F layer ZS1PZ
- M0JCF "shack tour" April 2026
- CVRS Last Monday of the month Top Band Net LSB & AM Codar AT5 & Eddystone 840C
- Making a quick "Slim Jim" for 2m/70cm from 300 Ohm ladder line
- My latest homemade regenerative receiver working reasonably well on 40m SSB
- Autism Awareness Week GB2AAW Ady, Bedworth on 40m TS-520 at 50W & 90' random wire
- Last impromptu net of the day on 40m with TS520 & random wire at 50W - EI, G & LX
- More networking on 40m with the 1972/3 TS-520 at 50W and 90' random wire.
- WAB (Worked All Britain) on 40m this morning on Trio TS-520 & 90' random wire 50W. G GM GW GI
- Ragchewing interG & Luxembourg with the 1972 TS-520 & 90' random wire
- 1st use of the Trio TS-520 bought at the Dover ham rally on Sunday.
- CVRS CRAY VALLEY RS Top Band Net - Codar AT5 TX & Eddystone 840C RX
- A brief ramble through the Eddystone 840C I bought on Sunday at the "Dover Ham Rally."
- CQ40m FT101E & 90' random wire all going well until a HV capacitor blew on the bias board.
- CQ40m FT101E & 90' random wire. Good ragchewing Netherlands N Ireland & England
- CQ40m 50 year old FT101E & 90' random wire for some serious ragchewing. As it should be...
- CQ10m TS-830S & 5/8th vertical and a 30 minute ragchew about motorcycling with Larry VE1CX
- CQ10m TS-830S & 5/8th vertical and a great 1/2 hour rag chew with Joe K1CL in Maine
- CVRS Last (formerly 1st) Monday of the month Top Band AM Net Yaesu FT-101E & random wire
- CVRS Last (formerly 1st) Monday of the month Top Band Net LSB Yaesu FT-101E & random wire
- A live feed on a Facebook group to encourage non 40m users. TS-830S & 90' random wire
- Kenwood TS-830S and 5/8th vertical chatting with Brian 9J2BO Lusaka Zambia.
- Very quick contact with Ferry YB0AR in Indonesia who was live streaming. Trio TS-830S & 5/8 Vert'
- CQ40m TS-830S & 90' random wire multiple interG & ragchewing on an impromptu net
- CQ40m FT101E & 90' wire to G3OJV, GM0MNV, G4FFR, M3RYL/QRP, GM4GAZ/M & MM0RMY
- CQ40m FT101E & 90' wire, big QRM but using RF gain, M8VKL, M1TJM, M7VBI & 2E0NPL ITL
- How I sounded on my FT-101E 320 miles away at MM7JNTs QTH
- FT-101E & 90' Random wire on 40m ragchewingbwith Julien MM7JNT 320 miles away
- CQ40m FT101E & 90' random wire & an hour ragchewing including Mark 2E1HOZ
- FT-101E & 90' random wire to FT-101E. Dick G8DER swapped to his 101E half way into QSO.
- CVRS CRAY VALLEY RS 1ST MONDAY OF THE MONTH TOP BAND NET AM February 2026
- CVRS CRAY VALLEY RS 1ST MONDAY OF THE MONTH TOP BAND NET LSB February 2026
- TS-830S & 90' random wire on 40m. A bit of a CQ after the initial contact ended in another 8 :-)
- TS-830S & 90' random wire short skip into Germany on 80m for a change.
- TS-830S & 90' random wire on 40m ragchewing N Ireland, Netherlands, Belgium and Suffolk.
- Quick chat with Richard operating GB2KWD using my TS-830S and his KW2000B
- CQ40m TS-830S & 90' random wire 4 replies Yorkshire W Cumbria Luxembourg & Ashford Kent
- CQ10m after repairing my Trio TS-830S. A few chats with Joe OD5ET on his broken FT-101B
- CQ10m IC-7300 & 5/8th vertical to Florida and Maine for some rag chewing.
- CQ10m IC-7300 & 5/8th vertical Reunion Island straight after Mauritius.
- CQ10m By request, IU1QDD Dan via winter SpE IC-7300 & 5/8th vertical.
- CVRS CRAY VALLEY RS 1ST MONDAY OF THE MONTH TOP BAND NET AM January 2026