Blog

Eat Dessert First is for my love of food and sharing my favorites with you.

Hi, I’m Lillie. Previously a magazine editor, I became a full-time mother and freelance writer in 2017. I spend most of my time with my kids and husband over at The Brown Bear Family.

Month on the Air

Month on the Air is our day-by-day list of what’s happening on air – DXpeditions, Special Event Stations, Contests, etc. Here are the last two month’s editions, now showing Contest day as well as date. To view one full size, click on the file name or the download button below the displayed PDF and change…

November 2025 Meeting: EGM and Show & Tell

EGM The meeting this month started with an Extraordinary General Meeting, to vote on a change to build the role of our contest coordinators: to give them greater status and voice to those who progress a key club objective – contesting. It would give our coordinators greater input to discussionson the club’s programme and equipment.…

Loudspeakers and Microphones with Chris G6HTH

On Monday 13th Oct, Chris G6HTH gave a great talk on loudspeakers and microphones, their history, development and some of the technologies involved. To aid his talk, Chris brought many items from his collection, as can be seen on the table above – some items from the earliest developments to modern replacements: A great talk!…

Raynet-UK and Technology

Monday 8th September saw three members of Raynet-UK give an engaging presentation and demonstration of Kent Raynet’s use of various new technologies to support the emergency services, presented by Colin Bowman M0NLP. Colin went through the history of amateurs supporting the services with our communications expertise – often vital in the event of traditional communications…

Something went wrong. Please refresh the page and/or try again.

Get new content delivered directly to your inbox.