Tonight @ 8 – archive main list by year
3 March 2025 – Antipodean Antenna Adventures by Bob Bower, GM4DLG
The presentation Bob’s one-man DXpedition to ZL, ZL7, VK9L, VK9N and VK7, which took place in January to March 2024, is currently being serialised in RadCom. The first part was published in the February issue, with parts two and three to follow in March and April. This Tonight@8 presentation complements these, and will include additional […]
3 February 2025 – Basic fault finding and basic electronics by Lee Aldridge, G4EJB
The presentation Lee will look at the prerequisites of construction, as well as the pros and cons about different types of construction. Following this he will look at what to do when you’ve built a project but it doesn’t work, including method, understanding some simple circuits and basic use of a DMM, your expectations, and […]
6 Jan 2025 – GB2RS, the RSGB’s news service, celebrating 70 years, by some of the team
The presentation This presentation is all about the RSGB’s GB2RS news service, that is celebrating its 70th anniversary in 2025. Over 100 volunteers broadcast the RSGB news every Sunday, across the amateur bands using a variety of modes. There’s a look back at the pioneering days of the early broadcasts, before coming right up to […]
2 December 2024 – Basic modelling and antennas for portable HF by Tim Hier, G5TM
The presentation This presentation will focus on the various HF antennas available for portable operating and how to use very basic modelling software to ascertain the choices we have at our disposal. Topics include balancing the convenience of multi-band systems with some trade-off in performance; a look at using 40 metres portable; the importance of […]
4 November 2024 – Listening to the Enemy by Mike Griffiths
The presentation Many know that during WWII radio amateurs were drafted into the military specifically for their radio skills. But what was their experience like as they started to work for MI6 and the mysterious Radio Security Service (RSS)? This presentation looks at the experience of Scouser Harry Griffiths, G2DFH and his move to the […]
7 October 2024 – Aircraft Scatter, the Hitch-Hikers Guide by Ian White, GM3SEK
The presentation Aircraft scatter is about bouncing our VHF/UHF radio signals off high-flying aircraft; hitching a ride with someone else’s plane to extend our everyday working range out to 700-800km. This sounds rather technical, but aircraft scatter is actually very easy; here in north-west Europe there are so many planes in the sky that aircraft […]
