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30 Sep 2024 - wettest month for 16 years! Weather
11 May 2024 - extreme aurora event - Propagation
24 Apr 2023 updated - Wildlife
18 Apr 2022 updated - GB3USK time changes 
24 Mar 2021 -  On hearing meteors and aurora
19 Jan 2021 updated - Internet resources
07 May 2019 - Milliwatt Power Meter

Welcome to my amateur radio site.  I'm Graham Kimbell, first licensed in 1964 and living in West Lydford, Somerset (IO81QC). My interests are mainly 6m (50MHz) and 4m (70MHz) – propagation, working dx and homebrew.  I'm also active on 23cm (1296MHz) and sometimes on 2m (144MHz).  I also go in for contests now and again.

Corresponding member of the RSGB Propagation Studies Committee
Member of the UK Six Metre Group.
Member of the UK Microwave Group.
Keeper for the GB3USK 23cm beacon.

NEW!    QSL Policy

I no longer send or receive cards via the bureau.
You may QSL direct (I am QTHR) or use eQSL.  If using eQSL, please also email me your request as I rarely check the site.


My longest distance contacts by band and propagation mode are (cw or ssb):-

Band / PropagationTroposphericAuroraSporadic E
Es+TEP

F2
23cm
OE5VRL/5 Austria  1246km -
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4mPA4VHF Netherlands  661kmSP2JYR Poland 1456km
A92IO Bahrain 5232km

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6mGM3POI Scotland 870kmOH3XA Finland 1866kmPJ2/DJ9ON Curacao 7308km3B8DB
Mauritius 9851km
VK4ABW Australia 15469km
20m



ZL3KB, New Zealand 18994km


My current countries totals are:-

                                            * minor squares eg IO81
BandCountriesConfirmedFields eg IO
Grids*Comments
23cm
18
9
4
61
Two way ssb and cw since 2012
4m44
44
15
182
Two way ssb and cw since 2007
6m15915763
545
Two way ssb and cw all time

My first 4m QSO was on 9 August 1964 (on AM). My first QSO outside the UK on 4m was with ZB2VHF (Gibraltar)on 3 June 1968.  I've nearly lost track of the number of 4m rigs and transverters I've built - the current one is described on the equipment page. You can read more about my interests and find some historical recordings on the history page.

My first 6/10m cross band QSO was with EL2AV (Liberia) on 18 October 1980.  I started operation on the 6m band proper on 1 February 1986 when the band was released generally to amateurs in UK.  Six is a specially interesting band because of the many propagation modes possible.  I have written articles on transatlantic Es, Aurora and Meteor Scatter.  See the propagation page for more info.

You can contact me by email - g3tct (at) g3tct.co.uk


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