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TX Factor Episode 8 Has Been Elected!
May 6th, 2015 | 
Author: Oh, there’s also a chance to win a FUNcube Dongle Pro+ courtesy of its inventor Howard Long in our next free-to-enter draw.
Suddenly, the prospect of a hung parliament is not such a bad result after all: there’s always amateur radio and TX Factor to take your mind off the gloom!
TX Factor Episode 7 Is Live
The long-awaited next edition of the UK-based HD TV show dedicated to amateur radio is now available at www.txfactor.co.uk
In this episode the team investigates the issues of recruiting young people to the hobby and visits a veteran amateur who’s an inspiration to us all! We discover what the IOTA programme has to celebrate and test an innovative 2 metre antenna which can be won in our next draw.
We hope you enjoy the show!
TX Factor Team
TX Factor at UK’s National Hamfest 2014
Episode 6 is now live at txfactor.co.uk. It features the best from the UK’s biggest rally, National Hamfest 2014. The team meets the exhibitors and visitors and brings a flavour of this amazing annual ham event to those who couldn’t make it this time.
There’s also a chance to win the compact, yet function-packed dual band VX-3 transceiver in our next free-to-enter competition.
We hope you enjoy the show and look forward to your comments and feedback at [email protected]
73 from the TX Factor team
TX Factor – Episode 5 is Live
Silcoates School ARC
In this episode Bob McCreadie reports from the recent AMSAT-UK Colloquium, and finds time to test out the SuperAntenna Superstick delux package. Nick Bennett travels north and discovers a rather remarkable radio club. And we reveal the winner of our first free-to-enter competition.
See the new episode at www.txfactor.co.uk
We hope you enjoy the show!
TX Factor Team
The TX Factor Team Goes Continental!
TX Factor from Friedrichshafen 2014
Episode 4 from the TX Factor team is a Ham Radio special, filmed entirely on location at this year’s convention in Friedrichshafen on the shores of Lake Constance.
Bob and Mike report on ham radio technology old and new, including a look at the new System Fusion DR-1 144/430 Dual Band C4FM/FM Digital Repeater from Yaesu, and an amazing transceiver from Hilberling.
There’s also a chance to win a Yaesu FT-60E dual-band handie in our first free-to-enter competition.
Visit the website to see the latest episode.
Happy viewing!
TX Factor – Episode 3 is Now Available!
Yes, it’s ready to view over on www.txfactor.co.uk
Bob and Mike assist Roger G4ROJ with his amazing kite aerials. Nick pays a visit to Ben Nock G4BXD at his Military Wireless Museum in Kidderminster and discovers Ben’s impressive collection of war sets and spy sets. Mike reports from the Exeter Radio and Electronics Rally to find out what people expect from a rally in the 21st century. We also review a new quad-band mobile radio from Wouxun.
We hope you enjoy this bumper edition!
73
Nick 2E0FGQ
TXFactor Team
