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• Post #4169552

  My full licence allows me to operate around the world and in International Waters. I can also operate Aeronautical Mobile. Does this mean I could operate from low Earth orbit as G8RKE/AM? Just a random Tuesday afternoon thought

• Post #2736716

  The EFHW has finally been retrieved. I took a guesstimate on length as was pressed for time and put it back up. Going forward I think I need to build a 40m EFHW with an 80m loading coil. It will be easier to erect and manage.

• Post #2736715

  This week my get up and go and got up and buggered off. Zero motivation at work, ready for bed already 😅

• Post #2736714

  For the first time in a while, it's slowed down at work. Thought I'd do some remote operating only for my ISP at home to keel over 😂

• Post #2530164

  OK so I think I have decided, loosely, on what to use my hotspots for. Duplex 1 -> DMR Brandmeister & YSF OARC Duplex 2 -> FreeDMR, maybe TGIF, and YSF WPSD Simplex 1 -> YSF Southern England It's also got me thinking about running an XLX reflector for the local club and perhaps mastodon.radio if there is any interest?

• Post #2530163

  I appear to have contracted something. Shivering, aching but no temperature. Considering grabbing a cat and going to bed 😅

• Post #2530162

  Robert seems to think it's dinner time. It isn't, he's just being dramatic #catsofmastodon #cats #caturday

• Post #2530159

  I was hoping to be able to work NA stations on SSB with the new EFHW but I seldom hear them or any real DX on SSB. Suppose it's probably conditions, but I think if I erect ANOTHER HF antenna the neighbours might not be so tolerant anymore 😅

• Post #2530158

  Is it me or are bands like 20m quiet outside of contests? The FT8 segments will be really busy but not much on voice! Even the CW portions seem quiet. I remember when I first licenced having choice of CQ sigs to listen to.

• Post #2530157

  Ah, it seems my EFHW far end has given out. Until I get out there there later this evening to inspect it, I don't know what has given out.

• Post #2530156

  One of residents of the flats opposite is looking to swap (social housing). It's got 30m of contiguous balcony/terrace around it, and is on the top floor! They aren't looking for ours but if we could manage a multi swap, we'd have our own outside space and I'd finally have a decent VHF takeoff 😅

• Post #2530155

  The antenna situation is disappointing. For the first time in years I had a half decent station and was enjoying HF again. Plan B will be the works once I've managed to get the old antenna down. The element is fine, it's wire with a kevlar sleeve type jobby, it's just the support rope. Arse.

• Post #945619

  I have everything crossed right now #Artemis