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That's generally the way at this time of year but as the days get longer, they'll stay open longer. 10m has been doing well though, it's been open a lot later recently.
Good choice, a friend of mine loves 10m and normally slaps up a large monobander just for the couple of years at solar peak. I think he had a four or five element up last time!
Aye, looks as though the emails are going out bit by bit. Another friend has had one, I've not had anything yet.
As far as I'm concerned, the sooner these old callsigns are revoked, the better. I never understood why the change was made after BR68 to allow people to keep their old callsigns. You go up a class of licence, you get a new callsign and the old one is revoked, that's how it was and should never really have changed.
Looking forward to hearing some M8s and M9s on the air though, I wonder how many people will make the change voluntarily.
“Beneficial to everyone”
**** off.
The only people some of these changes are beneficial to are Ofcom. We’re already seeing interference to existing repeaters by idiots just setting one up with no consideration to the existing infrastructure, there’s been confusion with RSLs and frankly, allowing callsigns to be reissued after five years is offensive.
These logistical changes are by Ofcom to make things easier for them to administer, nothing more.
**** off.
The only people some of these changes are beneficial to are Ofcom. We’re already seeing interference to existing repeaters by idiots just setting one up with no consideration to the existing infrastructure, there’s been confusion with RSLs and frankly, allowing callsigns to be reissued after five years is offensive.
These logistical changes are by Ofcom to make things easier for them to administer, nothing more.
I used to have an 847, I know technically it can be used as a portable wireless but it's not the sort of thing I'd like to carry too far. I was really upset when a near lightning strike destroyed it but cheered up when I got a decent amount on the insurance. I claimed for an Icom 9100 as it was the only real alternative and instead bought a 590.
Nicely done, I had them all already but picked up some new slots.Chad and Easter Islands both in the log on 10m for all time new onesI missed Liberia but they just didn't seem that active, or was this me???
MFJ closing down. That's going to leave a huge hole.
I wonder if someone like DX Engineering will buy them because it's not just MFJ branded kit, they've made a lot of acquisitions over the years.
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I wonder if someone like DX Engineering will buy them because it's not just MFJ branded kit, they've made a lot of acquisitions over the years.
So who's going to be looking out for N5J while they're on? Only the third ever activation of Jarvis with the last one being in 1990.
I just managed a 17m FT8 slot for ATNO #304.
jarvisisland2024.com
I just managed a 17m FT8 slot for ATNO #304.
Welcome to the 2024 DXpedition to Jarvis Island National Wildlife Reserve
Welcome to the 2024 DXpedition to Jarvis Island National Wildlife Reserve
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12m and 10m haven't been dead recently, we are pretty much at the peak of cycle 25 which means you can almost work the world on a bit of wet string on 10m and 12m. Of course, solar flares and the summer doldrums are making things a little tricky right now but it's going to be a great winter!
I can't get excited about handbags, I've had a few over the years but they inevitably get chucked in a drawer where they lie undisturbed for years. Much like ratchet screwdrivers. Every now and then, I see a new model which I think will be worth a look, buy it, use it twice and then sell it.
I've got a couple of baofengs which I can't charge and an Icom something or other analogue one which I bought last year.
I've got a couple of baofengs which I can't charge and an Icom something or other analogue one which I bought last year.
I don't know where you are but we don't have any issue with pirates on VHF/UHF here at all and never really have done. Back in the day, NL and SL weren't nice places to be sometimes but even then, it wasn't too bad generally. DMR is different, apart from having the knowledge to set up those stupid code plugs, don't you have to register to use it?
People have been saying VHF and UHF are doomed since I got my ticket, back in the early 80s. I agree, there's nowhere near as much activity now as there was but we said the same in the 80s, the 90s, the 00s, etc etc. VHF SSB is doing fine, there's a lot more to life than your local 2m or 70cms repeater.
It is. The Foundation licence is a good introduction, take a look at the Essex Ham training site. Unfortunately, there's not much incentive to go above Foundation apart from being able to run more power but if you want to learn, there is so much out there. I've been playing wireless for over 40 years and I'm still learning.
They'll get you on your local repeater, that's all they're good for really. You can't do much else with a Baofeng.
Just remember that with any indoor aerial that you're going to get RF in the shack so you will need a lot of ferrite chokes for pretty much any bit of wire otherwise it's going to be mayhem.
CY9C is doing a grand job from St Paul Island. It's not been activated for five years or so and although I worked them back in 2012, I've been picking up a few new slots. They're very strong and pretty easy to work.
CY9C is doing a grand job from St Paul Island. It's not been activated for five years or so and although I worked them back in 2012, I've been picking up a few new slots. They're very strong and pretty easy to work.
Ten slots so far, all FT8 or CW. I’ve not heard them on SSB yet, they’re concentrating on CW and FT8 to get as many in the log as possible.
The last couple of evenings, they’ve been incredibly loud on both 10m and 12m with huge pileups.
