Noel Matthews

@ja6_uar @G7Jtt Congratulations! Be great if you could join the BATC merger system: wiki.batc.org.uk/HAMTV_from_the…

HAM TV test image from ISS on 2395Mhz / received with Hackrf one / 90cm Offset live via # satdump

Bit of an early tease for CQTV 290 which will be dropping through email boxes in the next few days. As always a cracking read for both beginners and veteran ATVers. Members taking the printed copies should expect them posted out in the new year.

@g8kmh @24ghz @JLCCNC_Official I’ll send you an email!

10GHz over, time to move up in frequency. WR42-WR28 adaptor plate for the Relcomm relay @24ghz Two plates/relay measure c. 0.25dB insertion loss. Have a few spares... #ukghz @JLCCNC_Official

@HockleyAdam Hi, yes I’m the keeper of BA. is there a problem?

@G8GTZ Do ya do any Maintenance on GB3BA?

@g1dfl_pete @BitternDXers Didn’t realise you were going up to Trimingham! I was part of the Norfolk VHF contest group who won VHF NFD in 1982 from Trimingham 😃

Fun weekend #RSGB #VHFNFD camping with @BitternDXers G6IPU/P at #Trimingham Norfolk Coast playing radio #50MHz #70MHz #144MHz #432MHz and #1296MHz great food and social. Heavy rain on Sunday but otherwise a gloriously sunny time by the seaside! Lots of #BishyBarnabee #ladybirds

@BATCOnline will have stand at HamRadio Friedrichshafen this Friday and Saturday. Please come and say hello to @davegkq and @Pa3fbx1. We’ll be opposite the @theRSGB stand.

CEPT is holding a public consultation on its draft DECISION (not Recommendation) re the 23cm band. This will adversely impact amateur use of 1258-1298 MHz. The deadline for comments is 11 April, see 'Draft ECC Decision (25)01' at cept.org/ecc/tools-and-… #amsat #hamradio #hamr

Important day for us today as we prepare to apply for an ISS contact @WickHigh. As we're so far north our highest elevation pass is 25° so we're trying to prove our received signal strength is high enough. S7 from the APRS signal. @ARISS_Intl

@bbcpress Sunday afternoons are never going to be the same ☹️ RIP Johnnie.

"Johnnie was a pop radio pioneer and a champion of great music, entertaining millions of beloved listeners on the BBC across decades" Tributes are paid to Johnnie Walker MBE Read more: bbc.in/3BFsLhx

@G4SJH_Barry Blimey - that's well organised! Me, I just scribble it on a piece of paper which I'm lucky if I can find when I get home 🫢73s and HNY and may your DX be long in 2025😀

More QSO's on a number of bands during 2024 compared to the two years prior. More HF activity and fixing my 24GHz system would be good goals for 2025. I was pleased to add 3.4GHz as a new band this year. Good DX and HNY!

@Bobhamtv Hi Bob - lots of willing helpers from the ATV community on the BATC forum - just post your question there and I'm sure someone will help 😀forum.batc.org.uk

@G8GTZ Sadly, I lost my mentor. Need some help with my hamtv in Pennsylvania USA. Running, Technotrend tt1600, high sierra down converter, 1.2m offset dish, g5500, pstrotator. Trouble getting it all together on Tioutune software vidio end. Looking for a seasoned Elmer. Bob

Happy Holidays!! #amateurradio

@M0DTS Yes, I signed up yesterday...

All my new posts will be on bluesky: bsky.app/profile/m0dts.… fed up with all the advertising/notifications on X so moving off here soon.

@RFconsultantUK @2m0sql Agreed, brilliant little camera with 2 way audio when used with smart phone app - got a couple for puppy monitoring, last one was £16 from Amazon.

@2m0sql Got it from Argos

@MehdiHacks Worth taking a looking at the @BATCOnline Portsdown test equipment suite here wiki.batc.org.uk/Portsdown_Test… 6GHz signal generator, frequency sweeper and noise figure meter plus much more…..

🧵 How to build an RF lab on a budget? A hacker's guide to the most important tools for signal hacking/analysis. Let's first introduce a few concepts and tools before actually jumping into the specific brands and models. Depending on what you want to do, there are a few tools you need in your lab for frequency analysis, antenna testing, and RF measurements: 1. spectrum analyzer: one of the most important tools in an RF lab. A device that lets you "see" signals. Mostly come in 2 shapes: either standalone (benchtop or portable, but with its display, and works independent of a computer), or USB-based that needs a computer. It's like a receiver, receiving signals from its input port (e.g. from an antenna) and showing them to you. 2. signal generator: as the name says, a device to generate signals. Like a transmitter. Important for many use cases (testing antennas, receivers, and many other RF accessories) 1/7

The prime minister insists the "vast majority of farmers" will not be affected by changes to inheritance tax. Sky's @pkelso breaks down the figures ahead of today's farmers protest in a very interesting analysis

You don’t see many of these around that are still complete these days 😉

So it’s confirmed on the Countryfile weather forecast - Basingstoke where we live has seen the least sunshine of anywhere in the UK in the last 2 weeks - 21 minutes in 14 days, no wonder it’s been so depressing ☹️ Forecast looks good for tomorrow 🌅🌅😀

More pictures emerge of British PM meeting with pop stars.

Great to see so many RSGB-affiliated Special Interest Groups with us over the weekend including AMSAT-UK, Radio Officers ARS, @BATCOnline, BYLARA, RAYNET-UK, @CdxcUk, @UKGHZ, 145 Alive, BOTA, @2026Wrtc and the Vintage and Military ARS - to name a few. Thank you to them all for joining us at this year's #RSGBconvention #amateurradio #hamr