Neil MI0XZZ

@FMDXIreland Yes, but it was very quick. I know someone else got a morocco contact on the same opening

@mi0xzz 2m Neil?

Don't shout at me, but, this is the first time I've ever had "end of season" vibes this early in an E season. (I'm posting this so that things will explode into life proving me utterly wrong)

@andy_rite Thanks, it does look straightforward!

@mi0xzz essexham.co.uk/operating-amat… looks like you can.

Last minute question for my uk radio friends. I'm going to US next week and have just thought about bringing my radio. Is it too late to operate there? I haven't checked anything so not sure if I need to do a bunch of paperwork/applications first...

@FMDXIreland Oh, I'm doing errigal sota summit next week if you wanted to get a 2m fm/ssb contact

@mi0xzz Congrats on Malawi Neil! Yes Friday was insane for Italy!

89.0 Radio Universidad Salamanca, listed as 30 watts - during a very nice Spanish E skip opening this morning.

Thridarangar rock qualifies for IOTA EU-071!

@chris31633647 Looks like a lot of fun and had been following but no chance at this price.. :/

A couple of nice surprises in the mail today! A flipper zero (present from a friend in hk) and the winter sprat magazine !

@GM0WDD youtu.be/fe2c7sM9APQ

Does anybody know if a sky dish is big enough to get a good receive signal from QO-100 as far North as Scotland? There is one in a skip along the road and I have permission to be a bin hoker 🤣 #amsat #hamr

@m0cvo @2m0sql @GM0WDD I'll ask around and see if anyone in NI has one of those dual band arrow antennas for sale..

@mi0xzz @2m0sql @GM0WDD FT-817 should be enough for sat QSO working split cross band.

Next week I’ll be in Northern Ireland visiting relatives so will be GI0WDD. Will bring the arrow and the FM gear so will be on from IO74, IO64 and possibly IO65 if anyone needs them. It will have to fit in with family time though. Looking for my usual qso’s with @mi0xzz

@2m0sql @GM0WDD I may be in 55 within the next few weeks. Never done a sat qso before so maybe should look into it. I need two radios, right?

@GM0WDD @mi0xzz 42 and 55 are the only ones I need

@G1YBB_uk @800M @F1CBC @NigelUtting @G0UUU @Eddie_G0EHV @g4fzn @bhowie @krafty148 @gd0amd @F4FET1 Haven't had much luck this year for backpackers due to the weather unfortunately. Rain is fine but strong winds really put a stop to any fun...

@mi0xzz @800M @F1CBC @NigelUtting @G0UUU @Eddie_G0EHV @g4fzn @bhowie @krafty148 @gd0amd @F4FET1 Awesome. Don't go home till we worked :-)

GW1YBB/P QRV from IO81 @800m ASL for the RSGB 2m lo power Saturday and 70cms lo power on Sunday. @F1CBC @NigelUtting @G0UUU @Eddie_G0EHV @g4fzn @bhowie @krafty148 @mi0xzz @gd0amd @F4FET1 and all, I hope to work you!

Dear ham radio followers, here is the new version 1.2.0 of the DXTracker on #M5Stack 😌 I cleaned the code & improved stability. There is a setting menu, a new map, a clock mode, etc. As usual, everything is available on my Github under MIT License 🤗 github.com/armel/DXTracker

I home-brewed an ‘HPOD’ antenna (Horizontally Polarised Omni Dipole array) which has similar predicted performance to a Big Wheel. Junk box/£20 of bits. Some further tweaking of matching stub reqd, however initial tests encouraging (50Qs in tonight’s 2m contest, ODX 450km) 1/3

@FMDXIreland Ha, I know. Our heating has been on a few times recently this year.

@mi0xzz Tell you what no E skip combined with me sitting here foundered has all been a bit unseasonal 😂

Patchy E skip from Spain. Nice local ID from RNE Rioja just now on 87.6 RNERIOJA EB11 PI.

@FMDXIreland Yeah, I would have had quite a bit on 6m during May but nothing really. There was a bit of TEP but I didn't get to enjoy that. I think some of the GM's north of us got into south America

@mi0xzz May basically didn't happen Neil (at least here) poorest start to a season I've ever seen. Hoping it picks up. 6 was going nuts last night across the pond so.... fingers crossed that it livens up.

@mm7irq @RNLI @outonashout Just went outside and took that!