Robert Chipperfield

@CJEager1 @computermuseum I'll be there! (Along with others - the CDARC folks are organising it, but I'm bringing some kit and the @g3pye van)

Looking forward to next weekend's Museums on the Air event. Cambridge & District Amateur Radio Club (CDARC) will be broadcasting from our car park all weekend as part of International Museums Weekend! Come along - support them and us.

@harpmatt1001 @m1acb Ah excellent, thanks Matt! You were a decent signal!

@m1acb @rmc47 Thanks Rob for the nice QSO on 20m with my TruSDX QRP, DL1SER, Matt

Rob M0VFC @rmc47 trying to find satellite FO-29 just before we worked K3RRR from #C6APY

@g7soz @m1geo @m0taz Belgium has summits! Admittedly several of them have car parks at the summit, but it's quite nice to be mostly activating in woodland.

@m1geo @m0taz @rmc47 I’m trying to compute @rmc47 being in ON and doing sota from there 🤣

Dark and dingey outside? Mosquitoes biting? Must be time to make and test a new antenna! 😁 All set for some 30m SOTA QSOs #hamr #hamradio

After a week+ of SOTA (various pics over at @m0vfc/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">mastodon.radio/@m0vfc/), tomorrow it's @rsgbiota time! I'm hoping to be active on 20/30/40m CW from Rathlin Island, EU-122. Only on foot, so I'm afraid QRP, but should be on air somewhere around 1000 to 1400 UTC as MI0VFC #hamr

@m0taz Of course! In one 🙂

@rmc47 Did the milk waggon make it all the way to Wales?

I'm off for a few weeks of radio adventures, starting in North Wales... Most updates will be over on Mastodon: @m0vfc" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">mastodon.radio/@m0vfc #hamr

@Cambswater @Cambs_Traffic No problem with it being closed, if that's required - but it'd be great if the status could be updated with @Cambs_Traffic if so, such that we can plan routes accordingly.

@rmc47 @Cambs_Traffic Caution is been taken as there are gas mains near the excavation site. ^Rich

@Cambs_Traffic @Cambswater Could I check the status of the road closure on Landbeach Road? one.network/?GB134140985 lists the status as "No carriageway incursion", but the road was coned off with Road Closed signs for the last few days (and several days last week)

@m0taz I can't believe you missed the opportunity for @m1geo's ElonMobile to rescue a Land Rover!

We had some fun, how do you liberate a caravan from a muddy field. First of all you have to free the 4x4 #muddy #4x4 #hamradio #hamr Radio adventures with @LEFARS @M0OAB

@albinstigo @m1geo @flossie_crg Boat? It's not rained that much in Cambridge 😛. Ford Transit van, 20m pneumatic mast.

@m1geo @flossie_crg @rmc47 What kind of boat is that?

Out this evening in @flossie_crg with @rmc47 for the 70cm UKAC. #UKAC #hamr #ValentinesDay

@cybergibbons I have telonic.co.uk/product/siglen… - there's cheaper versions in the range if you don't need dual channel etc

Has anyone got any recommendations for a off the shelf bench PSU with the following requirements: From a UK supplier that can handle warranty returns 0-30V At least 3A CC/CV operation A dedicated output on/off button not a single mains switch Linear 4mm Binding posts

@m1kta_qrp @2m0sql @flossie_crg @theRSGB Inter-band interlock - single transmitted signal at a time, but no band change limitation so bounce back and forth...

@charlie_thomas Strong xkcd.com/150/ game

I’m eating a bowl of custard for tea, like I’m 8 years old 😂

@rdavies6 @M0KVI @QRPerDotCom @PicoAPRS If you do not transmit RF, you do not need a license - there is no transmitter to be licensed. If you do transmit RF, and wish to do so while the transmitter is unattended, then you require an NoV.

@M0KVI @QRPerDotCom @PicoAPRS Do you need an OFCOM licence variation to run an iGate in the UK? I’ve never been too sure - hence never tried!

Started with next Major software update rollout (first in Germany) for your PicoAPRS V4. Softwareversion 5. Changelog at: picoaprs.de/downloads_v4.p… I think i can roll out in the next days worldwide.

@Cobalt_Skye Oh, rubbish! Sending appropriately-protected hugs both your ways.

@alexbloor If you're keeping return water temperature below the dew point of the exhaust gas, you recover the latent heat of condensation, which isn't insubstantial. I think on a condensing boiler, 70C Vs 40C return is something like a 70->90% efficiency change - worth having ..

*** I should just add that #1 and #2 might conceivably save energy. But, a tiny amount. In certain rare circumstances they could potentially, I think, also case you to use a fraction more energy. Basically it's not going to be a game changer, energy consumption-wise.

Common misconceptions about energy saving. 1) "If you turn down your boiler's flow temperature, it will save energy". But, if you don't alter your thermostat, the system will still be aiming for a given room temperature. Meaning sure it will run lower, but it'll run for longer.

Still watching to see what happens on this platform, but my callsign (M0VFC) on the Radio instance of The Other Place is me. (If the policy changes, I'll post actual link) As verification, this phrase is posted earlier from that account than here: neither-needle-noise-upon

@julianclover Headache / sore throat / cough started yesterday, combined with two work colleagues testing positive. My test was negative yesterday morning but a firm positive today!

@rmc47 Oh dear. What made you think you might have it

Made it nearly three years before my luck ran out! 🤦‍♂️

@jackg8dx D'oh! Another member of the fast-growing club, it seems 🤦‍♂️. Swift recovery!