Brett Ruiz

Every December, I take a picture of M42. Here is what 5 hours of photon gathering looks like. Enjoy.

@AstroBackyard Ham Radio, Classic Car 🚙 restoration, enjoying the Caribbean life in Curaçao 🇨🇼

To all the astrophotographers out there ... what are your OTHER weird hobbies? 2 random ones that I am uneasy to share with y'all are that I collect basketball cards (I watch videos of dudes opening packs), and I'm obsessed with gardening and plants in general. Okay, your turn:

@Rick_EA4M I am so sorry to hear that Rick 😔. Hope you get back into the hobby very soon. 73 de Brett, PJ2BR.

After many years enjoying ham radio I have to dismantle my setup due to personal and neighborhood issues. It is not the final but it will be a big pause in my ham radio life. I will miss you much, many thanks for many many many excellent moments!!!! 73 TU

@LU4DPO thank you Ernesto for the contact on Q65! Welcome to TEP 2024 Season!! Let’s break some more records!

🇺🇲 𝗙𝗟𝗢𝗥𝗜𝗗𝗔 𝗦𝗔𝗧 ²⁰²⁴ 🤝Nice to meet Brett @PJ2BR in Florida today #curacao #AMSATRovers @GridMasterMap #KE4NF #PJ2BR

@EA4NF_SAT @GridMasterMap It was great meeting you Philippe!! Must repeat soon!!

@FG8OJ So sad. No more EME Newsletters 😩

In memory of Dr. Allen Katz at 2024 EME convention

@FG8OJ Safe flight Burt!!

Boarding TX541 to Orly. TM8J back on the air soon (FM LEO, MEO, GEO, 6m)

@2m0sql @FG8OJ Terrible news 😔. Thanks Peter for the help.

@FG8OJ @pj2br I asked Yaesu UK and the told me zero chance of getting new AC motors even to keep as spares.

New toy just arrived SPID RAS in replacement of bad G5500

@FG8OJ Please let me know if you manage to find replacement motors for the 5500.

@pj2br 🫨🫨🫨 my biggest problem is that I can’t repair it because I can’t find AC motors anymore 😭

@FG8OJ Are you happy with the results Burt? Would like to give it a try.

Very interesting project : small SDR for IC 9700/705 12 kHz IF. It demod FM with wide filter. SDR output easily decoded with UZ7HO SoundModem. Source code and binaries for Windows are here - github.com/lesha108/decod…

@KH6WI_Ham_Radio My next travel gear purchase…

New Green Cube Arrow compared to the Alaskan. It's biiiiiiig.

@sv1nzx We are also suffering in the Caribbean.

This is how bad the Sahara sand pollution is, right now. #athens #greece #καιρος #αμμος #weather #sandstorm #theskyisorange

@xq3sa I see my call in there 😄 73 de PJ2BR

IO-117 Sat qso from Chile to Slovenia & Czech Republic (12.500 kms distance) !!! Thanks to S58J & OK1UM

@A65BR Congratulations 🎉🍾

Today TEP to FR on 2m was amazing. Q65 QSO with FR4OO done. Never try before, looks like we have permanent channel via TEP on 2m. Signals are huge, CW can be easy. #fr4oo #tep #vhf #144MHz #2M #Q65

@A65BR It’s a matter of time before the 2x contract will be made. Good luck 👍!

TEP on 2m band. One way so far from FR4OO. Over 5,100 km #tep #144MHz

@FG8OJ The good ole days when 10W on 6m was considered “High Power” 😂

@pj2br Oh that’s amazing

New 6m DXCC Pitcairn Islands. Also worked TY5C and ZL1RS. The magic band is on fire🔥🔥🔥

Worked my first PY station #PY2SOL on 2m. When you think TEP is dead, here comes another surprise contact, 4800 Km on 144.300 SSB using a Remote setup from my home QTH. Thank you Marlon for going out of your way to make this contact.