I've doubled my power now, woo! I don't think there's any point going to the high power category until I improve rx with a preamp.
I worked pretty much everyone I could hear.
Still leaping out of the car to turn the antenna. I occasionally look out for cheap tv aerial rotator but no luck yet.
Conditions weren't that great for the April RSGB 432MHz UKAC contest last night. Worked a few new stations and plenty of familiar callsigns too. Nice to get Gareth @g0mfr.bsky.social in the log too.
Best score this year so hopefully I'll move up one or two places on the leaderboard.
Not really. Google lens did the clever stuff
Very happy to receive my satellite DXCC certificate π°π―π from the ARRL today. Thanks to all the operators around the world for the QSOs that made this possible. #AMSAT
Grab his leash and take him for a walk - that should build his apetite! π€£
Hello Dale. Yeah, AO-123 is a great satellite. Very easy to work at low elevation. I think everyone on that pass worked everyone else. Not like the chaos you find on SO-50
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FT817 with an upgraded mic. I replaced the MH-31 fist mic innards with a SotaBeams voice keyer which has an electret capsule instead of the standard dynamic. I think I also had the SotaBeams compressor switched in (normally I switch it out for FM sats). Gives nice bright, punchy audio.
@wgoodf.bsky.social called you a couple of times on SO-50 this evening.. no reply :( I have said something to upset you Dale? π€£
XU7AMO being active on π°οΈQO-100 has motivated me to clear out my shed so I can get active on QO-100 again ποΈπ‘
I haven't beein regularly active on QO-100 for 18 months so I was pleased all the gear still works 100% and got a nice easy QSO for my first contact with Cambodia.
#SSTV image received from cubesat π°οΈQMR-KWT-2 on February 25th to mark Kuwait National Day and confirmation certificate.
πΌοΈSSTV postcards from Kuwait continues via π°οΈQMR-KWT-2 through the weekend. β¬οΈ436.950 MHz FM π³Robot 36
#SSTV #QMRKWT2 #Kuwait_National_Day #KuwaitLiberationDay #orbitalspace
It's always fun working DX via satellite. Joe (KE9AJ) is on the Florida Atlantic coast and we worked via AO-7 last night. 4245 miles separated us and AO-7 was sounding great considering it's been in orbit over 51 years.
and a nice little flurry of contacts on RS-44
Nice to be able to find time to work a couple of amateur radio satellites π°οΈ this afternoon.
I spent a lot of time beaming more or less north, as well as NE and NW. If I heard something off the side of the beam, I'd get out and turn the antenna but didn't hear anyone in IO70,71,80,82,JO01 or 02
Conditions on 70cm were not great tonight. I only managed 22 QSOs in total in the RSGB 432MHz UKAC contest.
I was glad to get G1ZAR/P in the Peak District (best DX 281km) and Jacques F1BHL. I also heard GD8EXI in the Isle of Man but couldn't work him on 5W.
M33 The Triangulum Galaxy and also near-Earth Asteroid 433 Eros (white line to the left of the galaxy)
I put my Dwarf 3 on M33 The Triangulum Galaxy for about 80 minutes this evening and also managed to catch near-Earth Asteroid 433 Eros (the white line to the left of M33) which was a nice bonus.
The California Nebula (NGC 1499)
Thor's Helmet (NGC 2359)
A couple of images from last night's imaging session with the Dwarf 3: The California Nebula (NGC 1499) and Thor's Helmet (NGC 2359).
M42 Orion Nebula
M31 Andromeda Galaxy
Horsehead and Flame Nebulae
A few more images from the Dwarf 3 from last night.
Quick shot of the moon from the Dwarf 3.
I went for the Dwarf3 after watching lots of content online over the last 2 or 3 weeks. I think Orion Nebula and Horse Head+Flame will be my first deep sky targets.
This is M42 taken with my 6" Newtonian and Canon 600D about 6 years ago. My first and only attempt on this object to date.
First light with my new toy a little earlier.
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a somewhat abrupt conclusion
Cool.. looks just like what I need, especially in the winter months.
Sadly, I won't be out next week for the 70cm UKAC... too much going on at school in the run up to the end of term.
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