5 more QSO off the moon from this contraption in the garden! 2 initials: PA0TBR -17 -19 and IZ8GGF -17 -18 Good that it's all still working ok.

I'm adding a SWL table to my website! Will be adding stations I like all the time. rfconsult.uk/hf/#hf-1 I can tell you're all excited by that, lol

BBC, broadcasting from the same site as Vatican Radio, in Dari, the language used in Afghanistan (I think?)

Radio New Zealand International! Some kind of double hop to London?

Radio Delta !

Good summary. But when you retire… 😊🍾🥳 😆

Another 7 eme QSO tonight. Including my 1st Yagi2Yagi with OE3JPC! He has 2x56el with 400W at Ant I have 4x36el with 200W at Ant Link closed with -24 -24 SNR Wow 🤩

Moon at 30 deg elevation West with house in antenna HPBW, limiting wsjtx 60c to -25dB SNR. 20 deg elevation possible East for Oz and NZ. Best decode at my qth anywhere so far is -28. I need to optimise for -32dB

Wet ice dramatically changes the dielectric environment Wet ice is a mix of: •Ice (εr ≈ 3–4) •Liquid water (εr ≈ 80, lossy) When this coats a Yagi’s elements, the antenna is no longer operating in air (εr ≈ 1). De-tunes antenna, return loss worse.