Had my first QSO on QO-100 over the holidays with Paulo Jorge using my UK call. Seems like a nice place to hang out. It probably helps that the bird stays where it is while you surf around the transponder !

Fed up of watching helplessly as my precious N-types face plant into the ground, I bought some caps.

Amateur Radio catalogue from 1986. Given inflation over ~40 years, it goes to show how relatively cheap gear is these days.

Today I become a Patreon for a bunch of ham radio Youtubers. Feels like they have become a key part of the community, much more so than radio clubs these days. I encourage you to spend a little money supporting some of these guys, and watch ham radio shows on TV every day !

EME Observer 📡 - map of 10 GHz EME stations, one-click Sked planner, moon ephemeris & signal path data. A tool I built for myself and tested in dozens of 10 GHz moonbounce QSOs. Try it here: dxer.site/eme-observer/ Read on 🧵⬇️ #hamradio #amateurradio #10GHz #GHzbands #hamr

Has anyone in Australia/NZ ordered from Coaxen ? Resellers of Messi & Paoloni, but never heard of them before coaxen.com.au Messi on holidays for August 🇮🇹

A special guest columnist shares a story of night-flying with Jim Lovell. Thank you Tom Hanks

Antenna mast doubling as flagpole today Fremantle Dockers

Sun shadow bang on centre, but only getting about 5dB vs cold sky due to the losses back to the shack. Fatter coax is on order. Might add another lna as a line amp one day

Still my all-time favourite dish because it combines size and speed. C-band LEO radar, 10m, 60 tons, according to the internet. Flips faster than a pancake

#Estrack: We're in New Norcia for the inauguration of @ESA's 4th deep space antenna📡 European Space Agencyoperations

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