Conifer Flower in Grey Hypocam in B/W f 1.8- 1/30-4.27mm- ISO 767 #dragondigitalphotography #hypocam #iloveblackandwhitephotography #blackandwhitephotography #pinecone #conifer

Shot this a few weeks ago but it didn't come out as well as I would have liked it. Processed a bit more and it looks a wee bit better. M1, the Crab Nebula. #dragondigitalphotography #dwarf3 #dwarflabs #astrophotography #seumasdòmhnalross

Finally, a reasonably clear night that lasted for more than an hour or two. Horsehead nebula (Barnard 33) in the Orion constellation as well as the Flame Nebula (NGC 2024) #dragondigitalphotography #horseheadnebula #orion #flamenebula #dwarf3

Second shot of the night is of the Rosette Nebula (NGC 2237), a circular star forming region in the constellation Monoceros, 5000 light years away. This was shot from my back deck at the apt with the exposure taking 50 minutes. Beautiful Nebula! #dragondigitalphotography #dwarf3 #astrophotography

Christmas Tree and Cone Nebula, Magnitude 3.9. (my other photo didn't work out well at all). Some deep space objects shot from earth just don't have the colour and clarity we desire as astrophotographers. #dragondigitalphotography #astrophotography #dwarf3

A new view of the Orion Nebula with the Duo Band filter. Much better!! #dwarflabs #dwarf3 #telescope #astrophotography #astronomy

The skies opened up tonight long enough to snag one photo, the Monkey Head Nebula, or NGC 2174, in the constellation Orion, about 6,400 light-years away. Dwarf 3 telescope 300 sub/ 15 sec/ 60 gain. Bortle 9 light rating #dragondigitalphotography #dwarf3 #dwarflabs

A fantastic view of various galaxies in this shot!! #dragondigitalphotography #astrophotography #dwarf3

Orion Nebula seen with the Dwarf 3. #dragondigitalphotography ##seumasdòmhnalross #dwarf3 #dwarflabs #astrophotography #orionnebula

Trying to get back into my astronomy and now have a Dwarf 3 smart telescope. Will be posting some of my astrophotography and use Bluesky more often Here is my first attempt at the Andromeda galaxy! #dwarflabs #dwarf3 #telescope #astrophotography #astronomy

A beautiful day to take the 1.9 (San'an) flute and wee Hikari, the traveling Komuso, to the park and play some shakuhachi 🪈to the trees and wildlife. It hit 70° today, so was simply perfect! 🙏🏻❤️ #尺八 #shakuhachi #FortVancouver #komuso #Hikari

A snow day for all with more on the way as well as ice, freezing rain on tap for tonight into tomorrow. Be safe out there! 🙏🏻 #dragondigitalphotography #iloveblackandwhitephotography #blackandwhitephotography #buddha #snow

While I cannot reside nor be present physically in my ancestral home of Alba 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 (Scotland), I can in spirit now with a wee piece of standing stone and moss! ❤️ Alba gu bràth! #alba #gàidhlig #scottishgaelic #scottish #scotland #neecerie

C4FM on Venture Overland TG31655 #n7myw #hamradio #amateurradio #yaesu @yaesuusa

Channeling my grandfather today with his coffee mug and some shakuhachi practice. He started to visit Japan in 1946 after discharge from the Navy and eventually moved to Sasebo and Fukuoka, living there till his passing decades later. #shakuhachi #japanesebambooflute #komuso #japan #japanese

The 20m band finally opened up for me here at my QTH With two contacts made to South Africa! It's rare that I get this path down to SA, at 10,252 miles away. We all know how spontaneous the HF bands can be! And, I worked them with 60 watts. 🙂 #n7myw #hamradio #amateurradio #icom #southafrica #wsjtx

I'm is too hot out today so I thought some iced tea and my new book on The Isles by Norman Davies. Add some DMR in Scotland and Wales and it's a Celtic Fest! 😅 #n7myw #hamradio #amateurradio #anytone878uviiplus #anytone #dmr #digitalmodes #brandmeister #scotland #alba #gàidhlig #cymru

Went to visit Icom headquarters today! More to come!! I love this company! ❤️ #n7myw #hamradio #amateurradio #icom @icomamericainc

Come check out and follow the new Clark County Amateur Radio Club page on Facebook! www.facebook.com/profile.php?... #clarkcountyamateurradioclub #w7aia #hamradio #amateurradio

It's an Icom kind of Friday! Due to a major heatwave here, I'll stick with FT8 and ssb/CW on 20m and 40m on HF and some Dstar on the HT. #n7myw #hamradio #amateurradio #icom #icomic7300 @icomamericainc #icomid51aplus2 #dstar #reflector

Some Venture Overland on the local K7KSN DMR repeater during the drive in! TG 31655 on DMR and also through Dstar, C4FM, P25, Wires X and others. #n7myw #hamradio #amateurradio #ventureoverland #anytone

The Dstar system is still going strong and works very well! This morning I'm using the Icom ID-51A plus 2 and my iPad for some DPRS and Venture Overland. Still my favourite talk group on TG31655 DMR and XLX303H on Fusion/C4FM. #n7myw #hamradio #amateurradio #icom @icomamericainc #dstar

It's bee season!! 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝 #dragondigitalphotography #nikon @nikonusa #flowers #bee #beephotography @nikonoutdoorsusa Dragon Digital Photography

Borrowed an Unun to check out some EFHW random wire sets I cut. So far I have a 33' and a 66' ready to go. Once I get a feel for how the G90 works with this set up, I'll buy an unun and have my own. Or build some dipoles with baluns. A fun antenna summer ahead! #n7myw #amateurradio #antenna

After hours of work and a reprogramming of radios, an Openspot and code plugs for two Anytone 878's, I have successfully entered the realm of TGIF! I also applied for and was given my own Talk Group on TGIF! Classical Music is now on Talk Group 1860. #n7myw #hamradio #TGIF #classicalmusic

Happy World Amateur Radio Day! After almost forty years as a licensed radio operator, I can't imagine life without it! Been my best friend since my mid teenage years! N7MYW Extra class 🐷 #n7myw #hamradio #amateurradio #yaesu #kenwood #icom @arrlhq @icomamericainc @yaesuusa @kenwoodcommunications

As much as I'd LOVE to invest in a Uniden SDS200 (bottom photo), the scanners I have do an admirable job! Current line up are the Uniden Bcd996t and Uniden BCD-436 handheld. Someday I'll get that SDS200! #n7myw #hamradio #amateurradio #unidenbcd436hp #scanner #uniden #uniden996t @unidenamerica

Some Dstar and Pokémon Go! Add code is 182918798246 #n7myw #hamradio #amateurradio #kenwoodd74 #pokemongo

Latest two books in my quest for gàidhlig material! #gàidhlig #scottishgaelic #alba #Gaelic #scotland #goidelic

Latha Tartan sona dhut 2024! Happy Tartan Day 2024! #tartan #happytartanday2024 #kilt #kilts #kiltsofinstagram #scotland #alba #gàidhlig #scottishgaelic #kiltsandculture

Some APRS fun with the Kenwood D74! With this HT and the D75, one can add objects to the map with the GPS coordinates. I've added my workplace and FT Vancouver. One can also add vehicle accidents, road closures, etc as a temp object. #n7myw #hamradio #amateurradio #kenwood @kenwoodcommunications

HT of the Day is the TYT trì Band 350 with some @kickinghorsecoffee and some @dxengineering reading! So many goodies I'd love! #n7myw #hamradio #amateurradio #tytth350 #triband #kickinghorsecoffee

Woo-hoo!! Sgoinneil! And while my Gàidhlig journey is only three months old, my streak of others like Welsh and German has now reached 600 days!! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 #gàidhlig #scottishgaelic #alba #Gaelic #scotland #goidelic #duolingoscottishgaelic #duolingo @duolingo

Self portrait using Tri-X black and white codes on the Nikon DSLR. The new codes also include some other Kodak and Fuji emulsions. I find that the Tri-X, which was my go to B/W film emulsion back in the 80's and early 90's, is the best so far. #dragondigitalphotography #nikon @nikonusa

Pitcairn Island is FINALLY in the log book! As working them on SSB is not possible, I was able to use FT4 and complete the contact! I've been chasing this station for a few years and am so glad to have them in the books! #n7myw #hamradio #amateurradio #ft4 #digitalamateuradio #pitcairn

Cofaidh agus Gàidhlig an-diugh ann in Starbucks! #gàidhlig #scottishgaelic #alba #Gaelic #scotland #cofaidh

Some experimentation with a new 900 MHz yagi beam. Tried both DMR and FM with very little change on the former, and decent change on FM. The distance to the repeaters is around twelve miles and 900 mhz (33cm) can vary. #n7myw #hamradio #amateurradio #900mhz #33cm #motorola #motorolaxpr6580

Abair spòrs! Finally found a superb copy of the Dwelly gàidhlig dictionary, this one the 9th edition with dust cover and hardbound. I'm all set for dictionaries! #gàidhlig #scottishgaelic #alba #Gaelic #scotland #goidelic #duolingoscottishgaelic #duolingo @duolingo #dwellygaelicdictionary #Gaelic

While I immerse myself in gàidhlig, I also have a passion for music, especially flutes. The shakuhachi, the Native American and Celtic flutes are my favourites. Today was a fine one for some forest bathing and time in nature. #gàidhlig #scottishgaelic #alba #Gaelic #scotland

Tha gàidhlig cho spòrsail! I'm collecting every book I can in gàidhlig, but can only find so many here in the states. My next is to find the Dwelly Gaelic dictionary in hardback! Someday! #gàidhlig #scottishgaelic #alba #Gaelic #scotland #goidelic @duolingo @bordnagaidhlig @sngaidhlig

Sad to hear of the passing of Bob Heil this morning at age 83. You will be missed for sure! I've been using Heil accessories for almost forty years now! #n7myw #hamradio #amateurradio #bobheil @heilhamradio

Some early morning chat on the radio with the ham buddies! #n7myw #hamradio #amateurradio #yaesu #kenwood #icom #anytone #dmr #digitalmodes #digitalamateuradio #dstar #reflector #hamradioventureoverland

Some Fusion through the Openspot 4 Pro on Venture Overland this morning! #n7myw #hamradio #amateurradio #yaesu #yaesuft3dr #fusion #yaesufusion #wiresx @yaesuusa #yaesusystemfusion #ventureoverland

Some black current tea from @marketspice at Pike Place in Seattle! Add some Dstar on Venture Overland for this morning's commute and chat and all is good with a Tuesday! #n7myw #hamradio #amateurradio #kenwoodd74 #kenwood #dstar #reflector #tea #blackcurrenttea #marketspice #pikeplacetea

Late Winter Organics Dragon Digital Photography #dragondigitalphotography Nikon #iloveblackandwhitephotography #blackandwhitephotography #walnut #sage #pinecone

Late Winter Organics Dragon Digital Photography #dragondigitalphotography Nikon #iloveblackandwhitephotography #blackandwhitephotography #walnut #sage #pinecone

Late Winter Organics Dragon Digital Photography #dragondigitalphotography Nikon #iloveblackandwhitephotography #blackandwhitephotography #walnut #sage #pinecone

Checking in to the Venture Overland Sunday Net!! Join us on Brandmeister TG31655, WiresX, Fusion and Dstar! Sunday night, 6pm Pacific! #n7myw #hamradio #amateurradio #yaesu #kenwood #icom #anytone #dmr #digitalmodes #digitalamateuradio #dstar #reflector #hamradioventureoverland

HT of the Day is the Yaesu FT3DR! Picked up this awesome button today at the Bonneville Dam Visitor Center! What are the odds! #n7myw #hamradio #amateurradio #yaesu #yaesuft3dr #fusion #yaesufusion #wiresx @yaesuusa