A fellow Echelford ARS club member, Jonathan Ratty G5LUX, passed away suddenly just over two years ago. He was only 58. I recently found a recording of him taking part in our club's Sunday evening 2m net, dated 22 December 2022 youtu.be/I0I_KYQMLVk?... R.I.P. G5LUX SK

A previously undiscovered track, recorded by Dan Hartman around 1985/86, which was recently unearthed by Linda Custis Anton who played congas/percussion on the track. Linda recalls that bass was played by TM Stevens. Written by Dan Hartman and Charlie Midnight. youtu.be/y-9XUedy8yM?...

Having a go at 145 Alive this afternoon. #hamradio #amateurradio @icom-uk.bsky.social #ic9700

Not 'arf pop pickers. @a1radio.bsky.social www.a1radio.co.uk

This month's #practicalwirelessmagazine has landed #hamradio #amateurradio- it's started to look rather generic again...and, with the usual suspects populating the letters page. Yawn.

Your chance to win a slightly soiled Draylon 3 piece suite... listen to the Friday FiXXX to find out more. (Radioactive protective suit not included). Sofa courtesy of Tim Sherlock . No cash alternative. Requires you to visit the A1 Chatroom to take part. Delivery not included. Colours my vary.

Another LIVE Friday FiXXX on @a1radio.bsky.social coming your way this week, 10pm til Midnight on www.a1radio.co.uk - Get your fave requested tracks played in #doublequick time. If we have your selection on vinyl, we'll play it on vinyl. Join us in our chatroom for a fully interactive experience.

Great to take part in last night's RSGB 80M CC #CW contest, I managed to get 51 contacts in the log. My headcopy is gradually improving. @icom-uk.bsky.social #ic7610 #amateurradio #hamradio Nice to see that Echelford ARS are holding on to 3rd place in the General Clubs ranking.

Ready for the oof. Quick breakfast and away! I'll have to watch for thunderstorms around midday. 30ft of metal in the air in the middle of a field what could go wrong. I expect to start out on 40M SSB at around 10am then progress as the bands indicate. Please listen out. Tally Ho

Reminder: AOTA this weekend MW6HED from Carew Cheriton. Batteries Charged; Tools, Spares and Log Sheets packed. Weather might be an issue Saturday, but Sunday looks better, we shall see. Looking forward to hearing from you.

Good luck with your activation and congratulations on activating a "new" airfield in this event We hope to be able to make an "airfield to airfield" contact with you from former RAF Weston Zoyland where we will be operating GB0WZL #AOTA #AmateurRadio #HamRadio #HamR #theRSGB @m1acb.bsky.social

Yours truly, 45 years ago, in the tiny radio studio in Church Street, Weybridge. I'm pleased to say that I'm still on the radio after all these years, with The Friday FiXXX, 10pm til Midnight, on the awesome @a1radio.bsky.social - A1radio.co.uk

Another LIVE Friday FiXXX coming your way this Friday evening on the awesome @a1radio.bsky.social - From 10pm - 2 hours of your favourite requested tracks, played in #doublequick time. Join us in our friendly A1 Chatroom for a fully interactive experience. We play requests on vinyl, when available.

It's 21C outside and sunny. My rabbit passed away 4 years ago. I think the risk is probably fairly low. The guy left my package on the doorstep and walked calmy away... unscathed.

Yowza! I'm one of the lucky winners!! Thank you to @icom-uk.bsky.social 👍

The latest SPRAT has been landed #QRP #amateurradio #hamradio

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Another LIVE Friday FiXXX on the awesome @a1radio.bsky.social this Friday evening between 10pm and midnight. Get your favourite requested tracks played in #doublequick time and join us in the A1 Chatroom for a fully interactive experience. A1Radio.co.uk We play requests on vinyl, when available 😎

Total carnage down at our local Tesco petrol station this lunchtime... Queues leading out of the forecourt with some pumps marked as not available and people even filling up jerry cans! 🙄

Yours truly hamming it up during the recent #RSGB #80m #SSB #Contest @icom-uk.bsky.social #IC7610 22m inverted L @ 3 meters and 100W #amateurradio #hamradio youtu.be/IXMnFFyW7T0?...

The original and the best. The Bode Show and Friday FiXXX are GO! Join in the fun at @a1radio.bsky.social www.a1radio.co.uk Friday evenings.

Our cherry tree is waking up...

I have been given permission and registered to activate RAF Carew Cheriton for the Airfields On The Air event . David, M0SKT & Greg 2W1BUF have been a tremendous help in getting this together. It's the ist time activation for Wales. Listen out or Join me on the days

We hope to be able to work you from our own Special Event Station (GB0WZL) at former RAF Weston Zoyland (now Middlezoy Aerodrome)

MX4Y #40M WPX SSB Contest

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Join me for another LIVE Friday FiXXX, exclusively on the mighty @a1radio.bsky.social - Get your favourite tracks played in #doublequick time between 10pm and midnight. A1Radio.co.uk

An oxymoron if ever I saw one 😆 Found on Google Maps 🤣

Virgil reckons that @a1radio.bsky.social is F.A.B. A1Radio.co.uk

Get your LIVE Friday FiXXX! Two hours of your favourite requested tracks, played in #doublequick time, from 10pm, on the ultimate in Internet radio entertainment www.a1radio.co.uk - Join us in our friendly chatroom. Radio, with the focus on you, not a playlist. Exclusively on @a1radio.bsky.social

Bye Sky. After 21 years of telly you've finally priced yourself out. The Freesat / Firestick combo does the trick... plus, my Samsung TV has channels built into it, inc live stuff. Netflix, Prime, Appletv and Disney apps, along with apps for BBC, ITV, Ch 4, Ch 5... what could possibly go wrong 🤣

Amateur radio chums, I'd be grateful for a repost of the below, my club's traditional SES season opener.

Echelford ARS DX net currently QRV

Nice to have a ragchew with my old mate #DJ8MW - We normally use 40m but the band is as dead as a door nail this evening so we tried 60m and it was in great shape. #amateurradio #hamradio @icom-uk.bsky.social #ic7610 #HF

Keep The Fire Burnin 🔥 at danhartman.com

Sunday stroll alongside the River Blackwater...

This month's #practicalwirelessmagazine has landed #hamradio #amateurradio

No filter. Monday morning and the sky is on fire.

Worked a few BERU CW stations yesterday. I worked the majority before lunchtime and then returned in the afternoon to see if I could work a few more. I worked GM6XX who heard me after I had to call a couple of times. It was then that I realised that my IC7610 power was at 0W (reduced before lunch) 😄

Fleet Pond, dug out by monks in the 12th Century for use as a fishery.

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Hello! We'd love you to join us this Friday for live shows from Simon Bode at 20:00 and Jonathan Creaser at 22:00. Find us on your favourite streaming app or at https://www.a1radio.co.uk #OnlineAnytime

At last! I tried for ages yesterday and yet, today, took me a couple of minutes 😅 #3Y0K

Get your Friday FiXXX on the ultimate in online radio entertainment @a1radio.bsky.social Two hours of your fave requested tracks, played in #doublequick time. If we have your request on vinyl, we'll play it on vinyl. Radio like it used to be, including wow, flutter and crackles. A1Radio.co.uk

Considering that this is my first time taking part in the CQWQ CW Contest, and the fact that I only had a few hours, I don't think the result was that bad 😄 #hamradio #amateurradio

Sincere apologies to everyone who was expecting to hear the Friday FiXXX on the awesome @a1radio.bsky.social last night. Due to technical issues I was forced to abandon the show. After some hardware changes this morning I'm hopeful that all will be back to normal for next week's show. A1Radio.co.uk

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Stu Mack MM9STM/P currently operating on 40m 7.112 MHz at UKBOTA B/GM-0526 #amateurradio #hamradio

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