I moved the HF antenna, slightly different orientation, more true North to South. WSPR over the weekend, conditions were not too good on the higher bands and it's optimised for 40 and 30. 1 Watt. #WSPR #hamradio Into VK on 30 and 40!

My CW was quite *****, but it's much improved now I am back on the air. I copied today's #Morsle at 40 WPM! morsle.fun

Nothing to do with Ham Radio: I had my second Shingles jab yesterday and I have been poorly ever since. I have spent most of today in bed. Hopefully "normal" service will resume soon.

Two more images from the #ISS using #SSTV.

More #ISS #SSTV images, very good pass directly overhead, so two good quality images.

More #ISS #SSTV success, two reasonable images received and one partial that is very noisy.

Had a quick play at receiving some #SSTV from the #ISS Using my Icom ID-51 and it's rubber duck and acoustically coupled to QSSTV! You don't need complex equipment.. arissintl.bsky.social

Bank Holiday project. Can I convert all these components into a functioning clock? This is CMOS logic, no micro controller. #clock #electronics #bankholiday

I copied today's #Morsle at 40 WPM! morsle.fun

We have moved, back to the main QTH. Boxes everywhere. It's home. Nice to be back. Can't find anything but never mind. In other news, I don't recommend moving using a Renault Hatchback, hire a big van.

Progress!

Shack! I need help lifting the shelves onto their base. But I am 90% there. Just need the radio equipment out of storage. #shack #hamradio #IKEA

I am assembling flat pack furniture for my shack. Desk, chair, bookshelves, and a filing cabinet. #flatpack #hamradio Surprisingly it's all quite easy, and well made.

The cooker can stay at the wrong time, we're moving out next weekend! F*** it. Hello BST. #daylightsaving #BST

In other news: easy word today. I copied today's #Morsle at 40 WPM! morsle.fun

I have been off the air for 6 months. My station boxed up in storage while the house is renovated. I play the Morsel word/CW game every day. In six months my speed has dropped from 40 WPM to 30 WPM, and often that's a struggle. Use it or lose it! #hamradio #morsecode #CW morsle.fun

In anticipation of moving back to the main QTH in a couple of weeks, I have put up a non resonant long wire. 36.270 metres of wire, inverted V over an Oak tree. Ran WSPR over the weekend, 1 watt. (I didn't bother to test or tune the antenna!) #WSPR #hamradio

I had a quick play with FT2. I had to cobble a very compromised antenna, and the 705 on 5 watts, so I didn't have a QSO but I was decoded in Italy. Interesting, more experiments will have to wait until I back at the main QTH. #FT2 #hamradio

Interesting what you find when you renovate an old building.

Amended the /etc/hosts file on my Pi and Hamclock is back up working.

Petition: Allow radio operators to install antennas & masts without planning permission petition.parliament.uk/petitions/75... #AmateurRadio

House renovation: tomorrow we start decorating. I thought I'd start in the shack... I have never had a room indoors in my home as a dedicated shack!

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... NO! We have polluted the land, We have polluted the oceans, We have polluted the air. All for profit ,with no regard for consequences. We need fewer objects in orbit, not more.

I have Hamclock running 'headless' on a Pi 2W, and accessing it via it's web server. This is working better than expected. #hamclock #raspberrypi #hamradio

Finally got fed up with having to go portable for satellite work. I have bought a small rotator and a 3/5 ele dual band Yagi. I just need to fabricate a bracket so it will point up at the sky. My QTH is obstructed to the East, but mostly OK in other directions. #satellite #amsat #hamradio

Interested in satellites? Check this out! youtu.be/Q-mRNxhbBdA?...

My latest video had a lot of feedback. Not everyone liked it. I lost subscribers due to that video. But I also saw a lot of support and gained some Patreon supporters (THANK YOU!) If you'd like to know my feelings on the situation in the US, I have more here:(saveitforparts.com/2026/01/26/s...)

Snow in North London/Herts #uksnow AL2 4/10

New Year Resolutions: 1: Don't make New Year Resolutions 2: ... err

I copied today's #Morsle at 40 WPM! morsle.fun

I have just heard that W6LG is now a silent key.

Another obscure word I didn't recognise I copied today's #Morsle at 35 WPM! morsle.fun

Mac Pro update. It's a beast! I gave up on Zorin and have put Mint Cinnamon on it. I compiled SatDump from source and you can the compiler how many CPUs to use. It has 24! It only took a few minutes to compile. Maxed all 24 CPUs out to 100% and the fans kicked in but it's really quiet.

Note to self: stay off eBay late at night when I am bored. In other news: I have a Mac Pro. 12 core Xeon CPU, 64 gigs of RAM and 1 T of storage. I think I'll put Zorin OS on it. A slight overkill for the shack computer... #Linux #zorinos #trashcan

IMO this was not a proper word! I copied today's #Morsle at 40 WPM! morsle.fun

Very light dusting of snow in North London. It'll all have vanished by lunchtime. #UKSnow

A word within a word, messes with my head. I copied today's #Morsle at 40 WPM! morsle.fun

I have had my response to G4UQB comments about FT8 publish in the latest RadCom. I have had some email "feedback". I should be old enough and wise enough to S.T.F.U. and not get involved. Onwards and upwards. Ham Radio is, and always will be, a superb hobby.

#ISS #SSTV was still AWOL on the pass over UK at 18:50 UTC

#ISS #SSTV is still offline, but in other news: I copied today's #Morsle at 40 WPM! morsle.fun

@arissintl.bsky.social There are multiple reports of the SSTV not being heard.

The #ISS #SSTV is underway. There are reception reports already! The first pass over my location is at 19:30.

I have got the QFH antenna working at my temporary QTH, in readiness for the #SSTV #ISS event. But just to prove it was working I had a play with APRS.

XYL is taking me to IKEA today. Mostly to look at kitchens and bathrooms for the house renovation. BUT, new shack will need a new desk, so I am checking out height adjustable standing desks, office chairs, and shelves. We might eat meatballs.

Temporary QTH, while our main QTH is being renovated, is on relatively high ground, so if I deploy my QFH antenna I might be able to RX the SSTV ISS event without going portable.

More SSTV from space. My AOS predictions suggest late evening passes over London. This is an easy event to participate in: you need an HT on 145.8 Mhz and a phone with an SSTV app.

If you have a Rig Expert antenna analyser and need a case, then these electric toothbrush cases work really well. With thanks to K8MRD's YouTube channel for the suggestion. PLUS, Rig Expert are in Ukraine, good to support them too. 🇺🇦

I copied today's #Morsle at 40 WPM! morsle.fun

This is quite interesting. youtu.be/RU8JhW0PzyY?...

eQSL is not happy today.