Keith - G0FEA

Another first class QSL printed by our friends in Ukraine. Very happy

Living in Constable country I felt this famous work needed updating.

Another graduation done. Obligatory team photo.

It's a two screen day for my students. Looking at economic growth across the globe. Wish us luck.

Slight change of lecturing today. Playing with the markets.

A couple of nice downloads from UmKA 1 (RS40S) today

New dish for QO-100. Another job to sort.

Another for the collection

Blue sky and aluminum.

First image from the new set received today.

So, the build begins.

My wife has just walked in and presented me with this. I love it.

Ok, I turn to the power of this medium to seek a solution for an antenna issue. Looking for a way to stand the mid section of a EFHW antenna away from my mast. Share your thoughts either way me please.

Well I showed the wife this picture of a Hexbeam and explained that’s what’s going on the new mast rather than a big ugly yagi. I think she was convinced. I’m still alive so I might have gotten away with it.

New QSL cards ordered. New rear layout with Suffolk scene.

Anybody in the UK looking for QSL Card verification stamps, go check out PTS and create a cheap custom version. Great service.

That's going in the shack next to the QO-100 transverter

I'm sorry but someone in the UK broadcasting network needs sacking. It's September!!!!

This is rapidly becoming the most used piece of kit on my shack. Bloody sharp knife!

Today, I will be mostly playing wireless.

Finally I got around to sorting things out under my desk.

With the nights drawing in I've had to light up the mast!!!!

No radio today, back to the day job.

The last pass of SO-50 was crazy. Sounded like a jumble sale.

It would appear that the mystery hole in my garden is being filled with concrete and rebar. I cannot believe someone has put a metal sleeve for an antenna mast smack bang on the centre. When I find out who did this.. I'm going to shake their hand!

Sat listening to HubNet only to hear a guy in Lancashire on a Chinese handie giving a made up 8 digest call sign oblivious that he's on amateur bands. Worse part operators talking to him.

Good call to replace the mast pulleys while it's down.

I've had this radio for a while and never tried terminal mode. The learning begins.

Checked my ic-9700 against the Leo Bodnar injection board and GPSDO lock. Spot on

My wife said “you don’t mind if I got to Sarahs (our eldest) tonight?”. Of course not. 10 minutes after she left I’ve ordered my curry.

First I find someone has dug a big hole in my garden, now someone has delivered some steel rebar to my house. The only thing I can think to resolve this is to put the rebar in the hole then fill it with concrete. Best to be safe. Thoughts?

As an academic who specialises in business and finance I am trying to get my head round Donald Trumps promise of giving $5,000 to all Americans if the Republicans win the mid-terms. U.S. population: about 349 million, So the cost would be approximately $1.745 trillion.

I’ve just looked in the garden and see a large hole has appeared. Looks dangerous, must fill it with concrete to make it safe. Maybe add some supporting metalwork.

It's out of the box and in the shack. Power good, ptt switching good. Now to run some coax.

Handing round some points on the 144MHz contest. Takes me back to when I started. A new FT290R and a 9 elle Tonna on the side of my parents home, working stations from my bedroom.

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Anyone looking to get into ESSB? A fully functional rack mounted system, wired and ready to go. It's going on eBay tomorrow.

Forget the Kenwood TM-D750E Digital Dual Band Mobile Transceiver, I want this!

It's that time of year that my inbox is packed with emails from publishers looking for me to spend my budget.

Yes, found suppler of large size satellite dishes just up the road from me. What a result.

Did not realize it's so difficult to buy a satellite dish over 90cm. Looking for 110 or 120cm that I don't have to take out a second mortgage for.

Blimey, concrete is expensive. This antenna project is no cheap feat.