Thanks to the efforts of Richard G3TFX, my antennas have been mended.
I now have my V2000 and endfed halfwave for 10m re-erected at full height again with new coax cables. In the past I could have managed to do this, but I feel so giddy that ladder work is all but impossible.
Richard has worked tirelessly in the true spirit of amateur radio.
“Pass the parcel. That's sometimes all you can do. Take it, feel it, and pass it on. Not for me, not for you, but for someone, somewhere, one day. Pass it on, boys. That's the game I want you to learn. Pass it on.”
In the end this is what all of us has to do. We pass on our experiences of life to children, friends and colleagues. Not one of us is perfect, but we must strive to pass on what makes the world better to those around us.
Although I have had mine for several months now, I have only scratched the surface of what it can do.
See https://sites.google.com/view/g3xbm4/home/hf-mf-and-lf/commercial-rigs/icom-ic-705 .
See https://sites.google.com/view/g3xbm4/home/non-amateur-radio/cambridge .
It is now 0835z and I have been active for about 20 minutes. Much to my surprise, spotted by OH6BG and a couple of Germans already, presumably Es.
UPDATE 1020z: 26 spots of me so far today on 10m WSPR.
UPDATE 1252z: 33 spots of me so far today.
It is now 0830z. I have been active (V2000 omni antenna) for about 15 minutes. So far just a couple of Gs spotted. No Es evident yet.
UPDATE 1025z: 153 stations spotted with the furthermost 4X1TI (3633km).
UPDATE 1255z: 313 stations spotted today. Most by Es.
OFCOM has proposed some changes to mobile licences at 800MHz. See the OFCOM website for more details.
