John posted on his blog after a break of 5 months. I can honestly say it is probably the very best blog I have ever seen. This is a reminder to us all that this is just a hobby and we can do as much, or as little, as we choose.
A very warm welcome back John.
My very first DMR QSO!! This morning I worked M7SNS near Leeds on BG-2341 TG91. All seems to be well. As I have no DMR gear, I am using my T320 network radio with Droidstar.
For several days now, I have had no spots. Power and timing seems fine, so I wonder if I am off frequency? More investigation needed.
It is now very late and for the first time in many years I have not shown the latest solar data. It seems too late now!
Most of the day I was trying to get DMR working with Droidstar on my Android phone. Unfortunately I couldn't get the vocoder to download even with a mod to allow sideloading.
Switching to my T320 network radio seems to be working as I am hearing plenty. Tomorrow, I shall try for a 2-way DMR QSO.
It seems 90% of my issues were due to the vocoder. What should have been easy was not.
At about 1420z, I turned on my 500mW W5OLF 10m WSPR beacon. No spots of me yet.
I hope WSPRnet is working as I have not had any spots of me today or yesterday which is odd.
At about 1420z, I turned on my QRP 8m FT8 on 40.680 MHz. No spots at 1430z.
We deliver local Christmas cards by hand. We were going to do it yesterday, but the rain was horrendous so we did it today instead in the co...
