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Brent Taylor VY2HF W1PJ M7JHF

@vy2hf.bsky.social

Amateur radio operator, private pilot, writer, creator, traveler, Montrealer, political once-was, Habs fan, roots in Speyside & Dumfries Scotland. Vice-president of the Radio Amateurs of Canada. Posts are mine. Grid Sq. FN86, PEI Canada, IOTA NA-029

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Posts by Brent Taylor VY2HF W1PJ M7JHF (@vy2hf.bsky.social)

Morsle - the daily Morse code challenge

I copied today's #Morsle at 40 WPM on hard mode! morsle.fun #hamradio

01.03.2026 10:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

She should sing the anthem at the next meeting of the Slow. Talkers. Of. America. And all that stylistic stuff was gross. The anthem written by Calixa LavallΓ©e is awesone as-is. No need to re-write on the fly.

01.03.2026 00:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A well deserved recognition for Fred and Helen. Congratulations!! #hamradio

21.02.2026 21:34 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Meeting of the Charlottetown ARC

Meeting of the Charlottetown ARC

Fantastic turnout at the Charlottetown Amateur Radio Club's monthly meeting tonight at the Stratford Town Hall! #hamradio

03.02.2026 23:12 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That is UBER Cool! Smart dude! He must be a ham :-D

30.01.2026 11:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Sir Alex is beaming at Old Trafford today! #manu #derby

17.01.2026 14:24 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Morsle - the daily Morse code challenge

I copied today's #Morsle at 40 WPM on hard mode! morsle.fun #hamradio

16.01.2026 10:18 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Morsle - the daily Morse code challenge

I copied today's #Morsle at 40 WPM on hard mode! morsle.fun #hamradio

14.01.2026 09:55 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Morsle - the daily Morse code challenge

I copied today's #Morsle at 40 WPM on hard mode! morsle.fun #hamradio

13.01.2026 10:07 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Wow, saddened but not surprised. The enshitification of Canadian telecoms services

05.01.2026 18:41 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Morsle - the daily Morse code challenge

I copied today's #Morsle at 40 WPM on hard mode! morsle.fun #hamradio

03.01.2026 12:12 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

December 2026! There's a ham who plans ahead, hi hi.

01.01.2026 11:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Don't forget the RAC Winter contest this weekend, only a couple of days away...
N'oubliez pas le concours d'hiver RAC cette fin de semaine, dans quelques jours seulement...
Find rules at/Trouvez le rΓ©glement Γ :
www.rac.ca/rac-canad...

18.12.2025 15:45 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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@nationalnewswatch.com has a mistake on their site, claiming that a story on the federal workforce is a "CTV News" piece, but the link actually goes to a paywalled Globe and Mail article on an entirely different topic.

18.12.2025 02:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Brent VY2HF, Gerry W1VE, Bill VY2LI at the Old Triangle pub in Charlottetown, PEI.

Brent VY2HF, Gerry W1VE, Bill VY2LI at the Old Triangle pub in Charlottetown, PEI.

We had a small but powerful gathering of #hamradip contesters and operators in Charlottetown, PEI, this afternoon. L-R, Brent VY2HF, Gerry W1VE, and Bill VY2LI.

10.12.2025 22:57 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Worked N5ACR and W2LS on the ISS repeater after the school contact was complete.

05.12.2025 16:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Getting ready to listen to the next #ISS pass and school contact with Illinois. Once they have LOS I'll be hoping Jonny Kim hangs around @arissintl.bsky.social #hamradio

05.12.2025 15:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Morsle - the daily Morse code challenge

I copied today's #Morsle at 40 WPM on hard mode! morsle.fun #hamradio

27.11.2025 09:35 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Morsle - the daily Morse code challenge

I copied today's #Morsle at 40 WPM on hard mode! morsle.fun #hamradio

25.11.2025 09:45 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Morsle - the daily Morse code challenge

I copied today's #Morsle at 40 WPM on hard mode! morsle.fun #hamradio

21.11.2025 11:07 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Turned the TV off. Can't be arsed tonight.

14.11.2025 01:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Faint northern lights in a sky photo from the evening of 12 November 2025.

Faint northern lights in a sky photo from the evening of 12 November 2025.

Last night's Aurora was not the best I have seen, but managed to get a few long-exposure pictures. More impressive was what it was doing to low band radio propagation, like the AM broadcast band. #hamradio

13.11.2025 10:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

With any luck the increased viewership of this piece will make Doug Ford's point even stronger. Anyone who understands the context of 1987 can reach no other conclusion than tariffs are damaging to the home side - especially when the claimed gain is a lie in the first place.

25.10.2025 00:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Visualizations of medium wave AM broadcaster carriers from data recorded on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean during HamSCI's 2024 Festivals of Eclipse Ionospheric Science During the April 8, 2024 total solar eclipse across North America and into the Atlantic Ocean, 26 HamSCI volunteers recorded the entire medium wave AM broadcast band (525-1705 kHz) using software defi...

In addition to traveling to NB to view the 8 April 2024 eclipse personally, I also made a complete spectrum recording of the MW broadcast band from my home station and shared it with the HamSCI research project. Some of this has now been posted!
zenodo.org/records/1547...

23.10.2025 19:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Amazing!

17.10.2025 01:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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On the final full day of proceedings, the Canadian contingent posed for a group photo at the #IARU Region 2 General Assembly. L to R: Alphonse Penney VO1NO, Serge Bertuzzo VA3SB, Tim Ellam VE6SH, Brent Taylor VY2HF, George Gorseline VE3YV. @radioamateursrac.bsky.social #hamradio

09.10.2025 12:33 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
PX100IARU QSO details with VY2PC

PX100IARU QSO details with VY2PC

Brent PY6/VY2HF at the PX100IARU special events station

Brent PY6/VY2HF at the PX100IARU special events station

Flavio PY2ZX, Roberto, Ronaldo PS8RV, Rod W6ROD, Brent VY2HF having lunch at Mare Restaurant, Praia do Forte, Bahia, Brazil.

Flavio PY2ZX, Roberto, Ronaldo PS8RV, Rod W6ROD, Brent VY2HF having lunch at Mare Restaurant, Praia do Forte, Bahia, Brazil.

Yesterday I was privileged to operate the special events station PX100IARU here at the Region 2 General Assembly in Salvador, Brazil. The most fun contact was with VY2PC back home on PEI, during a 10 Meter SSB opening. Then the crew took me and Rod Stafford W6ROD out for some lunch! #hamradio #IARU

09.10.2025 10:36 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

And @radioamateursrac.bsky.social is here in full strength, with me the VP as well as several IARU officers who happen to be Canadian.

07.10.2025 13:00 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The IARU General Assembly is under way, and we're already into some interesting discussions on spectrum defence, common interests, and forging good relationships.

07.10.2025 10:51 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Great to see @radioamateursrac.bsky.social how on BSKY. Please give them a follow for some great content about Amateur Radio in Canada. #hamradio

30.09.2025 10:51 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0