A grey murky start turned into a cracking day on Walbury Hill. 23 10GHz band QSO's including one into the Paris area on ssb. 1 Watt is all you need! π
28.09.2025 20:17 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0@g4sjh-barry.bsky.social
A grey murky start turned into a cracking day on Walbury Hill. 23 10GHz band QSO's including one into the Paris area on ssb. 1 Watt is all you need! π
28.09.2025 20:17 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0You know how it goes. Nobody responds then suddenly everyone at once just as you've got into a QSOπ. Sorry I missed you. I did try a couple of times. Next time...
25.08.2025 10:57 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Operating "topless" in the 10GHz contest today! A good crop of QSO's after a worrying start. G1EHF came to the rescue with an alternative TVTR. But even this needed some in service encouragement! So many things to fix! ππ
24.08.2025 20:46 β π 5 π 0 π¬ 2 π 0122km on 24GHz with the UKuG loan gear was pretty good for less than 20mW I thought! Frequency stability was challenging! This needs fixing but fun to have a go anyway. Patience was rewarded with 5 QSO's. #ghz_bands
18.08.2025 11:03 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0A fun 10GHz session from Walbury Hill today. Best dx 430km, not bad for my little 1W PA. Getting the key out for 2 QSO's was a bit stressful though π , not my best skill! #ghz_bands
27.07.2025 20:52 β π 10 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Some difficult 3.4GHz 9cm band QSO's battling against the strong adjacent 5G signals above 3410MHz when pointing directly towards Woking or LHR. Several stations unworkable as a result. Time to investigate some mitigation .... #ghz_bands #UKAC
23.07.2025 15:54 β π 7 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Children of Ruin and Children of Memory. Great SF escapism!
16.07.2025 20:11 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0You will have to read the full trilogy....π
16.07.2025 16:00 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Nice long evening allowing the cobwebs to be brushed off the 3.4GHz gear. A good bunch of QSO's with 300km best dx. This despite challenging wide band interference suspected to be from 5G systems now deployed in Woking and Guildford. #ghz_bands
25.06.2025 10:10 β π 5 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Hopefully I'll be on 3.4 next week from IO91. I'll look out for you..
16.06.2025 15:04 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 023cm TVTR now "Galileo Ready"! No changes other than a LO synth upgrade. Sigs the same on 1298 compared to 1296MHz in tests over obstructed paths with G1EHF and G3TCU. #ghz_bands
05.04.2025 16:34 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0πIn conjunction with the Tx converter, mine continues to be at the heart of my 10GHz transverter. Since the 1980's !!!
04.02.2025 07:50 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0A very successful inaugural Ridgeway Microwave Round Table today. Loads of projects and equipment on show and a brilliant JT4 on 122GHz demonstrationπ. Excellent measurement capabilites to 47GHz. Great attendance- well done all! #ghz_bands
01.02.2025 17:01 β π 11 π 2 π¬ 1 π 0And did it work?
15.01.2025 08:39 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0I wondered how the return loss of my 23cm antenna system (23 ele yagi) would look at 1298MHz. Seems fine π
02.01.2025 19:43 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Sort yourself out Dave! ππ
31.12.2024 22:44 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0More QSO's on a number of bands during 2024 compared to the two years prior. More HF activity and fixing my 24GHz system would be good goals for 2025. I was pleased to add 3.4GHz as a new band this year. Good DX and HNY!
31.12.2024 15:27 β π 7 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0