Will Leitch GI6HKE

Best wishes with it!

Louvre museum in Paris closed after robbery, French minister says - live updates France's Culture Minister Rachida Dati said the incident happened as the museum opened this morning.

My money’s on Thomas Crown or Professor Moriarty

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The lad across the road was a massive Radio Moscow listener, and he turned out to be…

A really successful surgeon and semi-professional bass player.

Just goes to show, eh?

Yes but if the civil servant who assigned an arbitrary 3 letters to you in April 1982 and posted it out…picked one you’re not that keen on? (Not in my case) During the NI Troubles in an era of illegal and/or deadly organisations made of three letters - there were some very regrettable mistakes.

Yes understood that. I would have to let my current one go if I did it. They simply said the old one is “not available” - which is odd..because it is…. Unused for 18 years… Hopefully I’ll get an answer - although they often don’t read your email properly and answer a question you haven’t asked…

I wondered if I might re-activate a long-disused one. Website is unclear. Owner - a close friend - sk 18 years ago. Family loves the thought of it being used again. Ofcom said no but didn’t explain their reasons - so I’ve asked them for clarification.

Same here. There’s the slight issue of the Irish Sea between me and the showrooms. I drop in when I’m in GB on business sometimes.

Interesting responses. I did start POTA actuations this year and had fun - didn’t do many. Had always done 145 Alive but didn’t get near it last 2 times. Worked obsessively on learning cw Jan-Jun and totally overdid it. Beat myself up for lack of progress. So took the break and feel better for it.

Anyone else ever have an occasional wee dip in their enthusiasm for getting on the bands? Just coming out of one after 3 months. Didn’t turn a rig on, tap a key, or key a microphone. Now easing myself back in and enjoying it again. Life happened for a bit.

The dip before that was about 25 years!

That’s the first M8 callsign in the log. On 40m. You could say I’m a bit of a slow learner

Finally ran a proper antenna analyser across my dipole today. Well, what a revelation! Now planning a morning with a ladder and incremental changes in shorter lengths to shift the low VSWR up just a wee bit in frequency. But we’re starting from a pretty good place…

Roof repairs finished so got my HF inverted V back up. Much better pulley system for the apex. Tidied away ladders, tools etc, but couldn’t find my yard brush anywhere. 🧹

Baffled.

Eventually found it 2 storeys up on the flat roof of a dormer window.

No, I have no idea.

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#stormfloris mostly sideswiping us in Belfast. Winds gusting around 50 mph, and oddly, sunny most of the time. All my antennas were down anyway but the roof work due to start this morning has been put back 24 hrs. How’s everyone doing in GM/MM? Stronger winds with you guys… #amateurradio #hamradio

Indeed no. Wouldn’t do him any good.

The workmen arrive first thing on Monday morning to do maintenance on my roof, and replace all the facsias and soffits. No antennas at home for a week or two. Feels odd doesn’t it?

Yeah - couldn’t upload evidence of all my inane SSB chatter on 40m last night…and I was so interesting too…

NI weather: Rain and thunder during The Open golf practice day in Portrush The Met Office has warned of possible disruption between 11:00 and 17:00 BST on Tuesday.

Ah Ireland. How you always reward optimism…

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Horizons. Beautiful wee instrumental. That is all.

Indeed.

Wrong Will my friend. Try again maybe?

Well done! This really encouraged me. Because my confident cw copy is around 10wpm too. Some day we won’t be stuck there….

Well I love mine! Enjoy it.

Me last night, 2200: “Best get to bed, need a good night’s sleep, busy work day tomorrow.”

My brain at 02 30: “Hey wake up! I’m just putting into your head the rhythm for ‘Bens best bent wire’ at 18wpm”

I’ve been awake since 0230.

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I’d go and watch one of those launches I suppose…

Yes the one account for every location is a nightmare. If one operates portable for POTA and activates a few parks, it just gets silly.

Yes - looks incredible - but the pretty glowing dots are many many times the size of an actual satellite.

Jolly nice morning doing POTA ssb in a rarely-activated park in Holywood, Co Down, N Ireland. Redburn Country Park, GB-2587. Only on for an hour but delighted with the stations hunting it down. The day went a bit pear-shaped after that but still, it was a jolly nice morning. #amateurradio #hamradio

At my desk all morning writing scripts for a client. Just before lunch I took a quick tune around the HF bands - did a little FT8 on 17m and promptly worked French Guiana for the first time. That is why I enjoy this hobby. You never really know what’s coming! #hamradio #AmateurRadio

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