8mm or 3.125 inches of #snow just north east of downtown #Raleigh. Already melting on vehicle glass at 25.5 degrees Fahrenheit, -3.61 Celsius.
As is my custom, I have deployed orange safety cones at the bottom of the neighborhood hill where I sledded into a concrete drainage curb and broke my back! #ncwx #FM05 #FM05qt #nc #TriangleNC
I got one of the Explorer Pota33 masts that was on sale. Did some #SWL while detailing the minivan today, which was definitely better than NOT listening to shortwave whilst detailing the minivan. All India Radio Akashvani broadcast from #Bengaluru.
Heard in #FM05 #RaleighNC. Random wire dipole. Mast is held by an old umbrella stand I saved from the side of the road.
Listening to Radio Habana Cuba and thinking about how "free speech" works in the US.
11769kHz
14:23z
1472 km from me in grid square FM05
CountyComm GP-7/SSB
random wire dipole
#RHC #RadioHabanaCuba #FM05 #SWL #FreeSpeech #USpol #GP7 #DX
I am interested in what empirical evidence can be had to determine how much power is "as much as you need to make the contact."
This FT8 sequence seems to be one of those data points. I tried for a while to get this Chilean station and then someone from my grid square swoops in to get the QSO!
Recently went from a 25W rig to a 5W rig. Fewer QSOs and more incomplete exchanges, though I know the bands have been rough.
#Durham County Library Presents
HOBBY CURIOUS:
HAM RADIO
An introduction to amateur radio with
The Durham FM Association
Free and open to all ages
Main Library
Register online: https://durhamcountylibrary.libcal.com/event/14186455
DURHAM COUNTY Library
Mike
Mike K3LOE