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Gentleman,
24G season will be starting soon. Who of you is permanently QRV? Here 2.5W 1.1 m dish ... JO31FX.
73 Gerard PA0BAT
Hi Denis
this may be an option from I0JXX
https://www.i0jxx.com/gb/116-24-ghz
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Steve G4HTZ
JO01JN60
Great Wakering, Essex
24ghz 1.8w 80cm dish
also known to be active occasionally on 70cms DATV
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Hi Gerard
My 24GHz system is not permanently on the tower during the winter
but only takes 30 minutes to install. It will be up there when
there is tropo or a good chance of rainscatter.
3W to 48cm PF dish JO02OB.
73
John G3XDY
Gentleman,
24G season will be starting soon. Who of you is
permanently QRV?
Here 2.5W 1.1 m dish ... JO31FX.
73 Gerard PA0BAT
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Steve G4HTZ
Hi Gerard My 24ghz system is ready to go on mast soon ...also with a elevation rotator . I have a sea path into Holland from JO01JN60 Regards Steve G4HTZ
On 30 Jan 2021, at 15:24, gerard.geesink@... wrote:
Gentleman,
24G season will be starting soon. Who of you is permanently QRV? Here 2.5W 1.1 m dish ... JO31FX.
73 Gerard PA0BAT
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Steve G4HTZ
JO01JN60
Great Wakering, Essex
24ghz 1.8w 80cm dish
also known to be active occasionally on 70cms DATV
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To all I have 2 Watts to Procom dish system for portable. I could put on tripod and look out of the shed door, if required have done 10 GHz rain scatter that way in the past 73’s
On 30 Jan 2021, at 15:46, Steve G4HTZ via groups.io <essexsteve@...> wrote:
Hi Gerard My 24ghz system is ready to go on mast soon ...also with a elevation rotator . I have a sea path into Holland from JO01JN60 Regards Steve G4HTZ
On 30 Jan 2021, at 15:24, gerard.geesink@... wrote:
Gentleman,
24G season will be starting soon. Who of you is permanently QRV? Here 2.5W 1.1 m dish ... JO31FX.
73 Gerard PA0BAT
-- Steve G4HTZ
JO01JN60
Great Wakering, Essex
24ghz 1.8w 80cm dish
also known to be active occasionally on 70cms DATV
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Hi Gerard, I'm QRV permanently
2W to 60cm
JO02cg33
I'm still looking to break that European Tropo record to you.
We'd beat your G4EAT record by 12km if we managed a QSO!
Also plan to be QRV 24GHz EME in the Spring, system nearly ready for bench test.
25W to 1.2m offset on EME
73
Tot Zeins!
John
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Hi John,
which record do you mean ?
Distance record on 24,048 GHz Propagation : TR
Band Propagation Call a Loc Call b Loc Mode
Date Distance
24,048 GHz TR DL7QY JN59BD F6DKW JN18CS ?
2011-07-02 581
24,048 GHz TR IW3EHQ/3 JN66EB I0LVA/3 JN72CD
CW+SSB 2000-06-18 459
24,048 GHz TR F6DWG JN19AJ HB9AMH/P JN37OE CW
2006-11-06 455
24,048 GHz TR I3EME JM68MA I0LVA JN62KA CW
1999-09-11 444
24,048 GHz TR SM6AFV JO67GQ DK7LJ JO54CG SSB
2013-02-27 407
Distance record on 24,048 GHz Propagation : RS
Band Propagation Call a Loc Call b Loc Mode
Date Distance
24,048 GHz RS LX1DB JN39CO F2CT/P JN13IQ CW
2008-06-24 710
24,048 GHz RS F6DWG/P JN19AJ F2CT/P JN13IQ CW
2008-06-24 637
24,048 GHz RS OE5VRL/5 JN78DK75VC HB9AMH JN37QD
CW 2012-09-10 536
24,048 GHz RS DB6NT JO50VJ PA0BAT JO31FX CW
2005-07-28 412
24,048 GHz RS PA0BAT JO31FX DB6NT JO50TI CW
2003-06-03 404
73, Rainer
Am 31.01.2021 um 15:58 schrieb g4bao:
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Hi Gerard, I'm QRV permanently
2W to 60cm
JO02cg33
I'm still looking to break that European Tropo record to you.
We'd beat your G4EAT record by 12km if we managed a QSO!
Also plan to be QRV 24GHz EME in the Spring, system nearly ready
for bench test.
25W to 1.2m offset on EME
73
Tot Zeins!
John
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The UK Distance record on 24GHz.
https://www.microwavers.org/records.htm
73
John G3XDY
On 31/01/2021 15:56, DF6NA Rainer
wrote:
Hi John,
which record do you mean ?
Distance record on 24,048 GHz Propagation : TR
Band Propagation Call a Loc Call b Loc
Mode Date Distance
24,048 GHz TR DL7QY JN59BD F6DKW JN18CS ?
2011-07-02 581
24,048 GHz TR IW3EHQ/3 JN66EB I0LVA/3 JN72CD
CW+SSB 2000-06-18 459
24,048 GHz TR F6DWG JN19AJ HB9AMH/P JN37OE
CW 2006-11-06 455
24,048 GHz TR I3EME JM68MA I0LVA JN62KA CW
1999-09-11 444
24,048 GHz TR SM6AFV JO67GQ DK7LJ JO54CG
SSB 2013-02-27 407
Distance record on 24,048 GHz Propagation : RS
Band Propagation Call a Loc Call b Loc
Mode Date Distance
24,048 GHz RS LX1DB JN39CO F2CT/P JN13IQ CW
2008-06-24 710
24,048 GHz RS F6DWG/P JN19AJ F2CT/P JN13IQ
CW 2008-06-24 637
24,048 GHz RS OE5VRL/5 JN78DK75VC HB9AMH
JN37QD CW 2012-09-10 536
24,048 GHz RS DB6NT JO50VJ PA0BAT JO31FX CW
2005-07-28 412
24,048 GHz RS PA0BAT JO31FX DB6NT JO50TI CW
2003-06-03 404
73, Rainer
Am 31.01.2021 um 15:58 schrieb g4bao:
Hi Gerard, I'm QRV permanently
2W to 60cm
JO02cg33
I'm still looking to break that European Tropo record to you.
We'd beat your G4EAT record by 12km if we managed a QSO!
Also plan to be QRV 24GHz EME in the Spring, system nearly ready
for bench test.
25W to 1.2m offset on EME
73
Tot Zeins!
John
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I should of course have said, UK record, Rainer!
73
John
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I'm in two minds whether to go to the effort of putting the 24G stuff on the mast for terrestrial, or just using it for EME and portable. I suppose I should build it as a weatherproof cassette that can be swapped back and forth. Need a lottery win to afford a second system I guess.
Neil G4DBN
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Neil
Only two minds ........ ?
Anyway, just thinking out loud, if you install a system for terrestrial at home you will have a chance to iron out any bugs. Bugs which might be much more awkward to sort out in the field. It may depend on whether you have a path to one or more beacons, or another home op.
John G4ZTR
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-----Original Message----- From: UKMicrowaves@groups.io [mailto:UKMicrowaves@groups.io] On Behalf Of Neil Smith G4DBN Sent: 01 February 2021 15:19 To: UKMicrowaves@groups.io Subject: Re: [UKMicrowaves] 24 GHz I'm in two minds whether to go to the effort of putting the 24G stuff on the mast for terrestrial, or just using it for EME and portable. I suppose I should build it as a weatherproof cassette that can be swapped back and forth. Need a lottery win to afford a second system I guess. Neil G4DBN -- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. https://www.avg.com
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There is rather a dearth of 24 GHz ops within earshot of this corner of IO93, and the nearest beacons are 160 km away over the top of the Pennines, or 250 km away in Suffolk/Essex. Perhaps there are some ops with transverters under heaps of dust. I'll find a volunteer to take a signal source out into the hinterland to check rx performance and maybe use a bare mixer on receive to confirm that I'm making plenty of noise.
EME seems hugely simpler, at least on receive.
Neil G4DBN (too many projects, too little time, need to retire)
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On 01/02/2021 15:30, John Lemay wrote: Neil
Only two minds ........ ?
Anyway, just thinking out loud, if you install a system for terrestrial at home you will have a chance to iron out any bugs. Bugs which might be much more awkward to sort out in the field. It may depend on whether you have a path to one or more beacons, or another home op.
John G4ZTR
-----Original Message-----
From: UKMicrowaves@groups.io [mailto:UKMicrowaves@groups.io] On Behalf Of Neil Smith G4DBN
Sent: 01 February 2021 15:19
To: UKMicrowaves@groups.io
Subject: Re: [UKMicrowaves] 24 GHz
I'm in two minds whether to go to the effort of putting the 24G stuff on
the mast for terrestrial, or just using it for EME and portable. I
suppose I should build it as a weatherproof cassette that can be swapped
back and forth. Need a lottery win to afford a second system I guess.
Neil G4DBN
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Hi Neil:
BEWARE
Retirement is not all it is cracked up to be...
No annual leave, no sick leave, no long service leave no compassionate leave, no public holidays, or even RDOs.
Plan well - at least you can then always change plans!
73,
Bob,
("retired" 1996!)
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-----Original Message----- From: UKMicrowaves@groups.io [mailto:UKMicrowaves@groups.io] On Behalf Of Neil Smith G4DBN Sent: Monday, February 01, 2021 11:52 PM To: UKMicrowaves@groups.io Subject: Re: [UKMicrowaves] 24 GHz There is rather a dearth of 24 GHz ops within earshot of this corner of IO93, and the nearest beacons are 160 km away over the top of the Pennines, or 250 km away in Suffolk/Essex. Perhaps there are some ops with transverters under heaps of dust. I'll find a volunteer to take a signal source out into the hinterland to check rx performance and maybe use a bare mixer on receive to confirm that I'm making plenty of noise. EME seems hugely simpler, at least on receive. Neil G4DBN (too many projects, too little time, need to retire) On 01/02/2021 15:30, John Lemay wrote: Neil
Only two minds ........ ?
Anyway, just thinking out loud, if you install a system for terrestrial at home you will have a chance to iron out any bugs. Bugs which might be much more awkward to sort out in the field. It may depend on whether you have a path to one or more beacons, or another home op.
John G4ZTR
-----Original Message-----
From: UKMicrowaves@groups.io [mailto:UKMicrowaves@groups.io] On Behalf Of Neil Smith G4DBN
Sent: 01 February 2021 15:19
To: UKMicrowaves@groups.io
Subject: Re: [UKMicrowaves] 24 GHz
I'm in two minds whether to go to the effort of putting the 24G stuff on
the mast for terrestrial, or just using it for EME and portable. I
suppose I should build it as a weatherproof cassette that can be swapped
back and forth. Need a lottery win to afford a second system I guess.
Neil G4DBN
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And a list of jobs aslong as your arm from the xyl!
De John G8SEQ
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-------Original Message-------
From: Bob Lockley VK6KW <rlockley@bigpond.net.au>
To: UKMicrowaves@groups.io <UKMicrowaves@groups.io>
Subject: Re: [UKMicrowaves] 24 GHz
Sent: Feb 02 '21 05:00
Hi Neil:
BEWARE
Retirement is not all it is cracked up to be...
No annual leave, no sick leave, no long service leave no compassionate leave, no public holidays, or even RDOs.
Plan well - at least you can then always change plans!
73,
Bob,
("retired" 1996!)
-----Original Message-----
From: UKMicrowaves@groups.io [mailto:UKMicrowaves@groups.io] On Behalf Of Neil Smith G4DBN
Sent: Monday, February 01, 2021 11:52 PM
To: UKMicrowaves@groups.io
Subject: Re: [UKMicrowaves] 24 GHz
There is rather a dearth of 24 GHz ops within earshot of this corner of
IO93, and the nearest beacons are 160 km away over the top of the
Pennines, or 250 km away in Suffolk/Essex. Perhaps there are some ops
with transverters under heaps of dust. I'll find a volunteer to take a
signal source out into the hinterland to check rx performance and maybe
use a bare mixer on receive to confirm that I'm making plenty of noise.
EME seems hugely simpler, at least on receive.
Neil G4DBN (too many projects, too little time, need to retire)
On 01/02/2021 15:30, John Lemay wrote:
> Neil
>
> Only two minds ........ ?
>
> Anyway, just thinking out loud, if you install a system for terrestrial at home you will have a chance to iron out any bugs. Bugs which might be much more awkward to sort out in the field. It may depend on whether you have a path to one or more beacons, or another home op. >
> John G4ZTR
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: UKMicrowaves@groups.io [mailto:UKMicrowaves@groups.io] On Behalf Of Neil Smith G4DBN
> Sent: 01 February 2021 15:19
> To: UKMicrowaves@groups.io
> Subject: Re: [UKMicrowaves] 24 GHz
>
> I'm in two minds whether to go to the effort of putting the 24G stuff on
> the mast for terrestrial, or just using it for EME and portable. I
> suppose I should build it as a weatherproof cassette that can be swapped
> back and forth. Need a lottery win to afford a second system I guess.
>
> Neil G4DBN
>
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Andy G4JNT
Only disadvantage I found from retirement is that I now have to buy my own printer paper.
On Tue, 2 Feb 2021 at 08:45, John E. Beech < john@...> wrote: And a list of jobs aslong as your arm from the xyl!
De John G8SEQ
> -------Original Message-------
> From: Bob Lockley VK6KW <rlockley@...>
> To: UKMicrowaves@groups.io <UKMicrowaves@groups.io>
> Subject: Re: [UKMicrowaves] 24 GHz
> Sent: Feb 02 '21 05:00
>
> Hi Neil:
> BEWARE
> Retirement is not all it is cracked up to be...
> No annual leave, no sick leave, no long service leave no compassionate leave, no public holidays, or even RDOs.
> Plan well - at least you can then always change plans!
> 73,
> Bob,
>
> ("retired" 1996!)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: UKMicrowaves@groups.io [mailto:UKMicrowaves@groups.io] On Behalf Of Neil Smith G4DBN
> Sent: Monday, February 01, 2021 11:52 PM
> To: UKMicrowaves@groups.io
> Subject: Re: [UKMicrowaves] 24 GHz
>
> There is rather a dearth of 24 GHz ops within earshot of this corner of
> IO93, and the nearest beacons are 160 km away over the top of the
> Pennines, or 250 km away in Suffolk/Essex. Perhaps there are some ops
> with transverters under heaps of dust. I'll find a volunteer to take a
> signal source out into the hinterland to check rx performance and maybe
> use a bare mixer on receive to confirm that I'm making plenty of noise.
>
> EME seems hugely simpler, at least on receive.
>
> Neil G4DBN (too many projects, too little time, need to retire)
>
> On 01/02/2021 15:30, John Lemay wrote:
> > Neil
> >
> > Only two minds ........ ?
> >
> > Anyway, just thinking out loud, if you install a system for terrestrial at home you will have a chance to iron out any bugs.
Bugs which might be much more awkward to sort out in the field. It may depend on whether you have a path to one or more
beacons, or another home op.
> >
> > John G4ZTR
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: UKMicrowaves@groups.io [mailto:UKMicrowaves@groups.io] On Behalf Of Neil Smith G4DBN
> > Sent: 01 February 2021 15:19
> > To: UKMicrowaves@groups.io
> > Subject: Re: [UKMicrowaves] 24 GHz
> >
> > I'm in two minds whether to go to the effort of putting the 24G stuff on
> > the mast for terrestrial, or just using it for EME and portable. I
> > suppose I should build it as a weatherproof cassette that can be swapped
> > back and forth. Need a lottery win to afford a second system I guess.
> >
> > Neil G4DBN
> >
>
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Been retired 6 years, don’t know whether it was a novelty having all that shack time – but now I don’t know whether its Covid but just beginning to suffer shack sickness.... ie – open the door, look in and just step out again, close the
door. Might pop in and have two or three hours in the evening.
Could just be this miserable time of the year.... everywhere is soaking wet out there again, I got antennas to sort, dam it all !
Regards to all,
Colin de G8LBS.
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From: Bob Lockley VK6KW
Sent: 02 February 2021 05:00
To: UKMicrowaves@groups.io
Subject: Re: [UKMicrowaves] 24 GHz
Hi Neil:
BEWARE
Retirement is not all it is cracked up to be...
No annual leave, no sick leave, no long service leave no compassionate leave, no public holidays, or even RDOs.
Plan well - at least you can then always change plans!
73,
Bob,
("retired" 1996!)
-----Original Message-----
From: UKMicrowaves@groups.io [mailto:UKMicrowaves@groups.io] On Behalf Of Neil Smith G4DBN
Sent: Monday, February 01, 2021 11:52 PM
To: UKMicrowaves@groups.io
Subject: Re: [UKMicrowaves] 24 GHz
There is rather a dearth of 24 GHz ops within earshot of this corner of
IO93, and the nearest beacons are 160 km away over the top of the
Pennines, or 250 km away in Suffolk/Essex. Perhaps there are some ops
with transverters under heaps of dust. I'll find a volunteer to take a
signal source out into the hinterland to check rx performance and maybe
use a bare mixer on receive to confirm that I'm making plenty of noise.
EME seems hugely simpler, at least on receive.
Neil G4DBN (too many projects, too little time, need to retire)
On 01/02/2021 15:30, John Lemay wrote:
> Neil
>
> Only two minds ........ ?
>
> Anyway, just thinking out loud, if you install a system for terrestrial at home you will have a chance to iron out any bugs. Bugs which might be much more awkward to sort out in the field. It may depend on whether you have a path to one or more beacons, or
another home op.
>
> John G4ZTR
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: UKMicrowaves@groups.io [mailto:UKMicrowaves@groups.io] On Behalf Of Neil Smith G4DBN
> Sent: 01 February 2021 15:19
> To: UKMicrowaves@groups.io
> Subject: Re: [UKMicrowaves] 24 GHz
>
> I'm in two minds whether to go to the effort of putting the 24G stuff on
> the mast for terrestrial, or just using it for EME and portable. I
> suppose I should build it as a weatherproof cassette that can be swapped
> back and forth. Need a lottery win to afford a second system I guess.
>
> Neil G4DBN
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Andy G4JNT
Go out for a run. (Or a long walk). I've taken up running again after a break of nearly 20 years. It's great for killing the blues.
On Tue, 2 Feb 2021 at 10:00, Colin Ranson < g8lbs@...> wrote:
Been retired 6 years, don’t know whether it was a novelty having all that shack time – but now I don’t know whether its Covid but just beginning to suffer shack sickness.... ie – open the door, look in and just step out again, close the
door. Might pop in and have two or three hours in the evening.
Could just be this miserable time of the year.... everywhere is soaking wet out there again, I got antennas to sort, dam it all !
Regards to all,
Colin de G8LBS.
Sent from
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Hi Neil:
BEWARE
Retirement is not all it is cracked up to be...
No annual leave, no sick leave, no long service leave no compassionate leave, no public holidays, or even RDOs.
Plan well - at least you can then always change plans!
73,
Bob,
("retired" 1996!)
-----Original Message-----
From: UKMicrowaves@groups.io [mailto:UKMicrowaves@groups.io] On Behalf Of Neil Smith G4DBN
Sent: Monday, February 01, 2021 11:52 PM
To: UKMicrowaves@groups.io
Subject: Re: [UKMicrowaves] 24 GHz
There is rather a dearth of 24 GHz ops within earshot of this corner of
IO93, and the nearest beacons are 160 km away over the top of the
Pennines, or 250 km away in Suffolk/Essex. Perhaps there are some ops
with transverters under heaps of dust. I'll find a volunteer to take a
signal source out into the hinterland to check rx performance and maybe
use a bare mixer on receive to confirm that I'm making plenty of noise.
EME seems hugely simpler, at least on receive.
Neil G4DBN (too many projects, too little time, need to retire)
On 01/02/2021 15:30, John Lemay wrote:
> Neil
>
> Only two minds ........ ?
>
> Anyway, just thinking out loud, if you install a system for terrestrial at home you will have a chance to iron out any bugs. Bugs which might be much more awkward to sort out in the field. It may depend on whether you have a path to one or more beacons, or
another home op.
>
> John G4ZTR
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: UKMicrowaves@groups.io [mailto:UKMicrowaves@groups.io] On Behalf Of Neil Smith G4DBN
> Sent: 01 February 2021 15:19
> To: UKMicrowaves@groups.io
> Subject: Re: [UKMicrowaves] 24 GHz
>
> I'm in two minds whether to go to the effort of putting the 24G stuff on
> the mast for terrestrial, or just using it for EME and portable. I
> suppose I should build it as a weatherproof cassette that can be swapped
> back and forth. Need a lottery win to afford a second system I guess.
>
> Neil G4DBN
>
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Andy, at least I can get in the car and take a drive over to the jab centre in a little while. Unless I walk the streets the local parks, of which we have quite a few, are becoming impassable with all this rain, deep mud churned up with
lots of wellies by lots of people who I am sure would not normally take advantage of the facilities.
Good luck with the running, can’t do that with my poor old knees !
I’ll have another pig out in the shack/storage when I get back, its getting therapeutic just filling the dustbin with cag !
73’s
Colin.
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From: Andy G4JNT
Sent: 02 February 2021 10:53
To: UK Microwaves groups.io
Subject: Re: [UKMicrowaves] 24 GHz
Go out for a run. (Or a long walk).
I've taken up running again after a break of nearly 20 years. It's great for killing the blues.
On Tue, 2 Feb 2021 at 10:00, Colin Ranson <g8lbs@...> wrote:
Been retired 6 years, don’t know whether it was a novelty having all that shack time – but now I don’t know whether its Covid but just beginning to suffer shack sickness.... ie
– open the door, look in and just step out again, close the door. Might pop in and have two or three hours in the evening.
Could just be this miserable time of the year.... everywhere is soaking wet out there again, I got antennas to sort, dam it all !
Regards to all,
Colin de G8LBS.
Sent from
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Hi Neil:
BEWARE
Retirement is not all it is cracked up to be...
No annual leave, no sick leave, no long service leave no compassionate leave, no public holidays, or even RDOs.
Plan well - at least you can then always change plans!
73,
Bob,
("retired" 1996!)
-----Original Message-----
From: UKMicrowaves@groups.io [mailto:UKMicrowaves@groups.io] On Behalf Of Neil Smith G4DBN
Sent: Monday, February 01, 2021 11:52 PM
To: UKMicrowaves@groups.io
Subject: Re: [UKMicrowaves] 24 GHz
There is rather a dearth of 24 GHz ops within earshot of this corner of
IO93, and the nearest beacons are 160 km away over the top of the
Pennines, or 250 km away in Suffolk/Essex. Perhaps there are some ops
with transverters under heaps of dust. I'll find a volunteer to take a
signal source out into the hinterland to check rx performance and maybe
use a bare mixer on receive to confirm that I'm making plenty of noise.
EME seems hugely simpler, at least on receive.
Neil G4DBN (too many projects, too little time, need to retire)
On 01/02/2021 15:30, John Lemay wrote:
> Neil
>
> Only two minds ........ ?
>
> Anyway, just thinking out loud, if you install a system for terrestrial at home you will have a chance to iron out any bugs. Bugs which might be much more awkward to sort out in the field. It may depend on whether you have a path to one or more beacons, or
another home op.
>
> John G4ZTR
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: UKMicrowaves@groups.io [mailto:UKMicrowaves@groups.io] On Behalf Of Neil Smith G4DBN
> Sent: 01 February 2021 15:19
> To: UKMicrowaves@groups.io
> Subject: Re: [UKMicrowaves] 24 GHz
>
> I'm in two minds whether to go to the effort of putting the 24G stuff on
> the mast for terrestrial, or just using it for EME and portable. I
> suppose I should build it as a weatherproof cassette that can be swapped
> back and forth. Need a lottery win to afford a second system I guess.
>
> Neil G4DBN
>
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Colin, just back from my first jab , next 20th April. I retired early in 2008 , so have more or less got the hang of it .
I do suffer from Seasonal Depression (SAD) , which was inherited from my Mum.
The answer in my case was to go onto an SRBI pill specified by my GP - 5mg per day , during Winter months. After some initial mood swings in first 2 weeks , the effects are simply to put all anxiety back into the right boxes and leaves you able to think without overdoing it on any particular subject .
As they work on helping retention of natural Sunshine and exercise influences they are not like narcotics and do not have any dependency effects - I have forgotten to take one on occasion . A 5mile walk each day takes care of the physical needs .
Stay Well.
73 John G0API
I hate taking any form of pill but in this case they do help .
On Tue, 2 Feb 2021 at 11:09, Colin Ranson < g8lbs@...> wrote:
Andy, at least I can get in the car and take a drive over to the jab centre in a little while. Unless I walk the streets the local parks, of which we have quite a few, are becoming impassable with all this rain, deep mud churned up with
lots of wellies by lots of people who I am sure would not normally take advantage of the facilities.
Good luck with the running, can’t do that with my poor old knees !
I’ll have another pig out in the shack/storage when I get back, its getting therapeutic just filling the dustbin with cag !
73’s
Colin.
Sent from
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Go out for a run. (Or a long walk).
I've taken up running again after a break of nearly 20 years. It's great for killing the blues.
On Tue, 2 Feb 2021 at 10:00, Colin Ranson <g8lbs@...> wrote:
Been retired 6 years, don’t know whether it was a novelty having all that shack time – but now I don’t know whether its Covid but just beginning to suffer shack sickness.... ie
– open the door, look in and just step out again, close the door. Might pop in and have two or three hours in the evening.
Could just be this miserable time of the year.... everywhere is soaking wet out there again, I got antennas to sort, dam it all !
Regards to all,
Colin de G8LBS.
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Hi Neil:
BEWARE
Retirement is not all it is cracked up to be...
No annual leave, no sick leave, no long service leave no compassionate leave, no public holidays, or even RDOs.
Plan well - at least you can then always change plans!
73,
Bob,
("retired" 1996!)
-----Original Message-----
From: UKMicrowaves@groups.io [mailto:UKMicrowaves@groups.io] On Behalf Of Neil Smith G4DBN
Sent: Monday, February 01, 2021 11:52 PM
To: UKMicrowaves@groups.io
Subject: Re: [UKMicrowaves] 24 GHz
There is rather a dearth of 24 GHz ops within earshot of this corner of
IO93, and the nearest beacons are 160 km away over the top of the
Pennines, or 250 km away in Suffolk/Essex. Perhaps there are some ops
with transverters under heaps of dust. I'll find a volunteer to take a
signal source out into the hinterland to check rx performance and maybe
use a bare mixer on receive to confirm that I'm making plenty of noise.
EME seems hugely simpler, at least on receive.
Neil G4DBN (too many projects, too little time, need to retire)
On 01/02/2021 15:30, John Lemay wrote:
> Neil
>
> Only two minds ........ ?
>
> Anyway, just thinking out loud, if you install a system for terrestrial at home you will have a chance to iron out any bugs. Bugs which might be much more awkward to sort out in the field. It may depend on whether you have a path to one or more beacons, or
another home op.
>
> John G4ZTR
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: UKMicrowaves@groups.io [mailto:UKMicrowaves@groups.io] On Behalf Of Neil Smith G4DBN
> Sent: 01 February 2021 15:19
> To: UKMicrowaves@groups.io
> Subject: Re: [UKMicrowaves] 24 GHz
>
> I'm in two minds whether to go to the effort of putting the 24G stuff on
> the mast for terrestrial, or just using it for EME and portable. I
> suppose I should build it as a weatherproof cassette that can be swapped
> back and forth. Need a lottery win to afford a second system I guess.
>
> Neil G4DBN
>
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