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Gareth @g0mfr.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Reckon rbnmap.streamlit.app looks quuite interesting these days wiith the frequency compare function- see how a band differs by antenna or time of day. #CWFE github.com/K5OHY/RBN_Map

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Gareth @g0mfr.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I have seen this but y'know, stay vigilant

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Gareth @g0mfr.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The first rule of quad club...

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Gareth @g0mfr.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

As a descendent of Welsh sheep farmers and friend <callsign redacted> of an owner of a large sheep farm on the Welsh borders I struggle to totally disbelieve this. Very many stories.

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Gareth @g0mfr.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Another rock n roll Sunday afternoon...

Telescope watching birds at Middlebere lake Poole.

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Gareth @g0mfr.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

morserunner, for when bands are < brilliant #cw

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Gareth @g0mfr.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

RSGB affiliated societies CW ding dong

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Gareth @g0mfr.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Ebay bargain birding scope...🦢

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Gareth @g0mfr.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Supernova SN2026aaiv in NGC7331 - much more obvious through the scope than this seestar murkfest but this is it..

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Gareth @g0mfr.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I don't watch much that youtube but someone sent me this and damn I wish I'd thought of it :) www.youtube.com/shorts/o5Zo1...

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Darude Sandstorm #morsecode #hamradio

YouTube video by Forrest (KI7QCF)

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Gareth @g0mfr.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

So people know they are doing stuff... Flight Refuelling were EMC inspected by OFCOM in August (unannounced). We run legal limit from 160m to 24GHz into hi gain ants in a public area. We had all of our compliance docs printed out ready - they had a nice cup of tea left happy. #BePrepared #hamr

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Gareth @g0mfr.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Seven (!) Glossy Ibis at the top of Middlebere channel. Quite exciting... @harbourbirds.bsky.social

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Gareth @g0mfr.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Had a minor dart at the afternoon CWOps CWO around invigilating foundation exams. Result; 100 qsos and everyone passed, hooray

Amateur radio station with a computer participating in a morse code contest

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Gareth @g0mfr.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Got lucky finding fjl on 7005. Up1 now.

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Gareth @g0mfr.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Can confirm first proper rain since mid June. Literally none in July.

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CosmicRami 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @rami.spaceaustralia.com · 27/08/2026

We use the Ultra-Wideband Low-Frequency receiver on Murriyang, a broadband receiver that allows us to observe a massive 3.3 GHz of bandwidth from 704 MHz to 4032 MHz. This is what a pulsar looks like as a function of phase & frequency! #RadioAstronomy 📸 Zic et al. 2023

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Gareth @g0mfr.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Well sotamat.com/getting-star... is clever isn't it? Can squirt a couple of overs of qqrp ft8 from a mobile phone speaker -> mic on .74 to spot yourself on a park or summit!

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Gareth @g0mfr.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

EU CW net on 40 tonight was a bit bangy 😬

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Gareth @g0mfr.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Finally open radcom and who's there?? @wgoodf.bsky.social

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Gareth @g0mfr.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

cannot get my G90 head unit to go into maint mode to update the firmware (base update updated fine) - anyone know the particular vulcan death grip to get this to work?

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Gareth @g0mfr.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Cheeky after work POTA, even did SSB

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Gareth @g0mfr.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Bingo FJL 15 cw. Whenever they give their call they start agn at 5 up

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Gareth @g0mfr.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

New @clublog.org app for android looks pretty cool!

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Gareth @g0mfr.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Last POTA of the trip. Condx ropey but there are a LOT of chasers in a nice skip distance from here. That's Prince Edward Island on the horizon.

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Gareth @g0mfr.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Another day another lighthouse, Canada is quite splendid

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Gareth @g0mfr.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Cape Breton Glace Bay Marconi site. Even let me have a go for a while. Tnx ve1cyo.

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Gareth @g0mfr.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Today's #POTA lighthouse (and bridge). #cwfe

Wooden lighthouse with bench with radio and antenna

Confederation Bridge between New Brunswick and PEI

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Gareth @g0mfr.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Want to see a minute of VE CW POTA? Course you don't.

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Gareth @g0mfr.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Working FB again, just worked a few from FN84. Anyone need any grids from ve1/vy3 I'm here for a couple of weeks. 🇨🇦

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Gareth @g0mfr.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Do we know why the ISS transponder is off?

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Gareth @g0mfr.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Are there any good free android satellite trackers any more?

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Gareth @g0mfr.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Bumped into N2KW on 40m CW, worked our way up the bands until we couldn't hear each other, got as far as 15m which is pretty cool for nearly midnight.

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Gareth @g0mfr.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

30w and a moxon at this time of night!

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David Burbach 🇺🇸 @dburbach.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Oh crap, NASA Madrid DSN station, 1/3 of our capacity to communicate with spacecraft at the Moon and beyond.

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Gareth @g0mfr.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

And 40 CW was going so well...

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Lt Nono @ltno2.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Here is roughly 8h of luminance data (over three nights this past week) with this #astrophotography of NGC2655 done without any rejection algorithm. There's a slight satellite trail pollution don't you think? This is sad, knowing that some companies are willing to make things even worse 😢.

Satellite trails shown over 8 hours of luminance exposures spread over three nights while trying to capture the galaxy NGC2655.

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Gareth @g0mfr.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Trundled the scope out for the first time this season, condx pretty bad but clear

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Phil Crump @philcrump.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

The AMSAT-UK village at @emfcamp.bsky.social is coming together! Thanks to AMSAT-UK, BATC, and UK Microwave Group.

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Gareth @g0mfr.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Ffs Just keeps getting better...

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Gareth @g0mfr.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Just booked a non-refundable hotel for the wrong day because it's too hot and I'm tired

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Gareth @g0mfr.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

I am on a (on time) train, it has air-con, phone charging and WiFi...something is obviously about to go wrong

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