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Dom Smith (M0BLF)

@m0blf.org.uk

Enterprise Architect at Royal Society of Chemistry. Amateur radio operator M0BLF/W0BLF. Love travelling and tech. Also a caravanner. Formerly @dnas2 on Twitter. Opinions my own. 🏳️‍🌈🇪🇺 He/Him

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Dom Smith (M0BLF) @m0blf.org.uk · 14/08/2026

I did a science! For 72 hours around the partial eclipse (maximum 92% at 18:12 UTC here), I was sending a radio propagation beacon (WSPR) on 7MHz. I'm still data-wrangling but analysing the reception reports appears to show significantly stronger signals on 2000km+ paths after the eclipse #hamr

Line graph showing the reported signal strengths over 3 successive evenings. The line for 12 August peaks above the other days for about 2 hours after the eclipse.

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Dom Smith (M0BLF) @m0blf.org.uk · 02/06/2026

Currently on holiday in South-West France. Last week, a patisserie 25 minutes' drive away from me won 'Best patisserie in France' on French TV. It would have been rude not to pay them a visit. I can confirm, it's delicious.

3 small tarts on a plate: strawberries on cream, a taller chocolate one and a lemon one with dollops of cream. All have a biscuit base.

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Dom Smith (M0BLF) @m0blf.org.uk · 14/03/2026

Gorgeous morning for a #sota activation with M0VFC and @m1geo.com on the summit of Cornden Hill (GW/MW-013) in the Welsh Borders

Panoramic photo from the top of a hill. Trig point and cairn in the foreground, a bench with a radio operator sitting on it, blue sky and green hills.

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Dom Smith (M0BLF) @m0blf.org.uk · 02/12/2025

Good morning from Paradise!

Me outside Honoré Police Station (from the TV series Death in Paradise)

Me at the inspector's desk on the phone in the police station!

Honoré Police Station, also known as the church hall at Deshaies, Guadeloupe

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Dom Smith (M0BLF) @m0blf.org.uk · 01/12/2025

Good morning!

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Dom Smith (M0BLF) @m0blf.org.uk · 10/08/2025

Lovely weekend away in my caravan in the Peak District activating a few SOTA summits

The summit of Shining Tor, with a Drystone wall, trig point and heather in the foreground. A valley is in the distance.

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Dom Smith (M0BLF) @m0blf.org.uk · 20/07/2025

In Snowdonia for a long weekend, where I've been doing a few SOTA activations. I seem to have been generally lucky with the weather.

Panoramic view over a number of mountains

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Dom Smith (M0BLF) @m0blf.org.uk · 05/07/2025

Not too bad here at G3PYE/P but more wind than expected.

A collection of vehicles in a field with large aerial masts

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Dom Smith (M0BLF) @m0blf.org.uk · 21/06/2025

Good morning! Back in February, I booked this weekend away on the Suffolk coast. I've certainly been very lucky with the weather!

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Dom Smith (M0BLF) @m0blf.org.uk · 25/05/2025

Spent the bank holiday weekend with @m1geo.com , @m0wut.bsky.social and M0VFC walking in the Lake District. A bit wet for the last couple of days but a lovely camping trip in my caravan.

Looking down on a valley from a hill, with shower clouds on the horizon.

Sunny morning on a campsite with hills in the distance

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Dom Smith (M0BLF) @m0blf.org.uk · 29/03/2025

First Bluesky post and also my first time out in my (new to me) caravan. Stayed fairly local as this trip is just to test everything works. So far, so good.

Me with a cup of tea inside my caravan. A large window looks out towards other vans also parked up.

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