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AMSAT-DL @amsat-dl.org · 25/09/2026

It's official now! Our three ERMINAZ-2U, -2V and -2X PocketQubes are set for launch 18:18 UTC (20:18 CEST) on October 01 with Transporter-18! #AMSAT #hamradio

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𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 @M5JFS 📡🛰️🔭🌌 @m5jfs.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Great 🛰️RS-44 pass this evening. Worked AJ #WO3U for the first time 🌐FN00 and Jerry #W8LR 🌐EM67/68. Two new grids in the log, thanks gentlemen 🤝 #AMSAT

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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

On my way, Clacton.

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𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 @M5JFS 📡🛰️🔭🌌 @m5jfs.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Good fun on 6m SSB this afternoon: EA, F, I, 4O, 9A, YT, E7 all in the log

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𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 @M5JFS 📡🛰️🔭🌌 @m5jfs.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Glad I took my 10m and 6m T2LT antennas down this morning. The wind has been horrendous today. Mean winds locally Force 6, gusting to gale force.

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𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 @M5JFS 📡🛰️🔭🌌 @m5jfs.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

This weekend, I monitored 3 passes of the UMKA-1 (RS40S) cubesat which has been transmitting SSTV images of children’s drawings under the “Umka from Space” program. It has a strong downlink on 437.625MHz, so it is easy to receive clean images with a 7 element Yagi antenna. r4uab.ru/2026/05/01/0...

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𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 @M5JFS 📡🛰️🔭🌌 @m5jfs.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Conditions weren't that great for the April RSGB 432MHz UKAC contest last night. Worked a few new stations and plenty of familiar callsigns too. Nice to get Gareth @g0mfr.bsky.social in the log too. Best score this year so hopefully I'll move up one or two places on the leaderboard.

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𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 @M5JFS 📡🛰️🔭🌌 @m5jfs.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Very happy to receive my satellite DXCC certificate 🛰💯📃 from the ARRL today. Thanks to all the operators around the world for the QSOs that made this possible. #AMSAT

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𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 @M5JFS 📡🛰️🔭🌌 @m5jfs.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

@wgoodf.bsky.social called you a couple of times on SO-50 this evening.. no reply :( I have said something to upset you Dale? 🤣

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𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 @M5JFS 📡🛰️🔭🌌 @m5jfs.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

XU7AMO being active on 🛰️QO-100 has motivated me to clear out my shed so I can get active on QO-100 again 🏘️📡 I haven't beein regularly active on QO-100 for 18 months so I was pleased all the gear still works 100% and got a nice easy QSO for my first contact with Cambodia.

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𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 @M5JFS 📡🛰️🔭🌌 @m5jfs.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

#SSTV image received from cubesat 🛰️QMR-KWT-2 on February 25th to mark Kuwait National Day and confirmation certificate. 🖼️SSTV postcards from Kuwait continues via 🛰️QMR-KWT-2 through the weekend. ⬇️436.950 MHz FM 📳Robot 36 #SSTV #QMRKWT2 #Kuwait_National_Day #KuwaitLiberationDay #orbitalspace

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𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 @M5JFS 📡🛰️🔭🌌 @m5jfs.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

It's always fun working DX via satellite. Joe (KE9AJ) is on the Florida Atlantic coast and we worked via AO-7 last night. 4245 miles separated us and AO-7 was sounding great considering it's been in orbit over 51 years.

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𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 @M5JFS 📡🛰️🔭🌌 @m5jfs.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Nice to be able to find time to work a couple of amateur radio satellites 🛰️ this afternoon.

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𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 @M5JFS 📡🛰️🔭🌌 @m5jfs.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Conditions on 70cm were not great tonight. I only managed 22 QSOs in total in the RSGB 432MHz UKAC contest. I was glad to get G1ZAR/P in the Peak District (best DX 281km) and Jacques F1BHL. I also heard GD8EXI in the Isle of Man but couldn't work him on 5W.

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𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 @M5JFS 📡🛰️🔭🌌 @m5jfs.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

I put my Dwarf 3 on M33 The Triangulum Galaxy for about 80 minutes this evening and also managed to catch near-Earth Asteroid 433 Eros (the white line to the left of M33) which was a nice bonus.

M33 The Triangulum Galaxy and also near-Earth Asteroid 433 Eros (white line to the left of the galaxy)

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𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 @M5JFS 📡🛰️🔭🌌 @m5jfs.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

A couple of images from last night's imaging session with the Dwarf 3: The California Nebula (NGC 1499) and Thor's Helmet (NGC 2359).

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𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 @M5JFS 📡🛰️🔭🌌 @m5jfs.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

A few more images from the Dwarf 3 from last night.

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𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 @M5JFS 📡🛰️🔭🌌 @m5jfs.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

Results are in for last weekend's UKEI SSB contest. Not many in my category, but happy to get a solid 2nd with only about 5 hours of operating time. If I try harder and do a full 12 next time, maybe I could be shooting for 1st?

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Peter Vogel @petervogel.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

ISS SSTV Event so far. 11/12 images, not all perfect or complete. Still need all of 6 and half more for 5. 1 and 8 need better versions.

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Peter, MM9SQL @mm9sql.com · 31/08/2025

Visualisation of the Aurora was a top-mentioned item, so it now has it.

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𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 @M5JFS 📡🛰️🔭🌌 @m5jfs.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

Note to self: When using an end fed half wave wire antenna, be sure to connect it to the hot terminal on the 49:1 transformer and not the counterpoise terminal 🤦. It makes for much better SWR reading and you can actually be heard by other stations 😁. #StupidFool

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𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 @M5JFS 📡🛰️🔭🌌 @m5jfs.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

Prepping for the RSGB high-altitude balloon (HAB) competition on September 20th. I think I've reduced my feeder losses as much as I can 😉 rsgb.org/main/blog/ne...

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𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 @M5JFS 📡🛰️🔭🌌 @m5jfs.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

Good fun on tonight's RSGB 432MHz UKAC contest. My best yet for number of QSOs (35 ITL) and 14 grid squares worked. Shame I didn't manage to work very far up country but pleased to get a few outside the UK, one 🇧🇪 and three 🇫🇷 which included best DX at 274 miles. #70cms #SSB #QRP

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Peter, MM9SQL @mm9sql.com · 21/07/2025

If you are a satellite operator and have not filed an objection against AST SpaceMobile's request to use 70cm, it's time to get busy. There's still time. Don't just sit waiting for other organisations to do it on your behalf. amsat-uk.org/2025/06/26/u...

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Use of 430-440 MHz by AST SpaceMobile constellation

AST & Science LLC (AST SpaceMobile) currently have five Bluebird commercial satellites that use the amateur radio 430-440 MHz band. They were launched into Low Earth Orbit on September 12, 2024…

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𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 @M5JFS 📡🛰️🔭🌌 @m5jfs.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

Back at my girls' former primary school running the sound and lighting for their Year 5/6 production of "Shakespeare Rocks". First night of three and boy, the cast absolutely knocked it out of the park tonight, a truly fantastic performance!

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𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 @M5JFS 📡🛰️🔭🌌 @m5jfs.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

Got my #AMSAT mojo back: 25 QSOs so far this weekend. 🛰️AO-91 was working well (5 QSOs) and I also got my first QSOs on the new AMSAT Spain 🛰️SO-125 (tnx S57NML, EA3TA, F5RRS, EA2BJM and RN3ARU). I even gave the ISS a shot (I normally don't bother) and got my first QSO with Dale @wgoodf.bsky.social

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𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 @M5JFS 📡🛰️🔭🌌 @m5jfs.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

World Wide Bunkers on the Air held #BunkerFest2025 this weekend. I activated a WWII bombing decoy site control bunker. Running #QRP as always into an end-fed half wave inverted V on top of the bunker. 25 QSOs in the log (incl. 3 B2B contacts). wwwbota.org #WWBOTA

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𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 @M5JFS 📡🛰️🔭🌌 @m5jfs.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

Just about as good as it can get; #SSTV image received from the #ISS just now. Decoded using #Robot36 Android app with audio from the loudspeaker. Radio/antenna: FT817ND/Arrow 2 hand tracked.

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𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 @M5JFS 📡🛰️🔭🌌 @m5jfs.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Just received my cool looking diploma for receiving #SSTV images from the recent #FRAM2 mission.

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𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 @M5JFS 📡🛰️🔭🌌 @m5jfs.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Very poor conditions this afternoon, activating B/G-0874 ROC Post Mere for UK Bunkers on the Air. The afternoon started with no inter-G on 40m. I was about to give up when finally conditions started to pick up on 40 and I just qualified the activation with 26 in the log. #UKBOTA

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𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 @M5JFS 📡🛰️🔭🌌 @m5jfs.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Thanks to those I worked from 🌐IN98 on 🛰️SO-50 and 🛰️SO-124 at the weekend. QSOs will be on LoTW when my F/M5JFS certificate comes through. Here's my QSO with Olivier (F4IOZ) on SO-124. I was using only my Kenwood TH-D7 + Diamond RH770 whip. #AMSAT @amsatf.bsky.social

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𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 @M5JFS 📡🛰️🔭🌌 @m5jfs.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

4 QSOs yesterday evening on 🛰️ SO-50 with the Kenwood TH-D7 and Diamond RH770 telescopic whip checking all is working as it should. All set for my trip to France and hopefully a couple of activations of 🌐IN98 work permitting. #AMSAT

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𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 @M5JFS 📡🛰️🔭🌌 @m5jfs.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

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𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 @M5JFS 📡🛰️🔭🌌 @m5jfs.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

I've been enjoying the #UKBOTA Mad March Hare award, both as an activator (7 bunkers) and a hunter (88 bunkers). One more week to go 👍 More info at www.ukbota.org

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𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 @M5JFS 📡🛰️🔭🌌 @m5jfs.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

Today's #UKBOTA activation was extremely challenging. 40m was in poor shape this afternoon, so running 5W with a vertical antenna that wouldn't tune as well as it normally does, meant I received a lot of 32, 33 and 44 reports. 20m was better, 55 or better into OM, YO, I and PA.

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𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 @M5JFS 📡🛰️🔭🌌 @m5jfs.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

Successful UK Bunkers on the Air activation of 5fer B/G 1354, 1427, 1512, 1623 and 1628 on a pleasant sunny afternoon on Portdsdown Hill overlooking the city of Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight beyond. 5W QRP + EFHW in the hedge about 2m above the ground. #UKBOTA #FT817 #hamr

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𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 @M5JFS 📡🛰️🔭🌌 @m5jfs.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

Thanks to all the #UKBOTA activators for enabling me to achieve UK Bunkers on the Air Silver Hunter award.

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𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 @M5JFS 📡🛰️🔭🌌 @m5jfs.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

Tricky lunar eclipse to photograph as the sky was brightening as the moon approached totality. Low cloud near the horizon also blocked the view of the greatest eclipse. Here's the best (not very good) shot that I took. #LunarEclipse

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𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 @M5JFS 📡🛰️🔭🌌 @m5jfs.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

I've been looking through my old astrophotographs and put together this montage of 4 planetary images taken between 2013 and 2015. Equipment used: Skywatcher SW150P, Philips SPC900 webcam.

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𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 @M5JFS 📡🛰️🔭🌌 @m5jfs.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

27 in the log on a warm sunny afternoon, activating ATNO bunker B/G-2109 Twyford Southern Water Emergency Control Centre for UK Bunkers on the Air. #QRP as usual wth the #FT817 and the Chinese ground mounted telescopic vertical antenna. #UKBOTA

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𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 @M5JFS 📡🛰️🔭🌌 @m5jfs.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

Successful activation of ATNO Bunker B/G-1862 (Fawley coastal defence bunker) for UK Bunkers-on-the-Air. 44 QSOs in the log, mainly 40m, a few on 20m and one on 10m. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿22, 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿7, 🇫🇷2, 🇧🇪3, 🇸🇰1, 🇳🇱2, 🇳🇴1, 🇩🇪3, 🇵🇹1, 🇬🇷1, 🇫🇮1

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𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 @M5JFS 📡🛰️🔭🌌 @m5jfs.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

This afternoon at 1502Z I received a very clear #SSTV image from @jmuspace.bsky.social 🛰️SONATE-2 of the Gulf of St. Vincent and Adelaide, Australia. #AMSAT

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𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 @M5JFS 📡🛰️🔭🌌 @m5jfs.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

A good evening for my modest setup taking part in the RSGB 432UKAC contest this evening with 23 ITL. #FT817ND #QRP #5W #70cm

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𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 @M5JFS 📡🛰️🔭🌌 @m5jfs.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

#CQWW #SSB results are in. Very happy, ranked 2nd in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿, 18th in 🇪🇺 and 29th in the 🌍 #QRP #hamr 😁

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𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 @M5JFS 📡🛰️🔭🌌 @m5jfs.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

I was only going to give away a few points in the EUDX contest and submit a checklog last weekend.. but contests are addictive and I made a few more QSOs than I thought I would. Certainly not a serious effort due to lack of time and planning but I thought 'what the heck' and entered anyway. 😃

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