http://m0wtf.net/blog We Love Hamradio Here! Fri, 17 Oct 2008 12:32:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en During our Road Trip to Scotland I hope to make at least a couple of QSOs from the summit of Ben Nevis to activate SOTA GM/WS-001. I will be taking my IC-706MKIIG, a couple of sealed lead-acid batteries and will most probably be active on Sunday 12 August around 1300 UTC ... http://m0wtf.net/blog/2007/08/08/scotland-trip-sota-gm-ws-001-activation/ When thinking about our holiday this year we decided not to go abroad -- as we already are and haven't seen as much of this rather nice country yet :-) Instead we will spend 10 full days exploring Scotland from Friday 10 to Monday 20 August. We will be keeping low-profile ... http://m0wtf.net/blog/2007/08/08/holiday-road-trip-to-scottland/ Here in the UK, the incoming QSL Bureau (something like an amateur radio postal service for cheap delivery of QSL cards) has a clever and efficient model. Cards that arrive at the central RSGB QSL Bureau are sorted by callsign blocks (like G4NAA-NZZ, MØPAA-MØZZZ etc.) and then passed on to ... http://m0wtf.net/blog/2007/07/24/taking-over-qsl-submanager-post-for-m%c3%b8paa-m%c3%b8zzz/ As I become quite active on the bands, I was looking forward to the next big contest (an amateur radio competition) to test my operating skills under stress. IARU HF Championship gave me an ideal opportunity. As you may have read in my "Me and Amateur Radio" introductory posts, I have ... http://m0wtf.net/blog/2007/07/18/iaru-hf-championship-2007/ Right, let's get this rather lengthy "introduction" to my amateur radio affairs finished :-) You can read part one and part two in case you missed them. From the previous part you know I had a G5RV aerial. It was my main aerial for quite some time and was working pretty ... http://m0wtf.net/blog/2007/07/10/me-and-amateur-radio-part-three/ The time just flies - on 21 May it was 10 years since I passed the final exams (equivalent to UK A levels) on the grammar school in my home town Strakonice. To celebrate this small anniversary there will be a reunion on 19 June 2007 in the pub "U ... http://m0wtf.net/blog/2007/05/24/10-years-gone-from-the-grammar-school/ Hey, you sass that hoopy Ford Prefect? There's a frood that really knows where his towel is. Most of you carbon-based humanoids living in ZZ9 Plural Z Alpha sector probably already know :-) For those who don't - it's a quote from Douglas Adams' famous Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Created ... http://m0wtf.net/blog/2007/05/24/towel-day-a-tribute-to-douglas-adams/ As I've been driving here in the UK for quite some time now (actually over a year and a half of daily commuting to work plus some weekend trips totalling at over 18000 km), I wanted to share my experiences with you :-) However strange and unusual may driving on the ... http://m0wtf.net/blog/2007/05/01/driving-on-a-wrong-side/ (If you missed part one you can read it here.) In July 2005 we moved to the UK for some time as you probably already know :) Quite naturally it wasn't possible for me to take the rig with me straight away (and we originally planned to stay here just for ... http://m0wtf.net/blog/2007/04/27/me-and-amateur-radio-part-two/ Another proof that the discounts work - this time easyJet discount on flight tickets encouraged us to book a short 3-day trip to Paris. Neither of us has been there yet, so we're looking forward to it very much! By coincidence it can also be regarded as a celebration of ... http://m0wtf.net/blog/2007/04/27/romantic-weekend-in-paris/