Nick M 1 D D D

Ham radio enthusiast (M1DDD) esp. contesting & LEO satellites, BOTA, POTA inc. roving. Grandad. Old motorhome, motorsport #PeakDistrict #amsat #amsatrovers 🛰️

[Nick M 1 D D D @g6rby]

Saturday was antenna farming. Helping a mate install a 70cms antenna and running 60m hardline back to the shack. A nice chilly autumnal day at 1300 feet.

[Nick M 1 D D D @g6rby]

@M5Jfs Glad you made it out John. I just couldn’t get the enthusiasm unfortunately. Maybe 80m tonight or 4m Thursday.

[Nick M 1 D D D @g6rby]

@skipperAitken @GM0WHS @ARISS_Intl Great job Chris and the whole team involved. Proud of what you are doing !

[Chris Aitken MM0WIC @skipperAitken]

Just a small message from me after taking some time to reflect on yesterday's @ARISS_Intl contact

[Nick M 1 D D D @g6rby]

@GM0WHS Just been listening to ‘The Newsroom’ on BBC World Service 00:28Z and there was some great audio footage from your contact. I missed it live on 2m but glad to have heard it just now.

[Nick M 1 D D D @g6rby]

@M5Jfs You can even stick it in the shack.

[Nick M 1 D D D @g6rby]

@G0IIQ Sorry we missed each other Dave. I was there Friday only and outside at my stall 90% of time. Hope to see you soon!

[Nick M 1 D D D @g6rby]

Friday - Newark Hamfest, UK. My yearly opportunity to ‘rightsize’ my #hamradio gear based on what I haven’t used in the past year, plus meet old and new friends. Thanks to my old pal Richard (pictured) for the invaluable assistance. Fun day.

[Nick M 1 D D D @g6rby]

@sqsehrish 1050

[Nick M 1 D D D @g6rby]

Actually…. It’s a V9 vertical. In 20 mins I went from 80 to 60-40-30-20-17-15-12-10 and made 9 x FTx Qs on 9 bands w/o moving from chair. 160m had good RX but remote auto ATU struggled. If there was action on 6m then I could’ve made it 10 bands. I highly recommend the CG3000 !

[Nick M 1 D D D @g6rby]

Pleased to get #9T0MD in the Democratic Republic of Congo on 12m FT8. Using 80W to a home brew ‘V8 vertical’. Fortunately they didn’t appear busy when I called. It makes up for the hours spent (to no avail) on 20m CW yesterday ! #hamradio fun

[Nick M 1 D D D @g6rby]

@G0IIQ At least you got ‘em! Well done. I’m not equipped for 100 TX. I think I spent 6 hours on 20CW yesterday and then first call barefoot to a compromise vertical on 12m FT8 today. That’s what makes our hobby so interesting and diverse !

[Nick M 1 D D D @g6rby]

@WattDrop Tbh I don’t tend to concentrate on specific bands (perhaps I should!). For this Q, the skip was clearly long-ish and I didn’t see anyone else calling. Lucky string opening I guess. The joys of radio.
Antenna design is along lines of N6BT. 8 bander. CG3000 at feed

[Nick M 1 D D D @g6rby]

@mm9sql Yep, a few long-ish offcuts

[Nick M 1 D D D @g6rby]

‘Grow your own ham radio’… the 1/2 wave is mutating into a 5/8….

[Nick M 1 D D D @g6rby]

@dfw_ama 721

[Nick M 1 D D D @g6rby]

Today, a trip down a local copper mine w/ my ‘old guy mates’. Dates from the mid-1700s. I also scoped out the engine shed on top of the hill… maybe a place to do a portable activation with a vertical antenna tuned against a ground capacitor…if I don’t try, I’ll never know!

[Nick M 1 D D D @g6rby]

@G_0ABI Old beaten up X510 (sold). Rest were unsold (cobweb, Cushcraft 10m 3 ele, pair of original K40).

[Nick M 1 D D D @g6rby]

@KE9AJ Sold it (perhaps a tad cheap but I wasn’t using it)

[Nick M 1 D D D @g6rby]

@manxmatty A lot busier than last couple of years. Quite good. I didn’t get a chance to look around much.