Keith

[Keith @VE7GDH]

#FieldDay
I said “Subject to checking, I made 78 contacts & 430 points on #FieldDay 2024.”

Actually, it was 780 points, mostly because I did Field Day QRP with just 5W.

#AmateurRadio #QRP #ARRL

[Keith @VE7GDH]

CQ RAC Canada Day VE7GDH
With unexpected antenna problems, I’m mostly limited to 80m and 40m, but I’m making the most of it. Please copy 59 BC… 73 and happy Canada Day!
@RACTWEETS #RAC #CanadaDay #AmateurRadio #HamRadio

[Radio Amateurs of/du Canada @RACTWEETS]

Happy Canada Day! The RAC Canada Day Contest is underway. Amateurs all over the world are invited to Canada’s Birthday Party on the air. https://t.co/rl54YKdwhJ

[Keith @VE7GDH]

Subject to checking, I made 78 contacts & 430 points on #FieldDay 2024. 8 contacts were CW, 7 were FM & 63 were SSB. Including all modes, I made more contacts on 40m than 80m, but only just. The next best band for me was 15m. 20m & 2m were tied, followed by 6m and 10m. #HamRadio

[Keith @VE7GDH]

Field Day is over for another year. QRP (just 5W) was certainly different than doing it with 100W. In the past, I could work most stations that I could hear. As a QRP station, I had to get used to many stations just not being able to hear me. It was still as a blast! #FieldDay

[Keith @VE7GDH]

Field Day is always the 4th full weekend in June starting at 18:00 UTC. It runs for a 24 hour period… unless you don’t set the antennas up ahead of time in which case you get an extra (almost) 3 hours. Good luck with Field Day! #AmateurRadio #HamRadio #FD #FieldDay

[Keith @VE7GDH]

VE7GDH will be doing Field Day QRP (5W) this year. I will be running from home as 1E BC using a Yaesu FT-710 and a 204 ft G5RV up about 50 ft. My club SSARS will be running Field Day at the Rod & Gun Club. Good luck to all! I might bump into you on 160 80 40 20 15 10 6 2 .70 m.

[Keith @VE7GDH]

CQ CQ CQ Canada Day
VE7GDH 59 BC
73 & Happy Canada Day!
@RACTWEETS
#RAC #CanadaDay

[Keith @VE7GDH]

CQ CQ CQ FD VE7GDH
currently on 3860 kHz
#ARRL #RAC #FieldDay #FD #HF

[Keith @VE7GDH]

JUICE is on the way to Jupiter. After a few tense minutes, the satellite was stabilized & a signal was acquired by a giant dish in Australia. It is one of 3 earth stations that will control JUICE & receive data back from it. #JUICE #JUPITER #ESA #JUICEBABY #CQDX #ETphonehome #AOS

[Keith @VE7GDH]

ESA has successfully launched JUICE. The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer will study 3 of Jupiter's Galilean moons: Ganymede, Callisto, and Europa, reaching Jupiter in 2031 after 8 years of travel, entering orbit around Ganymede in 2034. #JUICE #ESA #JUICEBABY #askESA #LIFE #CQDX

[Keith @VE7GDH]

Splashdown !!!

[Keith @VE7GDH]

Artemis 1 is nearing the end if it’s historic mission, and Orion will splash down in the Pacific Ocean in just one hour. Rocket scientists had something to do with it, but none of it would happen without the magic of radio. #NASA #Artemis1 #Orion #radio

[Keith @VE7GDH]

#LestWeForget…

[Keith @VE7GDH]

@MarkSpringer @HamRadioOutlet The Yaesu FT-710 has a sound card built in. See pages 56-58 of the manual. The FT-710 shares many features of the FT-DX10 and the FT-DX101. A mouse and monitor can be connected directly to the radio. #Yaesu #FT710 #SoundCard #DigitalModes #VARAHF #ARDOP #FT8 #PSK #AmateurRadio

[Keith @VE7GDH]

The operating manual for the new Yaesu FT-710 AESS HF+6m transceiver is now available for download on the Yaesu web site. This SDR (not a hybrid) shares some DNA with the FT-DX101 and FT-DX10 radios. The SP-40 external speaker is included. #Yaesu #FT710 #AESS #HF #transceiver

[Keith @VE7GDH]

HRH Queen Elizabeth II has died… RIP Long live the King.

[Keith @VE7GDH]

Definitely a step in the right direction! Harbour Air is making a bold move that will benefit them and their passengers for many years to come. “World’s First Certified All Electric Commercial Airplane” #HarbourAir #ePlane #eBeaver #DHC2 #magniX #H55

[Harbour Air @HarbourAirLtd]

Some exciting buzz from our ePlane team! On Aug 17, our ePlane completed its first ever point-to-point test flight! A smooth takeoff from the Fraser River in Richmond & landing at Patricia Bay. A momentous test flight for the [log]books! Learn more here: https://t.co/knosBLVMEz

[SSIARS @SaltSpringARS]

Field Day is tomorrow. Even if you don’t go out and set up portable somewhere, either alone or with your club, get on the air, have some fun and make some contacts! You can even operate 1D or 1E from home. #FieldDay #FD #ARRL #RAC #AmateurRadio #HamRadio

[Keith @VE7GDH]

It’s June 21 and the longest day of the year! That’s a good enough excuse to get on the air. I know it will be a mad rush Saturday morning, but I’m getting ready for Field Day. I’ll be one of the guys operating the club station from VE7RAS. #AmateurRadio #FieldDay #FD #RAC #ARRL