Robert Chipperfield

Amateur radio (M0VFC) and broadcast radio (@cambridge105); Security Lead @redgate to keep me busy during the day. 🏳️‍🌈/He/him
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[Robert Chipperfield @rmc47]

@CJEager1 @computermuseum I'll be there! (Along with others - the CDARC folks are organising it, but I'm bringing some kit and the @g3pye van)

[Robert Chipperfield @rmc47]

@harpmatt1001 @m1acb Ah excellent, thanks Matt! You were a decent signal!

[Robert Chipperfield @rmc47]

@g7soz @m1geo @m0taz Belgium has summits! Admittedly several of them have car parks at the summit, but it's quite nice to be mostly activating in woodland.

[Robert Chipperfield @rmc47]

After a week+ of SOTA (various pics over at https://t.co/mYH4GuE7QK), tomorrow it's @rsgbiota time!

I'm hoping to be active on 20/30/40m CW from Rathlin Island, EU-122.

Only on foot, so I'm afraid QRP, but should be on air somewhere around 1000 to 1400 UTC as MI0VFC

#hamr

[Robert Chipperfield @rmc47]

@m0taz Of course! In one 🙂

[Robert Chipperfield @rmc47]

I'm off for a few weeks of radio adventures, starting in North Wales...

Most updates will be over on Mastodon: https://t.co/6xqLu8UhBy

#hamr

[Robert Chipperfield @rmc47]

@Cambswater @Cambs_Traffic No problem with it being closed, if that's required - but it'd be great if the status could be updated with @Cambs_Traffic if so, such that we can plan routes accordingly.

[Robert Chipperfield @rmc47]

@Cambs_Traffic @Cambswater Could I check the status of the road closure on Landbeach Road? https://t.co/NKQxSMdnqd lists the status as "No carriageway incursion", but the road was coned off with Road Closed signs for the last few days (and several days last week)

[Robert Chipperfield @rmc47]

@m0taz I can't believe you missed the opportunity for @m1geo's ElonMobile to rescue a Land Rover!

[Robert Chipperfield @rmc47]

@albinstigo @m1geo @flossie_crg Boat? It's not rained that much in Cambridge 😛. Ford Transit van, 20m pneumatic mast.

[Robert Chipperfield @rmc47]

@cybergibbons I have https://t.co/wWSH1qCEj2 - there's cheaper versions in the range if you don't need dual channel etc

[Robert Chipperfield @rmc47]

@m1kta_qrp @2m0sql @flossie_crg @theRSGB Inter-band interlock - single transmitted signal at a time, but no band change limitation so bounce back and forth...

[Robert Chipperfield @rmc47]

@charlie_thomas Strong https://t.co/Ny7dDE4kkm game

[Robert Chipperfield @rmc47]

@rdavies6 @M0KVI @QRPerDotCom @PicoAPRS If you do not transmit RF, you do not need a license - there is no transmitter to be licensed.

If you do transmit RF, and wish to do so while the transmitter is unattended, then you require an NoV.

[Robert Chipperfield @rmc47]

@Cobalt_Skye Oh, rubbish! Sending appropriately-protected hugs both your ways.

[Robert Chipperfield @rmc47]

@alexbloor If you're keeping return water temperature below the dew point of the exhaust gas, you recover the latent heat of condensation, which isn't insubstantial.

I think on a condensing boiler, 70C Vs 40C return is something like a 70->90% efficiency change - worth having ..

[Robert Chipperfield @rmc47]

Still watching to see what happens on this platform, but my callsign (M0VFC) on the Radio instance of The Other Place is me.

(If the policy changes, I'll post actual link)

As verification, this phrase is posted earlier from that account than here:
neither-needle-noise-upon

[Robert Chipperfield @rmc47]

@julianclover Headache / sore throat / cough started yesterday, combined with two work colleagues testing positive.

My test was negative yesterday morning but a firm positive today!

[Robert Chipperfield @rmc47]

Made it nearly three years before my luck ran out! 🤦‍♂️

[Robert Chipperfield @rmc47]

@jackg8dx D'oh! Another member of the fast-growing club, it seems 🤦‍♂️. Swift recovery!