When planning to head out with either the Yaesu FT-70D or maybe, if I get so inclined, with the IC-7300 – one always needs power. Now, should I decide to take the IC-7300 out for some /p or /m on HF I will of ...more
Very Moving Visit to Aberfan Memorial Garden
AT 09:15 on the 21st October 1966, over 140,000 m³ of slurry waste tipped onto a mountainside by the National Coal Board started to move down the hillside. Its path was to flow directly into Pantglas Junior School where the children had just walked ...more
Sandpiper Aeriels – new clip on 2m/70cm dipole purchase
Planned to meet a friend on the edge of the Brecons Beacons today so after that I also headed to see Mark, the owner of Sandpiper Aeriels at his work unit in Aberdare. it has to be said, Mark is one of the most ...more
Messing with Photoshop twirl filter
I’ve seen a few images on social media recently where the user has created a rather aesthetically pleasing image that could perhaps be used as a type of screensaver background or similar, and thought I’d have a go at this myself. I subscribe to ...more
More Fun in the Sun on 2M – this time with friends and HF…
I’m a fair weather motorcycle rider, only bringing my little 125cc out of its winter hibernation once the three-way relationship between two wheels, the ground and daily temperatures has improved. In other words… I never head out in the winter, or when the temperature ...more
Fun in the Sun on 2M with a SlimJim
Took my little motorcycle out in the early spring sunshine to one of the low southern mountains in South Wales – Twmbarlwm, complete with camera gear just-in-case and my new Yaesu FT-70D, and it must be said… what a difference a SlimJim makes! Newport ...more