I remember the launch of Arissat-1 well, like a proper geek, I’d connected my laptop into the television in the lounge and had Nasa TV playing full screen and I sat glued to the screen all day watching as they moved the satellite out, noting how much of a beating it seem to take. Then [...]
RSGB AFS CW & SSB Contests
During the last two weekends it’s been the RSGB Affiliated Societies Contests 2012, 80m CW and SSB at first I wasn’t really setting out to take part, just considered giving away some points to those giving it a serious bash, but even so was easy to make a good amount of QSOs in an afternoon. [...]