Whilst on holiday in Wales, we decided to try for a SOTA activation on GW/NW-001. As we went in October (14/10/2025), we were not sure what weather to expect, so made sure to check the forecast in advance. I used the mountain weather information service for the forecast: https://www.mwis.org.uk/. Although you could take shelter in… Continue reading SOTA Activation report GW/NW-001 (Yr Wyddfa/ Snowdon)
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Debugging with a dummy load
One of my friends recently got a new radio (an Icom-706MK2G), and wanted to try the 15m band. We did not yet have an antenna for 15m, so it was a perfect excuse build another ground plane antenna (more details about the construction can be found here: https://m7isy.rootfs.net/2025/02/28/building-a-1-4-wave-ground-plane-for-20m/). It was the third time building this… Continue reading Debugging with a dummy load
Trying out ARDF!
ARDF stands for Amateur Radio Direction Finding, a timed event, where you need to locate a certain amount of transmitters (also known as foxes) in a given time. You basically get a map, compass, and a reciever. As I used to do orienteering, I was fairly confident in my map reading skills, but I hadn’t… Continue reading Trying out ARDF!