Category: nature
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6028 km on 15 Watts (POTA activation ES-2126)
This is my report from POTA activation ES-2126. During a visit to Mallorca, I activated a new park, ES-2126 Puig de Ses Fites Natura. I activated it from the walking route. The walk-in was a 1 hour easy walk along the track. Set-up was very quick and I was QRV in approx. 5-6 minutes. After…
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Pota park-to-park!
This time I was able to set up my station, enjoy sandwich (Ham! Coleslaw! Wholemeal bread!) sitting at a park bench. Better day today! Lots of activity, but lots of QSB. A lot of loud, clear stations running beams, 100W. 20M conditions were good, but signals fading a lot again. Stations from Germany (DL4VER field…
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Still no dice…
This is the third day experimenting with my KX3. I’m getting faster at the SOTABEAMS endfed antenna setup and teardown (about 5mins and 3mins). Today there was a lot of QSB. Across 20M and 40M, I heard France (TM16FF, TM14JO, TM14IR), Italy (IQ0RU), Spain (EA7HTE), and Russian language stations. At times they were S +9,…
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Nanook country..
Well the fur trapper Stood there With his arms outstretched Across the frozen white wasteland Trying to figure out what he’s gonna do About his deflicted eyes And it was at that precise moment that he remembered An ancient Eskimo legend Wherein it is written On whatever it is that they write it on up…
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Landscape Photography of the year
An exhibition of Landscape Photography of the Year 2022 in Manchester Piccadilly train station.
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November Twilight
Now Winter at the end of dayAlong the ridges takes her way, Upon her twilight round to lightThe faithful candles of the night. November Twilight by Bliss Carman
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Ice Ice Bernard
This ice was formed on the surface of the canal during freezing weather.
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