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In the spirit of discovering new technologies and expanding the horizons of amateur radio, I’ve been intrigued lately by Meshtastic , a promising project that leverages long-range radio communication to create mesh networks. Although I haven’t yet had the chance to dive into it, I wanted to share my excitement and initial thoughts on what makes Meshtastic a compelling option for our…
Dear fellow radio enthusiasts, I hope this post finds you well. Today, I want to share something personal that I’ve been experiencing lately. Despite my passion for amateur radio, I’ve found myself struggling to maintain the same level of enthusiasm I once had. Several times each week, I switch on my rigs, scan the HF and VHF bands, listen to the chatter and the digital modes, but I…
I would really like to succeed in learning Morse code. But after several attempts where daily or professional tasks took over and led me to failure, I felt the need to find an external motivation. I stumbled upon a video of a former co-worker who made a youtube channel 100 inspiring videos in 100 days (fr) where he says that publicly committing to a daily action for 100 days was a way to achieve…
Since I can’t make any more progress in learning Morse code with the Koch method, I’m trying to learn in a different way by doing something that is not recommended: generating Morse code when I can only decode it with difficulty. I don’t know where this will lead me and I don’t recommend this to anyone at the moment. I am experimenting! For that, in order not to clutter the…
I’ve already introduced you to my backpack for field operations and SOTA , but I have a second lighter one if the trip is a bit long or if I’m not sure to use the radio. This one weighs only 800 grams (instead of 6.5kg)! It consists of the following items: a D104-M6B amplified Astatic microphone a QRPver-1 v.3 (4w) transceiver in 20m version (single band) a rechargeable battery pack…
When I operate in the field or on a summit, I like to have all the stuff I need. To do, I have a complete backpack to operate on HF and 2m bands in SSB, FM, digimode and even CW. For this last mode, I require technical help… I will be more clear later on. ;-) So, what is the content of my backpack ? It weighs about 6.5 kg. First, I require some ropes and throw-bags to hang antennas. It is very…