Ryan - G8RKE
@g8rke.bsky.social
Thirty something radio amateur from Hampshire, UK.
Primarily on Mastodon
G8RKE@mastodon.radio
Primarily on Mastodon
G8RKE@mastodon.radio
Hello! It's been a while since I poked my head in here. How is everyone?
October 20, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Hello! It's been a while since I poked my head in here. How is everyone?
I have just passed my full radio license exam. Hooray!
June 24, 2025 at 5:06 PM
I have just passed my full radio license exam. Hooray!
Full radio license exam booked for 24th June. Eeek.
June 13, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Full radio license exam booked for 24th June. Eeek.
Not as active here as I am on Mastodon so I have some news.
Been doing the full license course and hope to take the exam in about two weeks. As Ofcom is re-issuing some G calls now hoping to get a G prefix should I pass.
Next thing I learn radio wise is, I think, going to be morse.
Been doing the full license course and hope to take the exam in about two weeks. As Ofcom is re-issuing some G calls now hoping to get a G prefix should I pass.
Next thing I learn radio wise is, I think, going to be morse.
June 13, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Not as active here as I am on Mastodon so I have some news.
Been doing the full license course and hope to take the exam in about two weeks. As Ofcom is re-issuing some G calls now hoping to get a G prefix should I pass.
Next thing I learn radio wise is, I think, going to be morse.
Been doing the full license course and hope to take the exam in about two weeks. As Ofcom is re-issuing some G calls now hoping to get a G prefix should I pass.
Next thing I learn radio wise is, I think, going to be morse.
Robert broke his favourite box last night so I sprang into action and fixed it. Happy cat!#catsofbluesky
June 2, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Robert broke his favourite box last night so I sprang into action and fixed it. Happy cat!#catsofbluesky
A few months ago I sold a radio to ham who had been off air for some time. This evening I bumped into him on 40m and apparently I'm entirely at fault for getting him back into the hobby.
Excellent!
Excellent!
May 29, 2025 at 8:48 PM
A few months ago I sold a radio to ham who had been off air for some time. This evening I bumped into him on 40m and apparently I'm entirely at fault for getting him back into the hobby.
Excellent!
Excellent!
I'm using Edge as my browser at work at the moment. Small yet really quite irritating issue is the integrated spell checker defaults to US English even though the system it's on is set to British English.
May 19, 2025 at 9:05 AM
I'm using Edge as my browser at work at the moment. Small yet really quite irritating issue is the integrated spell checker defaults to US English even though the system it's on is set to British English.
My FTM-400 has developed an odd bug where if I press and hold the DX button on my local wires X repeater, the radio defaults to listening on the repeater input. It does this even after a factory reset. See attached.
April 16, 2025 at 10:20 PM
My FTM-400 has developed an odd bug where if I press and hold the DX button on my local wires X repeater, the radio defaults to listening on the repeater input. It does this even after a factory reset. See attached.
A cat in a box. Robert is very keen on this box too.
April 16, 2025 at 1:01 PM
A cat in a box. Robert is very keen on this box too.
Hello! It's been a while since I posted here. The home station has had some upgrades recently so I thought I would share. Was able to get an FTM-400 and FT-5D for the price of the FTM-500, so score! Added a 2nd antenna for my DMR rig too. HF at the moment is provided by a 40ft random wire.
April 14, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Hello! It's been a while since I posted here. The home station has had some upgrades recently so I thought I would share. Was able to get an FTM-400 and FT-5D for the price of the FTM-500, so score! Added a 2nd antenna for my DMR rig too. HF at the moment is provided by a 40ft random wire.
Spent three hours on Zoom with the local radio club. Had a good time actually.
January 8, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Spent three hours on Zoom with the local radio club. Had a good time actually.
Been signed up for less than half an hour and already blocked someone offering me what appeared to be adult services.
Some introduction to a new platform. Let's hope this is a one off.
Some introduction to a new platform. Let's hope this is a one off.
January 8, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Been signed up for less than half an hour and already blocked someone offering me what appeared to be adult services.
Some introduction to a new platform. Let's hope this is a one off.
Some introduction to a new platform. Let's hope this is a one off.