John Worsnop
@g4bao.bsky.social
Chartered Engineer, former wage slave, Radio Amateur, Moonbouncer, RadCom GHz bands columnist, radio propagation nerd and RF PA design nut.
Hold my beer!!! What a surprise!!
November 18, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Hold my beer!!! What a surprise!!
I can feel my arteries hardening just looking at that !!! 🤢
November 17, 2025 at 4:34 PM
I can feel my arteries hardening just looking at that !!! 🤢
My "big boots" probably helped
400W to a quarter wave vertical. with a sneaky low noise RX antenna.
What I laughingly call a "mini Beverage" 20m of wire strung along a fence at 50cm above ground, terminated in 450ohms and fed via a 1:9;transformer. Hears stuff lost in noise from the vertical
400W to a quarter wave vertical. with a sneaky low noise RX antenna.
What I laughingly call a "mini Beverage" 20m of wire strung along a fence at 50cm above ground, terminated in 450ohms and fed via a 1:9;transformer. Hears stuff lost in noise from the vertical
November 16, 2025 at 4:43 PM
My "big boots" probably helped
400W to a quarter wave vertical. with a sneaky low noise RX antenna.
What I laughingly call a "mini Beverage" 20m of wire strung along a fence at 50cm above ground, terminated in 450ohms and fed via a 1:9;transformer. Hears stuff lost in noise from the vertical
400W to a quarter wave vertical. with a sneaky low noise RX antenna.
What I laughingly call a "mini Beverage" 20m of wire strung along a fence at 50cm above ground, terminated in 450ohms and fed via a 1:9;transformer. Hears stuff lost in noise from the vertical
Just now got him on 40m FT8!
Averaging around -14 here
Averaging around -14 here
November 16, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Just now got him on 40m FT8!
Averaging around -14 here
Averaging around -14 here
Thanks for the info, As I live a stone's throw from Baldock, I need to be more careful!! My good friends at Baldock are going to take the piss out of me big time!! I'm not going to live this down!!
November 16, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Thanks for the info, As I live a stone's throw from Baldock, I need to be more careful!! My good friends at Baldock are going to take the piss out of me big time!! I'm not going to live this down!!
Ah! Family, "In my own time!" Happy memories from that one.
Lead singer Roger Chapman was once described as having
"a voice like a field of sheep"
🤣
Lead singer Roger Chapman was once described as having
"a voice like a field of sheep"
🤣
November 16, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Ah! Family, "In my own time!" Happy memories from that one.
Lead singer Roger Chapman was once described as having
"a voice like a field of sheep"
🤣
Lead singer Roger Chapman was once described as having
"a voice like a field of sheep"
🤣
Just out of interest, are you an automatic computer bot or a human? I note the few posts an followers on your profile? Just interested to know who/what's monitoring and policing our bands!
November 16, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Just out of interest, are you an automatic computer bot or a human? I note the few posts an followers on your profile? Just interested to know who/what's monitoring and policing our bands!
Thanks for pointing that out! I realised afterwards that I'd done it and I'll be more careful in future! Just a case of getting a little over excited about a new and unexpected DXCC.
It won't happen again!
It won't happen again!
November 16, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Thanks for pointing that out! I realised afterwards that I'd done it and I'll be more careful in future! Just a case of getting a little over excited about a new and unexpected DXCC.
It won't happen again!
It won't happen again!
As RSGB VHF Manager G4SWX often says,
"Life's too short for QRP"
🙂
"Life's too short for QRP"
🙂
November 14, 2025 at 6:52 PM
As RSGB VHF Manager G4SWX often says,
"Life's too short for QRP"
🙂
"Life's too short for QRP"
🙂
Just stop it Pete!!
It's only going to make people"s lack of writing ability worse!
When I start using AI to write "GHz Bands, you have my permission to have me shot....
It's only going to make people"s lack of writing ability worse!
When I start using AI to write "GHz Bands, you have my permission to have me shot....
November 14, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Just stop it Pete!!
It's only going to make people"s lack of writing ability worse!
When I start using AI to write "GHz Bands, you have my permission to have me shot....
It's only going to make people"s lack of writing ability worse!
When I start using AI to write "GHz Bands, you have my permission to have me shot....
Managed to get them on 30m Doodle mode a couple of days ago. very much grey line propagation. Next target is to get them on CW
November 14, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Managed to get them on 30m Doodle mode a couple of days ago. very much grey line propagation. Next target is to get them on CW
I genuinely don't understand why a billionaire would want more money.
Like if you agree with me.
Like if you agree with me.
November 14, 2025 at 1:29 PM
I genuinely don't understand why a billionaire would want more money.
Like if you agree with me.
Like if you agree with me.
And I need to go in to Cambridge today for an appointment! I'd much prefer to stay at home and DoodleDX
November 14, 2025 at 9:34 AM
And I need to go in to Cambridge today for an appointment! I'd much prefer to stay at home and DoodleDX
Whtf fits plugs to stuff these days? Doesn't everything come with IEC leads and moulded on plugs?
I despair..... they'll be telling us how to solder an OC71 transistor in using pliers as a heat shunt to protect it next
I despair..... they'll be telling us how to solder an OC71 transistor in using pliers as a heat shunt to protect it next
November 12, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Whtf fits plugs to stuff these days? Doesn't everything come with IEC leads and moulded on plugs?
I despair..... they'll be telling us how to solder an OC71 transistor in using pliers as a heat shunt to protect it next
I despair..... they'll be telling us how to solder an OC71 transistor in using pliers as a heat shunt to protect it next
Yep that's the one I was looking at !!
November 12, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Yep that's the one I was looking at !!
What's the antenna Dale? Been looking at similar from Antennas-Amplifiers for a small 2/70 setup here.
November 12, 2025 at 10:07 AM
What's the antenna Dale? Been looking at similar from Antennas-Amplifiers for a small 2/70 setup here.
Still there 331Hz even periods
November 10, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Still there 331Hz even periods
Short path over Greenland / Canada. I could get in to this HF propagation stuff!!
November 10, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Short path over Greenland / Canada. I could get in to this HF propagation stuff!!
Grey line propagation.
November 10, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Grey line propagation.
Charging for QSLs is just a racket, George but it's down to numbers and the cost of postage. The lovely thing about EME is that almost without exception, sending a card with an unstamped SAE will get a return.
Charging for LOTW is just immoral.
Charging for LOTW is just immoral.
November 10, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Charging for QSLs is just a racket, George but it's down to numbers and the cost of postage. The lovely thing about EME is that almost without exception, sending a card with an unstamped SAE will get a return.
Charging for LOTW is just immoral.
Charging for LOTW is just immoral.
As someone brought up in Leeds until the age of 18, I've always considered the greatest thing my adopted home in Cambridgeshire has is the very fact that it's "in the middle of bloody nowhere"
November 10, 2025 at 9:40 AM
As someone brought up in Leeds until the age of 18, I've always considered the greatest thing my adopted home in Cambridgeshire has is the very fact that it's "in the middle of bloody nowhere"
Glad you're still here! It really is a big hobby. Can't match 61 years but 55 in 2026. Two highlights amongst many.
As a teen, coming down a hill in the dark in Yorkshire from the contest operation tent to the sleeping tent and ending knee deep in a bog, 😅and first EME QSO from my own back garden.
As a teen, coming down a hill in the dark in Yorkshire from the contest operation tent to the sleeping tent and ending knee deep in a bog, 😅and first EME QSO from my own back garden.
November 10, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Glad you're still here! It really is a big hobby. Can't match 61 years but 55 in 2026. Two highlights amongst many.
As a teen, coming down a hill in the dark in Yorkshire from the contest operation tent to the sleeping tent and ending knee deep in a bog, 😅and first EME QSO from my own back garden.
As a teen, coming down a hill in the dark in Yorkshire from the contest operation tent to the sleeping tent and ending knee deep in a bog, 😅and first EME QSO from my own back garden.
Hey !! ?
That's a photo of my 10GHz feedbox!
Caption required !
That's a photo of my 10GHz feedbox!
Caption required !
November 9, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Hey !! ?
That's a photo of my 10GHz feedbox!
Caption required !
That's a photo of my 10GHz feedbox!
Caption required !
IN!!!! Stockholm....
Stupid auto correct!!
Stupid auto correct!!
November 4, 2025 at 1:59 PM
IN!!!! Stockholm....
Stupid auto correct!!
Stupid auto correct!!