George Smart, M1GEO
@m1geo.com
Doctor of Electronic Engineering. Staff Hardware Engineer at Arm Ltd. Schematics, PCBs, FPGAs, embedded SW. Linux. HamRadio. @UCL EE alumnus. See https://www.m1geo.com/links/
There's plenty more at it - These are all S01WS, S09M and S0S going back to 2015.
And nobody has uploaded to LoTW?! Seems like a racket to me?! :)
And nobody has uploaded to LoTW?! Seems like a racket to me?! :)
November 10, 2025 at 8:14 PM
There's plenty more at it - These are all S01WS, S09M and S0S going back to 2015.
And nobody has uploaded to LoTW?! Seems like a racket to me?! :)
And nobody has uploaded to LoTW?! Seems like a racket to me?! :)
Modes like FT4 and FT8 must be like a licence to print money for the more rare DXCC stations. Set WSJT-Z to auto CQ, make a drink, return to $50 USD 😂 I need to move.
Anywho. Onwards and upwards; see if I can work another AP2 station for the DXCC.
#hamradio
Anywho. Onwards and upwards; see if I can work another AP2 station for the DXCC.
#hamradio
November 10, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Modes like FT4 and FT8 must be like a licence to print money for the more rare DXCC stations. Set WSJT-Z to auto CQ, make a drink, return to $50 USD 😂 I need to move.
Anywho. Onwards and upwards; see if I can work another AP2 station for the DXCC.
#hamradio
Anywho. Onwards and upwards; see if I can work another AP2 station for the DXCC.
#hamradio
Activated #SOTA G/SE-008 and G/SE-012 on the Isle of Wight this morning with M0VFC and @m0wut.bsky.social - now off to do a few more in G/SE to complete the region. #hamradio
October 17, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Activated #SOTA G/SE-008 and G/SE-012 on the Isle of Wight this morning with M0VFC and @m0wut.bsky.social - now off to do a few more in G/SE to complete the region. #hamradio
Oh, RSGB! ... "Save £4.00 vs on the door price by buying online" then charges "£3.00" as an online administration fee.
#hamr #rsgbconvention
#hamr #rsgbconvention
September 30, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Oh, RSGB! ... "Save £4.00 vs on the door price by buying online" then charges "£3.00" as an online administration fee.
#hamr #rsgbconvention
#hamr #rsgbconvention
Well, the first bug on the KX3 is fixed - no more ERR IOB - swapped out the IO expander B device after the thermal camera showed it getting hot for no reason. Came out fairly cleanly!
Next job to check the RX path and update the firmware. #hamradio
bsky.app/profile/m1ge...
Next job to check the RX path and update the firmware. #hamradio
bsky.app/profile/m1ge...
September 22, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Well, the first bug on the KX3 is fixed - no more ERR IOB - swapped out the IO expander B device after the thermal camera showed it getting hot for no reason. Came out fairly cleanly!
Next job to check the RX path and update the firmware. #hamradio
bsky.app/profile/m1ge...
Next job to check the RX path and update the firmware. #hamradio
bsky.app/profile/m1ge...
Next job, fix this on a friend's Elecraft KX3 (and then sneak a SOTA activation in with it, you know, as a test!?)
Looks to be related to the RF I/O board B. The radio is also deaf as a post, but seems to TX okay. Hmm.
#hamradio
Looks to be related to the RF I/O board B. The radio is also deaf as a post, but seems to TX okay. Hmm.
#hamradio
September 16, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Next job, fix this on a friend's Elecraft KX3 (and then sneak a SOTA activation in with it, you know, as a test!?)
Looks to be related to the RF I/O board B. The radio is also deaf as a post, but seems to TX okay. Hmm.
#hamradio
Looks to be related to the RF I/O board B. The radio is also deaf as a post, but seems to TX okay. Hmm.
#hamradio
Finally got around to sorting out the ADIFs and logs from various portable jaunts around Europe over the past few months. Just need to get my EA8/M1GEO/P certificate (I missed requesting it previously)
Quite a few nice confirmations, too.
Quite a few nice confirmations, too.
September 16, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Finally got around to sorting out the ADIFs and logs from various portable jaunts around Europe over the past few months. Just need to get my EA8/M1GEO/P certificate (I missed requesting it previously)
Quite a few nice confirmations, too.
Quite a few nice confirmations, too.
Thanks for trying. It's cold and very windy!
September 14, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Thanks for trying. It's cold and very windy!
@timkirby.bsky.social thanks for the QSO earlier on 40m CW, Tim.
September 13, 2025 at 6:43 PM
@timkirby.bsky.social thanks for the QSO earlier on 40m CW, Tim.
September 3, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Fingers crossed my selection of inert gasses helps with the welding 🤷
August 27, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Fingers crossed my selection of inert gasses helps with the welding 🤷
I had some fun reverse engineering CAN and RS485 on my Fogstar Drift Pro battery.
I want to create a display and integration for the battery into my campervan.
Managed to get the both interfaces working and put some notes on my website: www.george-smart.co.uk/2025/08/fogs...
Now to design PCBs!
I want to create a display and integration for the battery into my campervan.
Managed to get the both interfaces working and put some notes on my website: www.george-smart.co.uk/2025/08/fogs...
Now to design PCBs!
August 2, 2025 at 6:55 PM
I had some fun reverse engineering CAN and RS485 on my Fogstar Drift Pro battery.
I want to create a display and integration for the battery into my campervan.
Managed to get the both interfaces working and put some notes on my website: www.george-smart.co.uk/2025/08/fogs...
Now to design PCBs!
I want to create a display and integration for the battery into my campervan.
Managed to get the both interfaces working and put some notes on my website: www.george-smart.co.uk/2025/08/fogs...
Now to design PCBs!
July 13, 2025 at 12:40 PM
June 2, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Indeed it was, Dom! Thanks for the invite. I had an awesome time. Even if I didn't always seem to be enjoying it...
May 25, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Indeed it was, Dom! Thanks for the invite. I had an awesome time. Even if I didn't always seem to be enjoying it...
Haha! I thought it was more of a DL-style. Either way, I'm just happy to be out of the office! 😂
May 23, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Haha! I thought it was more of a DL-style. Either way, I'm just happy to be out of the office! 😂
May 23, 2025 at 10:23 AM