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Radio Pirate
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A "retired" CB and Radio Ham operator getting back to the radio hobby after more than 40 years, dealing with his country bureaucracy to get his Ham license back in a system where the files are "death" and modern records a mirage.
31PT555 on 11 meters DX
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No thanks...!
January 5, 2026 at 6:59 PM
I'm just waiting for buying a decent but cheap SDR dongle for HF and also VHF/UHF/SHF to latter build a Network accessible Multiband SDR, that will be nice as a kind of an add-on to the project...
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January 3, 2026 at 12:53 PM
Yep... It's great to explore the radio spectrum better no doubt, I intend to do it during this year... I got an unused Raspberry pi 4 and just need the RTL SDR...
January 2, 2026 at 10:05 PM
I got excellent reception from all North Europe and also East and South... I get all Europe covered on 11 and 10 meters.
For now I can only operate CB, as my country bureaucracy makes me do my exam again for a new class 2 Ham license and call sign as it takes 2 years minimum to operate HF bands
January 2, 2026 at 11:44 AM
I also fight QRM even here, nowadays we have far more tech spewing garbage on the SW. I had to filter al my house electrical grid and disconnect all RF sources and chines power supplies/chargers to down QRM a bit... with the portable as soon I get close to my little village (10 Ppl) QRM increases.
January 2, 2026 at 11:33 AM
Yup... When I was a CB and Ham Operator 40 years ago I was also in the big city, good for US and South America DX though, I had the Atlantic has a reflector. Now I live 340 mtrs altitude on the middle of a small mountain in the 2nd higher mountain in the mid of country, block to the west though...
January 2, 2026 at 11:29 AM
Here where I am, yesterday night was a bit colder, tonight we have a few light showers what increase a bit the minimum to 1ºC but it might snow above the 400mts also...
I'm at 324mts elevation so I'm good...
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January 1, 2026 at 11:57 PM
Help wanted...!
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January 1, 2026 at 10:11 PM
3480Km to my position... Not bad...!
Not a great surprise anyway, as I'm high and completely open from the south to the north, only west is blocked by a small mountain...
January 1, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Thanks... Only after posting the video I ear his QTH location...
I'm still a "rookie" getting back to the radio hobby after more than 40 years off-air...
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January 1, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Sounds great and useful...!
Good luck with it and send more news...
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January 1, 2026 at 2:37 PM
La edad no perdona... Aquí en Portugal le llamamos el síndrome de PDI... Puta da Idade...
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December 30, 2025 at 2:20 PM
What it will be BTW...?
December 30, 2025 at 1:50 PM