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.
So just pick it up and turn it over, Job done
November 28, 2025 at 3:20 PM
So just pick it up and turn it over, Job done
Bob Marley and the Wailers, 1972 tour,
Pink Floyd Knebworth 1975, Emerson,Lake and Palmer, St George's Hall, Bradford,
King Crimson, Leeds Town Hall.
Pavarotti in the Park, Hyde Park London.
Are my tastes "catholic" enough for you?
Pink Floyd Knebworth 1975, Emerson,Lake and Palmer, St George's Hall, Bradford,
King Crimson, Leeds Town Hall.
Pavarotti in the Park, Hyde Park London.
Are my tastes "catholic" enough for you?
November 28, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Bob Marley and the Wailers, 1972 tour,
Pink Floyd Knebworth 1975, Emerson,Lake and Palmer, St George's Hall, Bradford,
King Crimson, Leeds Town Hall.
Pavarotti in the Park, Hyde Park London.
Are my tastes "catholic" enough for you?
Pink Floyd Knebworth 1975, Emerson,Lake and Palmer, St George's Hall, Bradford,
King Crimson, Leeds Town Hall.
Pavarotti in the Park, Hyde Park London.
Are my tastes "catholic" enough for you?
I'm going to !!
I'll be entering the
"Over-70s Shit Morse operator with a big linear in an ear-bleedingly noisy QTH"
Section
I'll be entering the
"Over-70s Shit Morse operator with a big linear in an ear-bleedingly noisy QTH"
Section
November 27, 2025 at 10:07 AM
I'm going to !!
I'll be entering the
"Over-70s Shit Morse operator with a big linear in an ear-bleedingly noisy QTH"
Section
I'll be entering the
"Over-70s Shit Morse operator with a big linear in an ear-bleedingly noisy QTH"
Section
I don't want to waste my time?
November 25, 2025 at 11:35 AM
I don't want to waste my time?
Er, James Doohan was Canadian actually...
November 22, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Er, James Doohan was Canadian actually...
Apologies for the apostrophe blunder in my response!
It of course should be "fellow countryman of yours' comment!!
It of course should be "fellow countryman of yours' comment!!
November 22, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Apologies for the apostrophe blunder in my response!
It of course should be "fellow countryman of yours' comment!!
It of course should be "fellow countryman of yours' comment!!
I'm sure a fellow countryman of yours's comment on that "antenna" would be,
"Ye canna change the laws of Physics, Jim!"
"Ye canna change the laws of Physics, Jim!"
November 22, 2025 at 9:41 AM
I'm sure a fellow countryman of yours's comment on that "antenna" would be,
"Ye canna change the laws of Physics, Jim!"
"Ye canna change the laws of Physics, Jim!"
Note that the url given is http, NOT https
November 20, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Note that the url given is http, NOT https
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!