Steve M0BPQ
@m0bpq.bsky.social
Steve's ham radio tweets. What can I break today?
4 hours on the air according to n1mm
November 2, 2025 at 8:19 PM
4 hours on the air according to n1mm
No hail - just heavy rain this weekend @scarefest.
November 2, 2025 at 8:18 PM
No hail - just heavy rain this weekend @scarefest.
Nice to hear you at GB2GP!
November 2, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Nice to hear you at GB2GP!
I’ve done this for a long time with @gb2gp. Don’t underestimate Morse code. Those kids won’t be really learning cw but it’s surprisingly engaging as an activity
October 30, 2025 at 10:26 PM
I’ve done this for a long time with @gb2gp. Don’t underestimate Morse code. Those kids won’t be really learning cw but it’s surprisingly engaging as an activity
The LDMOS, I agree, the board has come up rather well though!
October 28, 2025 at 6:11 PM
The LDMOS, I agree, the board has come up rather well though!
Im glad you didnt say *which* contest
October 24, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Im glad you didnt say *which* contest
I speculate there is so much RTTY as the reporting period includes the CQWW RTTY contest - any other month would be much lower
October 16, 2025 at 10:28 AM
I speculate there is so much RTTY as the reporting period includes the CQWW RTTY contest - any other month would be much lower
If it does fail at 2350hrs I won’t be awake to see it 😀 #parttimecontester
October 9, 2025 at 8:47 PM
If it does fail at 2350hrs I won’t be awake to see it 😀 #parttimecontester
You’ve got the newer one with a blue motor cover. I think the main water leak is through the bearing hence the 3d printed hat. I can share the file if you have a printer. I may be able to take one to convention if you are stuck
October 8, 2025 at 6:22 PM
You’ve got the newer one with a blue motor cover. I think the main water leak is through the bearing hence the 3d printed hat. I can share the file if you have a printer. I may be able to take one to convention if you are stuck
I agree - but I guess it doesnt rain as much in Italy :)
October 7, 2025 at 2:20 PM
I agree - but I guess it doesnt rain as much in Italy :)
The hat is being added this time to try and make the replacement pot last longer than 15 months. Let's see if there is a similar post complaining about it next year :)
October 7, 2025 at 2:17 PM
The hat is being added this time to try and make the replacement pot last longer than 15 months. Let's see if there is a similar post complaining about it next year :)
Thats hard with moving parts! the 3D printed hat is designed to help....
October 7, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Thats hard with moving parts! the 3D printed hat is designed to help....
This is an early one, and I think the case is better in the later versions, which means less leakage, but even so, the most recent PST61PRO has an encoder on the motor rather than concentric to the antenna, meaning no pot at all!
October 7, 2025 at 2:12 PM
This is an early one, and I think the case is better in the later versions, which means less leakage, but even so, the most recent PST61PRO has an encoder on the motor rather than concentric to the antenna, meaning no pot at all!
But at £1500 for a replacement, I am having to live with it!
October 7, 2025 at 2:02 PM
But at £1500 for a replacement, I am having to live with it!
With a huge amount of help from M0MDS, the rotator now has a 3D printed rain hat. And yet another new pot in the base
October 7, 2025 at 1:56 PM
With a huge amount of help from M0MDS, the rotator now has a 3D printed rain hat. And yet another new pot in the base
Is agree with the hex if it’s not too ugly! Mainly on the basis that it’s a much more modern design. I guess the Moseley is lower profile though.
October 5, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Is agree with the hex if it’s not too ugly! Mainly on the basis that it’s a much more modern design. I guess the Moseley is lower profile though.
I know. Can you believe it?
October 5, 2025 at 4:33 PM
I know. Can you believe it?
At the shack end with elements touching the ground. All the right dips in all the wrong places. It’ll come good when I crank the tower
September 21, 2025 at 5:40 PM
At the shack end with elements touching the ground. All the right dips in all the wrong places. It’ll come good when I crank the tower
And I shouldn’t post without my glasses at the bottom of the tower. Sorry for all the typos
September 21, 2025 at 5:28 PM
And I shouldn’t post without my glasses at the bottom of the tower. Sorry for all the typos
So I sent through the various coax joints to find an intermittent n male. Took the offending connection apart to find it was a solderless type. It’s now soldered!
September 21, 2025 at 5:26 PM
So I sent through the various coax joints to find an intermittent n male. Took the offending connection apart to find it was a solderless type. It’s now soldered!