Discovering the radio spectrum

Join me on a journey through the airwaves with Amateur Radio

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You might have guessed that I’m quite picky what ends up this website, however, I’m well known for sprouting rubbish on Twitter @2m0sql 24×7 so you might find that interesting.

Weather Station

Anyone who knows me will know I have a thing about the weather, in the back garden I have a Davis you can see the data live.

Live Logbook

The 2M0SQL logbook is available online in real time, using my own web based logging application called Cloudlog

Recent Blog Posts

Weather Data Collection now Energy Efficient

Just before Christmas I decided I needed to make my weather data collection system more energy efficient, since we first got started in weather satellites and taking garden readings via a wireless weather station we had used a variety of computer systems starting from...

Satellite Tracking Interface Added to the station

Yesterday the Fox Delta ST2 arrived and was soon setup after a quick walk down to Maplin for a length of cable, which now means that the PC is fully in-charge of where the antennas are pointing, to do this I'm using the Ham Radio deluxe suite for frequency control,...

First Week on Sats

So I completed my first week of satellite communications with the new set of antennas and all I can say is WoW! there's definitly something a bit incredible about working a floating repeater which sometimes isn't much bigger then the rotator controller box on my desk....