Tidy, but to my eyes just a little too much going on up top.
The flag on the bow might have given it away...
I'm in Canada... our test isn't at all the same as the US version. Your General test is 35 questions, of which a passing grade is 26 (74%). In...
I just did the math... total antenna length about 75 meters? My property, from street to back fence, is less than 36 meters. If I wanted to put...
Stunner!
I blame it on all of JT's hot air.
Loads more photos, video, etc from the Bouvet guys: https://www.dx-world.net/3y0j-bouvet-island/
The very first "expedition camper" I saw in the flesh was a Unicat owned by a friendly couple from Switzerland. It immediately became a "life...
If you're willing to cross the border (literally... just a few hours up the 5) there's a Unimog dealer in Langley BC: unimogcanada(dot)com
And here's another yacht/amateur radio story: https://www.dx-world.net/kh7z-mm-gridding-across-the-pacific/
https://www.dx-world.net/3y0j-by-wd5cov/ Pretty wild first-hand account. This was just the first few days, before they'd even landed the radio...
I first posted in this thread almost 18 years ago, and my opinion of Pelorus has not changed. As long as someone doesn't go and do something...
Awesome shot as always @CaptTom Congrats!
So apparently there's been some backlash to the Bouvet team. It seems that there are entitled whingers in the ham community... same as every other...
Canada bought a load of those as well... 1159 to be exact.
The Garmin inReach link to track the Marama is :...
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I've revised the link above to direct to a better site about the Bouvet expedition. Also, there's a YouTube vid available:...
