Master Cleanser
Burying radials Burying radials
Posted by: dnas2

Video duration: 445 seconds

Burying the radial wires for my Hustler 6-BTV vertical antenna.

Related: aerial, amateur, antenna, ham, hustler, radial, radio, vertical, wire

M4A CQ WW DX SSB 2008: 1) Equipment M4A CQ WW DX SSB 2008: 1) Equipment
Posted by: dnas2

Video duration: 431 seconds

The equipment used for the Cambridge University Wireless Society's operation as M4A in the 2008 CQ WW DX SSB Ham Radio Contest

Related: amateur, antennas, cambridge, contest, cq, dx, equipment, ham, m4a, radio, rigs, ssb, ww

M0BLF CQ WW DX CW 2008 M0BLF CQ WW DX CW 2008
Posted by: dnas2

Video duration: 420 seconds

My entry in the 2008 CW (Morse Code) leg of amateur radio's CQ WW DX contest.

Related: amateur, contest, contesting, cqww, cw, ham, m0blf, morse, radio

M4A CQ WW DX SSB Contest 2007 M4A CQ WW DX SSB Contest 2007
Posted by: dnas2

Video duration: 521 seconds

The entry in the 2007 SSB leg of the CQ WW DX amateur radio contest, from M4A - the Cambridge University Wireless Society.

Related: amateur, cambridge, contest, cqww, ham, m4a, radio, ssb, university

Happy New Year / Review of 2008 Happy New Year / Review of 2008
Posted by: dnas2

Video duration: 305 seconds

Some of the things that have featured in my YouTube channel during 2008.
Happy New Year to all my subscribers!

Related: 2008, 2009, amateur, ham, m0blf, new, radio, year

Re: Truth revealed about ham radio Re: Truth revealed about ham radio
Posted by: dnas2

Video duration: 569 seconds

Video response to 'Truth revealed about ham radio':
http://www.youtub e.com/watch?v=IWE7Fr VY9T4

Related: amateur, ham, radio, truth

Inside a contest shack Inside a contest shack
Posted by: dnas2

Video duration: 475 seconds

I highlight a few of the features in a very modest shack optimised for contesting.

Related: amateur, contest, contesting, ham, m0blf, radio, shack, win-test

My Shack My Shack
Posted by: dnas2

Video duration: 201 seconds

As subscribers will know, there will not be a video from me in the week commencing 23 June 2008, because I am leaving my University QTH and moving back home.
So, as promised, here is a tour of the M0BLF shack at my home QTH instead.

Related: amateur, ham, m0blf, radio, rigs, shack

GH6UW: IOTA DXpedition to Les Minquiers GH6UW: IOTA DXpedition to Les Minquiers
Posted by: dnas2

Video duration: 374 seconds

The Cambridge University Wireless Society DXpedition to the Les Minquiers reef, Jersey (IOTA: EU-099) in September 2007.

Related: amateur, dxpedition, gh6uw, ham, iota, jersey, minquiers, radio

M4A CQ WW DX SSB Contest 2006 M4A CQ WW DX SSB Contest 2006
Posted by: dnas2

Video duration: 117 seconds

The entry in the SSB leg of the CQ WW DX amateur radio contest from M4A, the contest call of the Cambridge University Wireless Society.

Related: amateur, cambridge, contest, cqww, ham, m4a, radio, university

TF/M0BLF, TF/G3ZAY, TF/M0SCH Grimsey DXpedition IOTA: EU-168 TF/M0BLF, TF/G3ZAY, TF/M0SCH Grimsey DXpedition IOTA: EU-168
Posted by: dnas2

Video duration: 180 seconds

A DXpedition to Grimsey Island IOTA EU-168 by TF/M0BLF, TF/G3ZAY and TF/M0SCH on 4th-6th August 2008

Related: amateur, dxpedition, eu-168, grimsey, ham, iceland, iota, radio

Dayton Hamvention 2007 Dayton Hamvention 2007
Posted by: dnas2

Video duration: 284 seconds

Some raw video taken on the first day of Hamvention 2007, Friday 18th May.

Related: amateur, dayton, hamvention, radio

IARU Contest 2008 - M0BLF IARU Contest 2008 - M0BLF
Posted by: dnas2

Video duration: 213 seconds

A summary of my entry in the 2008 IARU Contest.
http://www.domsmi th.co.uk/amateur-rad io/contests/2008/iar u

Related: 2008, amateur, contest, ham, iaru, m0blf, radio

Scouts Jamboree on the Air - GB2WDS (West Devon Scouts) Scouts Jamboree on the Air - GB2WDS (West Devon Scouts)
Posted by: dnas2

Video duration: 206 seconds

On 18th/19th October 2008, the Dartmoor Radio Club operated a station GB2WDS for West Devon Scouts from Lamerton.

Related: devon, gb2wds, jamboree, jota, scouts, west

An Introduction to the RSGBIOTA.org Website 1/2 An Introduction to the RSGBIOTA.org Website 1/2
Posted by: dnas2

Video duration: 405 seconds

How to use the new RSGBIOTA.org website. Presented by site developer Dominic Smith M0BLF.
(Part 1 of 2)

Related: iota, radio, rsgb, website

I\ I'm building a log search API based around XDIF
Posted by: dnas2

Video duration: 370 seconds

A slightly more techie vlog this week. In this edition, I briefly discuss my attempt at building a log search API on my website, which returns my ham radio log as XDIF (XML) data through a nice AJAX front-end.
More details:
http://www.domsmi th.co.uk/amateur-rad io/qsos

Related: adif, ajax, amateur, ham, log, log-search, logging, m0blf, radio, xdif, xml

GX1RCD: Dartmoor Radio Club Field Day May 2008 GX1RCD: Dartmoor Radio Club Field Day May 2008
Posted by: dnas2

Video duration: 290 seconds

The Dartmoor Radio Club's field day took place on 10 May 2008 on Cox Tor on the western edge of Dartmoor National Park, to coincide with the annual Ten Tors walk across the moor. Includes audio from a contact with Dennis VE3QT in Ontario, Canada.

Related: amateur, club, cox, dartmoor, day, field, gx1rcd, ham, radio, ten, tor, tors, ve3qt

HamChallenge #1: ZD8UW Ascension Island with 40W HamChallenge #1: ZD8UW Ascension Island with 40W
Posted by: dnas2

Video duration: 240 seconds

I try to contact the Cambridge University Wireless Society operation from Ascension Island (ZD8UW) using just 40W, battery power and a mobile whip antenna.
More about the ZD8UW operation: http://www.g6uw.org/ dxpeditions/zd8uw/ Thanks for watching, 73 de M0BLF.

Related: amateur, ascension, cuws, ham, island, radio, zd8uw

Introduction Introduction
Posted by: dnas2

Video duration: 222 seconds

A little bit about me and amateur radio
(Clarification: I organise the M4A entry in CQWW, not the contest itself!)

Related: amateur, m0blf, radio

Bureaucracy and Radio Clubs Bureaucracy and Radio Clubs
Posted by: dnas2

Video duration: 230 seconds

After four years I am leaving Birmingham. Once of the things that I haven't managed to do while I've been here was to re-start the University's radio club. In this video, I explain why.

Related: amateur, bureaucracy, club, ham, law, legislation, radio, rules

DXpedition announcement DXpedition announcement
Posted by: dnas2

Video duration: 195 seconds

I'm going to Iceland at the start of August :)
More information:
http://www.m0blf. org.uk

Related: amateur, dxpedition, eu-168, grimsey, ham, iceland, iota, radio

Iceland Trip: Day 6 Iceland Trip: Day 6
Posted by: dnas2

Video duration: 165 seconds

The next instalment...
7 August 2008
From Dalvík to Mývatn to Skaftafell
(No, I haven't missed any days. There's day 1, 2 and then the Grimsey island video covers days 3-5. There's also the end of day 5 on the start of this one, too.)

Related: dalvík, iceland, mývatn, skaftafell, trip

Ham 2.0 Ham 2.0
Posted by: dnas2

Video duration: 138 seconds

At the RSGB HF and IOTA Convention in October 2008, I am (provisionally) going to be chairing a session about mixing Web 2.0 with amateur radio-orientated websites.
More information about the convention:
http://www.rsgb.o rg/hfc

Related: amateur, convention, ham, ham2.0, hfc, internet, radio, rsgb, web