Where’s the fun in that?!
Spot on David!
It’s surprising how many summits now have 5G although it often drops back to 4G when you try to use it.
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The fun is getting everything working. The additional QSOs are pretty much free - like I said before, I look at the view and eat my lunch whilst FT8 is doing it’s thing.
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I get that. But automatic QSOs are still the devil’s work!
Thanks for the voice (ssb) s2s today.
It got very cold not long after we spoke and I had to pack up despite having my shelter up today.
Andy
MM7MOX
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It used to be very rare that I’d do HF SSB but since I now have the FT817 with me for the 2m SSB challenge I was able to work you. I still prefer CW though. It’s unlikely I’ll ever do FT8 from a summit unless it’s using a self contained unit I’ve built myself and I have no plans for that.
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Mine’s having its 3rd birthday soon. But the battery is starting to wane (in cold temperatures).
This whole USB-C debacle means it’s tempting to get another one. I personally thought the Lightning connector was quite robust (though a USB-C connector is far better for connectivity - direct to QMX, with no adaptor for example).
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The way the Cardputer looks reminds me of the Jupiter Ace. But can we program it in Forth?
Oddly reminds me of this:
I used to have one many moons ago. Don’t recall it being good though. The keys were very squishy for a start!
This as well:
Write some new words from some old words and then put these words onto a screen (or maybe a different screen) to make even more words.
What a palaver. I did try Forth back in the day. It was easier to skip the Forth and code striaght into Z80 assembler.
A few years ago I had the chance to buy a Jupiter Ace from Blackpool rally for £10. I declined and regretted it since. Its one of the few of the 1980-1984 machines thats missing from my collection. I don’t want one so much that I’m willing to pay todays prices.
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I see there’s a port of Forth for the Raspberry Pi Pico. I don’t think I’ll bother though as I’m having too much fun programming it in Rust.
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