I operate under the call-sign M7NOA. I can usually be found operating FT8 QRP due to the limitations of living in central London 😉
Equipment
Icom IC705
I like this little radio a lot. It’s very easy to transport, has a built in battery and lots of fairly cool features. It’s very expensive though for what it is!
Resources
- https://icomuk.co.uk/files/icom/PDF/productManual/IC-705_ENG_Basic_1.pdf
- https://icomuk.co.uk/files/icom/PDF/advancedManuals/IC-705_ENG_Advanced_1a.pdf
Icom AL705 Magnetic Loop
It’s extremely fiddly to tune especially on the 20m band. However, it packs up very small which makes it ideal for portable ops.
Macbook Pro
I use my daily driver Macbook Pro to run various ham applications.
WFView is a very useful tool that allows you to stream the audio from and issue commands to your radio over the network (assuming it is compatible). I use this to avoid having a USB cable plugged into my radio as I found on several bands that RFI would disrupt the connection.
I switch between JTDX and WSJT-X for operating FT8 depending on my mood.
Logging
For logging, I use the fantastic WaveLog which is hosted on Vega.
I sync QSOs to eQSL, ARRL LOTW and rarely QRZ.
Modes
FT8
One of my favourite modes because it’s fairly easy to get good results.
Resources
Bands
40M (7Mhz)
https://rsgb.org/main/operating/band-plans/hf/7mhz/