Dean Bird VK4DSB

Hi, I’m Dean.

Amateur radio operator (VK4DSB) and IT security professional based in Bellmere, QLD. I spend my time tinkering where my three main interests overlap — radio, security, and AI.

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Will it Antenna - FT8 With a Patio Roof

Will it antenna? I clipped my Xiegu X6100 onto random metal around the house to see what the built-in ATU could tune, running FT8 from my Lenovo tablet with FT8AF. The fence could hear the world, but the patio roof got me a contact into New Zealand.

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Train Int iconTrain Int ↗Live QR train locations and service alerts on a single map.Fuel Int iconFuel Int ↗Live QLD fuel prices at nearby stations, sortable by type and distance.ClearPath — RF Line of Sight Planner iconClearPath — RF Line of Sight Planner ↗Interactive map for planning RF line-of-sight paths between locations.HF Range Planner iconHF Range Planner ↗Estimate HF coverage and band reach for a given location and conditions.
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