Hello everybody!

I am heading for Dublin in the morning for my Ham exam. I am expecting a big fat fail due to memory issues, but it will help be refine my study. Of course the day the exam is now, there is a rain event on with floods expected. So I may become a boat :)


TheCivvie


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TheCivvie wrote to All <=-

I am heading for Dublin in the morning for my Ham exam. I am expecting
a big fat fail due to memory issues, but it will help be refine my
study. Of course the day the exam is now, there is a rain event on with floods expected. So I may become a boat :)

Good luck!

73,
Sean KS4TD

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Hello TheCivvie!

On 14 Nov 2025, TheCivvie said the following...

I am heading for Dublin in the morning for my Ham exam. I am expecting a

Good luck! Fingers crossed!

Best regards
Zip

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Hello digimaus!

14 Nov 25 18:01, you wrote to me:

I am heading for Dublin in the morning for my Ham exam. I am
expecting a big fat fail due to memory issues, but it will help
be refine my study. Of course the day the exam is now, there is a
rain event on with floods expected. So I may become a boat :)

Good luck!

I am slightly optomistic but still booked for the May exam. One way or another, I will get it

TheCivvie


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Hello Zip!

15 Nov 25 13:19, you wrote to me:

I am heading for Dublin in the morning for my Ham exam. I am
expecting a

Good luck! Fingers crossed!

Couple of the questions had me flummoxed

TheCivvie


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Hello TheCivvie!

On 16 Nov 2025, TheCivvie said the following...

Couple of the questions had me flummoxed

I find that's almost always the case with exams... :-/

But... each time one gets more and more prepared for the next time!

Best regards
Zip

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TheCivvie wrote to digimaus:

I am slightly optomistic but still booked for the May exam. One way or another, I will get it

I'm sure you will. I am hoping by then I'll have some sort of a HF station
up and running. Ireland is usually pretty easy for me to work during
greyline even when conditions aren't the best on 20 or 40.

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Re: Away to the big smoke tomorrow
By: TheCivvie to All on Fri Nov 14 2025 20:08:28

I am heading for Dublin in the morning for my Ham exam. I am expecting a big fat fail due to memory issues...

Could be worse. You could forget how to get there.
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I am heading for Dublin in the morning for my Ham exam. I am
expecting a big fat fail due to memory issues, but it will help
be refine my study. Of course the day the exam is now, there is
a rain event on with floods expected. So I may become a boat :)

Good luck on the exam...even if you end up being maritime mobile. :)

One ham likes to go for a swim in the afternoon at his QTH, so he
says he's checking into the net "maritime mobile" (hi hi).

Daryl, N5VLZ

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Hello Zip!

16 Nov 25 20:41, you wrote to me:

Couple of the questions had me flummoxed

I find that's almost always the case with exams... :-/

But... each time one gets more and more prepared for the next time!

Very true. The worst of it is that I am going through what I can remmeber of the exam and doubting my answers. The problem is that I can only remeber a few lol

TheCivvie


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Hello digimaus!

16 Nov 25 17:08, you wrote to me:

TheCivvie wrote to digimaus:

I am slightly optomistic but still booked for the May exam. One way
or another, I will get it

I'm sure you will. I am hoping by then I'll have some sort of a HF station up and running. Ireland is usually pretty easy for me to work during greyline even when conditions aren't the best on 20 or 40.

I struggled to get my 2 ADSB and AIS antenna up. The housing association are very strict about antenna and I am in a dip between 2 2 story houses and I only have 1 :)

TheCivvie


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Hello Mortar!

15 Nov 25 13:54, you wrote to me:

I am heading for Dublin in the morning for my Ham exam. I am
expecting a big fat fail due to memory issues...

Could be worse. You could forget how to get there.

I almost got lost on the way home and I know the route like the back of my hand :)

TheCivvie


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Hello Daryl!

16 Nov 25 21:26, you wrote to me:

I am heading for Dublin in the morning for my Ham exam. I am
expecting a big fat fail due to memory issues, but it will help
be refine my study. Of course the day the exam is now, there is
a rain event on with floods expected. So I may become a boat :)

Good luck on the exam...even if you end up being maritime mobile. :)

One ham likes to go for a swim in the afternoon at his QTH, so he
says he's checking into the net "maritime mobile" (hi hi).

I have often has a swim trying to get out to my old yacht. I am currently looking for a 18-20 foot day sailor to go around the local bays and stuff.

TheCivvie


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TheCivvie wrote to digimaus <=-

I struggled to get my 2 ADSB and AIS antenna up. The housing
association are very strict about antenna and I am in a dip between 2 2 story houses and I only have 1 :)

You might want to look at a vertical HF antenna. Those can be easily
hidden in plain sight.

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Hello digimaus!

18 Nov 25 10:37, you wrote to me:

TheCivvie wrote to digimaus <=-

I struggled to get my 2 ADSB and AIS antenna up. The housing
association are very strict about antenna and I am in a dip
between 2 2 story houses and I only have 1 :)

You might want to look at a vertical HF antenna. Those can be easily hidden in plain sight.

I will find a way around their restrictions.

TheCivvie


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TheCivvie wrote to digimaus:

I will find a way around their restrictions.

Spoken like a true amateur radio operator. XD

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Hello digimaus!

18 Nov 25 12:19, you wrote to me:

TheCivvie wrote to digimaus:

I will find a way around their restrictions.

Spoken like a true amateur radio operator. XD

I hide 2 antenna around the back that cannot be seen but they are for ADSB and AIS and the position does restrict AIS

TheCivvie


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Hello TheCivvie!

18 Nov 25 21:42, you wrote to digimaus:

I hide 2 antenna around the back that cannot be seen but they are for
ADSB and AIS and the position does restrict AIS

Yeah, you have to get creative.

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Hello Sean!

18 Nov 25 19:32, you wrote to me:

I hide 2 antenna around the back that cannot be seen but they are
for ADSB and AIS and the position does restrict AIS

Yeah, you have to get creative.

Well I think that is part of being an operator

TheCivvie


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