My amateur radio operations has been spoilt by a very noisy PSU. This raised the noise floor by several S points.
I have tried to fit ferrites to the lead with limited success. I also couldn't find a large enough one for the mains lead. However, I suddenly realised I could strip the outer back and therefore wind several turns on two ferrites. This reduced the noise down to below one S point.
I must point out this should only be done by someone who understands the risk.
For many years I have had my 2/70cm beam located on a mast attached to my shed. This was not ideal as it was actually pulling the side off the shed. For ages I have be meaning to mount a base stub mast and attached the main mast to it.
Finally with a few days off the job is done. I dug a hole around 2 feet down and 18in wide, drove the stub mast a further foot down and filled the hole with Postcrete. I did of course make sure it was true, using a spirit level.
The results are shown below.
There has been much discussion recently over working four day weeks. I have been on a four day rota for over ten years and I love it. I work 38 hours which means I work 12 hour days. This used to be called 'continental working'. Yes it's long days, but you only do four. I always have at least two days together off and, I save money because I only travel four days, which in my case saves 100 miles per month.
There seems to be a feeling among people that this would mean less money, but it won't. We are still stuck in this 9-5, Monday to Friday world, while still expecting others to work when we have time off.
The world has changed and we need to adapt to it. Covid caused a lot of things to change rapidly. We need to catch up.
