Licence granted!

lithiumoxide

I got a call yesterday from the lovely lady at ComReg to tell me my callsign. The conversation went basically as "Hello, have you got a pen and paper? Echo.. India..." With the slightly crackly line and my own lack of expectation of the call I hadn't a clue what she was talking about. But after several moments silence I figured out it was my callsign, and she said that she was calling just so I could get on the air for the weekend as soon as my licence was granted

Hopefully others got the same call, and looking forward to QSOs on the air!

Conor, EI6GSB

Bluenarf

Welcome to the community.
was it by any chance Derek O'Rielly? in which case it wasn't a woman :P

Paul.

hbr

lithiumoxide wrote: »

Hopefully others got the same call, and looking forward to QSOs on the air!

Conor, EI6GSB

Congrats on the new callsign. The upward slope of a new solar cycle
is a good time to start.

73.

Bluenarf

Agreed, it can only get better from here!!

Paul.

PauloMN

Bluenarf wrote: »

was it by any chance Derek O'Rielly? in which case it wasn't a woman :P

Paul.

Now now.....

I LOL'ed though. :D:D:D

Bluenarf

but no, im serious. Its derick o'Rielly that gives them out...Not a woman..

lithiumoxide

Ok I just checked the voicemail that was left.. It is Derick O'Reilly. Pardon my confusion

watty

EI6GSB de EI9FEB
Congratulations
EI6GSB de EI9FEB sk



Let's have no more comments about our ever helpful Derick.

LarWright

lithiumoxide wrote: »

I got a call yesterday from the lovely lady at ComReg to tell me my callsign. The conversation went basically as "Hello, have you got a pen and paper? Echo.. India..." With the slightly crackly line and my own lack of expectation of the call I hadn't a clue what she was talking about. But after several moments silence I figured out it was my callsign, and she said that she was calling just so I could get on the air for the weekend as soon as my licence was granted

Hopefully others got the same call, and looking forward to QSOs on the air!

Conor, EI6GSB

Yes indeed! Congrats from EI4FPB too!

I must get my TH-79E back from it's grave and get involved again! The internet is starting to get me excited about this hobby again. Strange!? Even if only on 2m / 70cms. Live in an apartment now so don't think I'll get any aerials up so portable will have to do for the time being!

lithiumoxide

EI9FEB and EI4FPB de EI6GSB, thank you both!

LarWright: you should def get back on the air! If your apartment doesn't allow for a large antenna, maybe try some QRP work with a smaller antenna?

My next mission now is to find some sort of rig to get on the air asap!

watty

On my apartment balcony in Dublin I have 19 ft CB home base ant. with loading coil removed and no radials, bolted to rail. Tunes 40m to 6m fine.

A 90cm sat dish, with a pole clamped to it to raise the Discone above level of roof gutter. (25MHz to 1.4GHz RX, good for TX 6m, 4m, 2m and 70cm.)

I've bigger aerials / poles at home in Limerick.

LarWright

watty wrote: »

On my apartment balcony in Dublin I have 19 ft CB home base ant. with loading coil removed and no radials, bolted to rail. Tunes 40m to 6m fine.

A 90cm sat dish, with a pole clamped to it to raise the Discone above level of roof gutter. (25MHz to 1.4GHz RX, good for TX 6m, 4m, 2m and 70cm.)

I've bigger aerials / poles at home in Limerick.

I don't even have a balony to do that. I do have a satellite dish up on the roof well hidden, but don't want management company moaning! I also have an attic so may be able to put something up in there. Roof tiles may act as an attenuator but wouldn't be too worried about that I guess.

PauloMN

Maybe we could get a boards.ie 2m or 70cm net up and running?

watty

17m !

pixbyjohn

lithiumoxide wrote: »

I got a call yesterday from the lovely lady at ComReg to tell me my callsign. The conversation went basically as "Hello, have you got a pen and paper? Echo.. India..." With the slightly crackly line and my own lack of expectation of the call I hadn't a clue what she was talking about. But after several moments silence I figured out it was my callsign, and she said that she was calling just so I could get on the air for the weekend as soon as my licence was granted

Hopefully others got the same call, and looking forward to QSOs on the air!

Conor, EI6GSB

Congratulations to you Conor,
John EI2FN

les45

Best of luck Connor

De John EI9HW