{"id":161,"date":"2026-04-12T09:19:55","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T08:19:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ei4hq.ie\/test\/?page_id=161"},"modified":"2026-06-18T21:21:59","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T20:21:59","slug":"latest","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ei4hq.ie\/test\/latest\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-653 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-listening category-navtex category-operating\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ei4hq.ie\/test\/2026\/07\/15\/ei4hq-navtex-spectrograms-for-2026-07-july\/\" target=\"_self\" >EI4HQ NAVTEX Spectrograms for 2026-07 (July)<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-07-15T12:21:36+01:00\">15 July 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms has-text-align-right\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ei4hq.ie\/test\/category\/operating\/listening\/\" rel=\"tag\">Listening<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ei4hq.ie\/test\/category\/operating\/listening\/navtex\/\" rel=\"tag\">NAVTEX<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ei4hq.ie\/test\/category\/operating\/\" rel=\"tag\">Operating<\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-medium-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Here&#8217;s you&#8217;ll find links to a daily spectrogram for the NAVTEX MW sub-band, recorded at Cobh, Cork Harbour, Ireland, IO51uu during July 2026. I started saving these in June 2026. Spectra for previous months are available on the NAVTEX page. Each spectrogram covers a 16h 44m period, that being the length of the longest night&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-562 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-listening category-operating\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ei4hq.ie\/test\/2026\/07\/01\/lw-198khz-bbc-radio-4-shutdown\/\" target=\"_self\" >LW 198kHz BBC Radio 4 Shutdown<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-07-01T12:18:04+01:00\">1 July 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"729\" src=\"https:\/\/ei4hq.ie\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/F502DDB9-666C-4350-9F7B-BF37B28A9F75_1_105_c.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"height:256px;object-fit:contain;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ei4hq.ie\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/F502DDB9-666C-4350-9F7B-BF37B28A9F75_1_105_c.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/ei4hq.ie\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/F502DDB9-666C-4350-9F7B-BF37B28A9F75_1_105_c-300x203.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/ei4hq.ie\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/F502DDB9-666C-4350-9F7B-BF37B28A9F75_1_105_c-1024x691.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/ei4hq.ie\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/F502DDB9-666C-4350-9F7B-BF37B28A9F75_1_105_c-768x518.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms has-text-align-right\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ei4hq.ie\/test\/category\/operating\/listening\/\" rel=\"tag\">Listening<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ei4hq.ie\/test\/category\/operating\/\" rel=\"tag\">Operating<\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-medium-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Audio recording of the last Shipping Forecast to go out on BBC Radio 4 LW 198kHz on 26th June 2026 at 2348utc. It&#8217;s preceeded by &#8220;Sailing By&#8221; the iconic tune that&#8217;s long been played immediately before the late-night Shipping Forecast broadcast. SDR Video of the BBC 4 Radio Continuity Announcers&#8217; farewell to LW 198kHz. Audio&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-272 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-listening category-navtex category-operating\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ei4hq.ie\/test\/2026\/07\/01\/ei4hq-navtex-spectrograms-june-2026\/\" target=\"_self\" >EI4HQ NAVTEX Spectrograms for 2026-06 (June)<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-07-01T11:58:07+01:00\">1 July 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2556\" height=\"1569\" src=\"https:\/\/ei4hq.ie\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-06-13_160803z_to_2026-06-14_085204z_navtex-band.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"height:256px;object-fit:contain;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ei4hq.ie\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-06-13_160803z_to_2026-06-14_085204z_navtex-band.png 2556w, https:\/\/ei4hq.ie\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-06-13_160803z_to_2026-06-14_085204z_navtex-band-300x184.png 300w, https:\/\/ei4hq.ie\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-06-13_160803z_to_2026-06-14_085204z_navtex-band-1024x629.png 1024w, https:\/\/ei4hq.ie\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-06-13_160803z_to_2026-06-14_085204z_navtex-band-768x471.png 768w, https:\/\/ei4hq.ie\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-06-13_160803z_to_2026-06-14_085204z_navtex-band-1536x943.png 1536w, https:\/\/ei4hq.ie\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-06-13_160803z_to_2026-06-14_085204z_navtex-band-2048x1257.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2556px) 100vw, 2556px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms has-text-align-right\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ei4hq.ie\/test\/category\/operating\/listening\/\" rel=\"tag\">Listening<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ei4hq.ie\/test\/category\/operating\/listening\/navtex\/\" rel=\"tag\">NAVTEX<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ei4hq.ie\/test\/category\/operating\/\" rel=\"tag\">Operating<\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-medium-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Here&#8217;s you&#8217;ll find links to a daily spectrogram for the NAVTEX MW sub-band, recorded at Cobh, Cork Harbour, Ireland, IO51uu during June 2026. I started saving these first, on the 7th of June 2026. Each spectrogram covers a 16h 44m period, that being the length of the longest night of the year here, with 15m&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-367 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-antennas category-portable category-equipment category-pota-portable\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ei4hq.ie\/test\/2026\/06\/23\/the-end-fed-half-wave-antenna\/\" target=\"_self\" >The End Fed Half Wave Antenna<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-06-23T13:22:29+01:00\">23 June 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ei4hq.ie\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/7C5ACAFB-A5FE-4E70-9191-27BD7FFA84F1_1_105_c.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"height:256px;object-fit:contain;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ei4hq.ie\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/7C5ACAFB-A5FE-4E70-9191-27BD7FFA84F1_1_105_c.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/ei4hq.ie\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/7C5ACAFB-A5FE-4E70-9191-27BD7FFA84F1_1_105_c-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms has-text-align-right\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ei4hq.ie\/test\/category\/equipment\/antennas\/\" rel=\"tag\">Antennas<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ei4hq.ie\/test\/category\/operating\/portable\/\" rel=\"tag\">EI4HQ\/P<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ei4hq.ie\/test\/category\/equipment\/\" rel=\"tag\">Equipment<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ei4hq.ie\/test\/category\/operating\/portable\/pota-portable\/\" rel=\"tag\">POTA<\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-medium-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">My trusty 20M GP antenna, is a much-loved and proven favourite for operations away from the home QTH. Recent experience has made clear however that It&#8217;s not ideal for POTA, SOTA and other short term \/P activations. It&#8217;s relatively heavy at about 2kgs, and it takes about 15 minutes to set up. Of course, it&#8217;s&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-525 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-portable category-operating category-pota-portable\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ei4hq.ie\/test\/2026\/06\/20\/pota-activation-at-ie-0016\/\" target=\"_self\" >POTA Activation at IE-0016<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-06-20T15:00:00+01:00\">20 June 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/ei4hq.ie\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_9300-scaled.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"height:256px;object-fit:contain;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ei4hq.ie\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_9300-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/ei4hq.ie\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_9300-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/ei4hq.ie\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_9300-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/ei4hq.ie\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_9300-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/ei4hq.ie\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_9300-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/ei4hq.ie\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_9300-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms has-text-align-right\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ei4hq.ie\/test\/category\/operating\/portable\/\" rel=\"tag\">EI4HQ\/P<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ei4hq.ie\/test\/category\/operating\/\" rel=\"tag\">Operating<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ei4hq.ie\/test\/category\/operating\/portable\/pota-portable\/\" rel=\"tag\">POTA<\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-medium-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">It was beautiful out this morning and being a Saturday, what else was I going to do but head out for a few hours to do another POTA activation. This time it was to another local wood, about half an hour from home. Ballanyannan is a beautiful and old deciduous forest that dates back to&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<\/li><\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"ei4-hq-page-layout","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-161","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ei4hq.ie\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/161","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ei4hq.ie\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ei4hq.ie\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ei4hq.ie\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ei4hq.ie\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=161"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/ei4hq.ie\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/161\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":517,"href":"https:\/\/ei4hq.ie\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/161\/revisions\/517"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ei4hq.ie\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=161"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}