{"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-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\/06\/18\/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=\"2026-06-18T10:17:20+01:00\">18 June 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<figure style=\"height:256px\" 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\/17\/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=\"2026-06-17T18:26:02+01:00\">17 June 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<figure style=\"height:256px\" 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-347 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\/13\/pota-activation-at-ie-0246\/\" target=\"_self\" >POTA Activation at IE-0246<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-06-13T12:00:00+01:00\">13 June 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<figure style=\"height:256px\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/ei4hq.ie\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/76848F08-5BF4-4A00-B8FC-4698F42ABF83_4_5005_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\/76848F08-5BF4-4A00-B8FC-4698F42ABF83_4_5005_c.jpeg 360w, https:\/\/ei4hq.ie\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/76848F08-5BF4-4A00-B8FC-4698F42ABF83_4_5005_c-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/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\">Another &#8220;\/P&#8221; activation as good areas to operate in this forest are inaccessible by car, this was one I&#8217;ve wanted to do from the beginning. Curragh Woods rise out of a river valley near the bustling market town of Midleton (home of the World famous Midleton whiskey) and are only half an hour from home.&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-345 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\/12\/pota-activation-at-ie-0043\/\" target=\"_self\" >POTA Activation at IE-0043<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-06-12T18:00:00+01:00\">12 June 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<figure style=\"height:256px\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/ei4hq.ie\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/BE46BB07-3E99-4EC9-9571-533FB67F5709_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\/BE46BB07-3E99-4EC9-9571-533FB67F5709_1_105_c.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/ei4hq.ie\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/BE46BB07-3E99-4EC9-9571-533FB67F5709_1_105_c-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/ei4hq.ie\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/BE46BB07-3E99-4EC9-9571-533FB67F5709_1_105_c-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/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\">Having done a number of quite successful activations using the &#8220;\/T&#8221; setup for POTA, it was time to try out the &#8220;\/P&#8221; setup. This consists of a Yaesu FT-817ND, a 20Ah 12VDC battery, an end fed half wave dipole for 40M and PoLo for logging on my phone. The Galtee Castle National Forest is nestled&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-342 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\/10\/pota-activation-at-ie-0073-and-ie-0002-2\/\" target=\"_self\" >POTA Activation at IE-0073 and IE-0002<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-06-10T18:00:00+01:00\">10 June 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<figure style=\"height:256px\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/ei4hq.ie\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/181A4C34-B8B7-4EBB-B10C-BD02662E0D98_4_5005_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\/181A4C34-B8B7-4EBB-B10C-BD02662E0D98_4_5005_c.jpeg 360w, https:\/\/ei4hq.ie\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/181A4C34-B8B7-4EBB-B10C-BD02662E0D98_4_5005_c-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/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\">I had so much fun the previous day and as I was passing nearby, I couldn&#8217;t pass up the opportunity to also activate IE-0073, Ballyteigue Nature Reserve near Lisdoonvarna in The Burren. A very beautiful and secluded spot, it was a wonderful place to spend some time. The DX wasn&#8217;t too bad either. <\/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}]}}