My dedicated ham SW tranceiver Yaesu FT710 AESS - superb on the BC bands too.
Nice spectrum waterfall. Reducing the frequency span of the waterfall gives you a great visual of the signal - carrier and the multiple sidebands 
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China Radio Int. šØš³ Kashi (Kashgar) (Xinjiang) German Western Europe
Looks cool. Welcome back to the forum!
Thanks. Yes. Been busy on ham radio, Trying to participate in some VHF / UHF activity to keep those frequencies alive. 
Last nightās UHF net - nobody turned up. 
HF / SW has seen some poor conditions recently.
Times like those I turn to SWL and enjoy the radio a different way. Sometimes it reminds me I need to work on the antennas. Sometimes I just relax. find something and listen with a cup of tea for a while.
Hope youāre well and enjoying the radio 
Great radio you haveā¦ Iām on the process on getting back to the Ham bandsā¦ I got my license cancelled for lack of activity some 40 years agoā¦ (It was the law at the timeā¦) here in my country, but when I get it back Iām thinking on getting some older and cheaper HF radioā¦ Meanwhile Iām having some fun doing DX on the Freebandā¦ But you are right VHF/UHF are quite dead also hereā¦ the majority of the repeaters are silent most of the timeā¦!
Itās disappointing that VHF & UHF are a lot quiter. In the UK in the early 80s we had a lot of people transitioning to ham with the peak in popularity of CB at the same time. Many ended up with access to VHF / UHF via the āBā license.
Some of us still enjoy those bands. Itās ideal for local chat. Participate in nets, contests and events to try to get more activity. Occasionally use repeaters. Currently getting into digital modes on those bands so I do a lot to promote the bands.
Was the same here in UK in 80s where a license would need renewing at a fee. My lifestyle changed back then and I wasnāt using my radios so I allowed my license to expire and sold up.
Itās so different now. I just have to confirm my status every few years with no fees.
Radio has changed so much too so dipping my toes into lots of operating styles with different modes. Now, using a PC with your radio certainly can add a lot. Back then I had a Commodore 64 and modem. Did a bit of RTTY (amtor) but very basic!
Here in Portugal we still pay feesā¦ Our state loves to exploit its citizens anyway they canā¦
What was a complete disgrace here was a Law passed in 2009 that was completely absurd and basicity ruined the chance for any new Ham Operators to get their licenses. Imagine the absurd that our telecom authority (ANACOM) decided that any new ham on the initial class had to pay 2 years for a license only to listening in and couldnāt transmit except if they had a licenced ham operator of a superior class on their side or if they were operating inside a Ham club stationā¦ The result was no one even tried to get an ham licence for almost 2 decades and only this year because of pressure form existing operators and the huge decrease on Ham operators in the country and after the severe storms that caused havoc on the mobile communications network the Telecom Authority decided to ask for a review of the Law by our parliament that was voted last month and will become effective maybe after Augustā¦
Thatās why Iām basically waiting for it to become effective and apply again for a new exam because apparently the system has lost the record of my exam made in 1987ā¦ Portugal is the Republic of the Absurd and our telecom authority is basically a regulation entity that only exists to protect the interests of the Telecom Operators Cartelā¦!
