On Twitter, I asked:
What #hamradio gifts do you all want for Christmas?
Here are what some of my followers said:
Jason Milldrum @NT7S
Some time to play radio would be nice :)
Mark – W8EWH @mjyergin
The start of Solar Cycle 25!
Sig
Release of the QSX qrp-labs.com/qsx.html
F. Scott Breakall @breakall
copper j-pole for 2m….I’ve already sent the link to Santa’s helper!
BobW @K0NR
I’m hoping for an IC-705 under the tree. But Santa and the Elves are probably not going to deliver.
raoul @kb1gkn
A day of good propagation and the free time to enjoy it. Y’know, if we’re talking Christmas miracle type gift.
Brian McDaniel @RadioMacN4AE
Sunspots. Lots of sunspots.
Sunspots and the propagation that goes with them seems to be the odds-on favorite at this point. To see all of the replies, follow me on Twitter. And, let me know what #hamradio gift you’re asking for this Christmas.
Rob W4ZNG says
“Peace on Earth and Goodwill Toward Men” and “Sunspots and DX for Everyone!” Couldn’t agree more, couldn’t wish for anything better. But if I had to ask Santa for a toy, just for lil’ old selfish me, it would be a 50 AH LiFePO4 battery.
Oh, I’d still take Peace, Goodwill, Sunspots, and DX over the battery. Throw in an MMPT solar charge controller with the deal though, and I’d have to go with the battery!
Steve ~ W8SFC says
A new, eternal, stable solar maximum, and I might as well ask for a state of the art station to go with the propagation miracle, right? Towers, antenna farms and continual band openings for everyone! Go big or go home. After all it’s Christmas…
Dave New, N8SBE says
I have workbench items on my list. I guess I figure that if I can’t make hay while the sun spots don’t shine, I can spend time on my bench building stuff.