Nice surprise to pick up one of the ZS6SRC pico balloons on 10m wspr as it heads past ZL.

0622z, it's now been 36 hours and still no EU on 30m WSPR in southern ZL. I can't remember a solar storm that has had such and affect for so long. With a K of 7 and A index at 143 it looks like it's going to be around for quite a while longer.

Been running a receiver on 30m WSPR. At 0700z some signals from NA but not a peep out of EU when I'd expect the screen to be full of them.

So my daughter is on a working holiday in the UK and has just got a job with Ofcom. If you UK amateurs want any changes to the rules let me know and I'll see what I can do.😂

Happy New Year from New Zealand! (Someone had to be first!)

Almost had my first qso through the ISS. Was listening on the downlink when a VK called but by the time I sorted out the transmit side the pass was over.😆

Lost our beloved couch pototao today. Stoic to the end he will be sorely missed. RIP Biff.❤️

You know Christmas has arrived in New Zealand when a major retailer announces their Boxing Day sale starting on 20 December...

May need to up my game in keeping the new puppy off the couch...

It's Friday night and 31c so time for the Kiwi classic dip chips and beer

Got a puppy!

Crap day at work. Went for a run when I got home. Feel a lot better. That is all. #runsky #Running #trailrunning

Beer o'clock!

There is a simple joy in ignoring your watch and running how you feel. It's also fun to try and guess how fast you went before you look at the end! #Running #trailrunning

That was brutal. Cramp, strong winds that almost blew me off my feet and a intimate inspection of the ground with my face. I was totally shot to bits at the end. Great event though. Thanks to the organisers and volunteers ! #Running #trailrunning

Beer o'clock

That went way better than it felt. #Running can surprise you sometimes. #runsky #trailrunning

Beautiful morning for a run on the hills. #Running #runsky #trailrunning

Worked FP5KE Saint Pierre and Miquelon on 20m cw for a new country. Good times. #DX #amateurradio

While it is interesting knowing how far you went, how fast, how hard and how high, I still remember fondly the runs from back in the day when all you knew was how long it took. #Running #runsky

It's Friday night!

Worked 3C3W Equatorial Guinea 20m cw LP for an ATNO. The op called for VK/ZL which was the only way I was going to get past the EU wall. Stoked! #DX

Sometimes I think it's just better to throw the training plan away (which admittedly I only follow loosely) and run how you feel. #Running #runsky #trailrunning

Been playing with 160m WSPR rx over the couple of weeks generally hearing VK so really pleased to hear E51WL this evening. Using a funcube dongle SDR and the wsjtx software on a Linux machine. The antenna is a 4m high 22m long wire with radials and a 4 to 1 balun. #wspr #amateurradio

A bit muddy and not my best work but got round. Beautiful day!

Stunning morning for a run on the hills. No wind and a barmy 10c! #Running #runsky #trailrunning

Freezing cold (-2c) but really good 25min tempo run this morning, felt great afterwards and thinking I am making progress. Garmin training status:"maintaining"😂 I think it's grumpy at me as I won't do it's anaerobic workout suggestions. #Running #runsky

Jupiter and Venus an hour before sunrise in New Zealand

This may have actually been interesting if the commencement date was 1 September 2025. www.arrl.org/dxcc-trident...

It was 4c wet with a cold wind. I guess that's winter for you. #Running #runsky

Never try and hang a clock on the wall while your wife is out. You will never do it right even if it is going back to the place it was hanging previously.

Stunner of a morning - and even better once the temperature got above zero. #Running #trailrunning #runsky

So I leave home it's -2c. I go 3k to the beach and it's 9c there. After a run in the warmth(!) I head home and it's still -2c... #runsky #Running

Saturday morning run up in the hills. Great fun. #Running

It's a squirrel! (thanks to several locked gates in the forest I was in) #Running

It was dark -1c I was in a forest So of course I did a Fartlek No picture (did I mention it was dark?) #running

40 casual QSOs in the #iaruhf contest. Mostly HQ stations on 20m as 15 and 10 never really opened. Worked a couple on 80m but most stations couldn't hear me even when I threw 500w at them. *sigh*

This is as good as 12m WSPR has been here in ZL in weeks. W stations still being decoded at 0400z with the path largely in darkness.

For everyone in the northern hemisphere who misses winter.

The geomagnetic storms have obviously arrived. Normally I'd be decoding multiple W/VE/VK signals on 12m WSPR by mid morning (2200z). So far I have managed one VK.

3G0XQ – San Ambrosio DXpedition (San Felix) www.dx-world.net/3g0xq-san-am...

Friday night!

Got #ZS8W on 20m cw just now. Not helped by the guys off their meds jamming him. He was S9 here once they stopped. Very pleased.

Managed to get out to the ZL3X CWskimmer site and get it back online after it crashed earlier this week. Normally I can manage it remotely but not when the wifi on the laptop it uses drops out.🙄

Son: let's go for a run dad. Me: sure but let's take it easy Son: sure no problem Me: (what the hell was I thinking)

I will be operating as ZL6HQ in the Commonwealth contest this weekend. Looking forward to working as many Commonwealth stations as possible. #CW #CC #BERU

Watched Zero Day on Netflix starring Robert De Niro. Still laughing at the use of "long range radio".😂

VK9XU in the log on 15m this evening for a new one on CW. Also got 4S7SPG on 15m CW as well but had to beam longpath through darkness as he was pointing towards EU!

Great fun with the ZL3X multi-two crew in the #ARRLDXCW. Smashed our previous highest score. Had great fun!

ZL3X team warm up for the ARRL CW contest. Good luck to all!