Try s53m.com/SH6/ to analyze your contest log. #hamradio

FT modes. Is it the new normal to be quite aggressive when calling and not answering anymore to the last (repeated) RR73? If so, at least 50 people did not make it into the log. Will be pleased to read the complaints for not getting a LoTW confirmation #hamradio

For those who only collect FT grids, try digigrids.net

I found the woods but where are the telegrafista ?

WB10 done, quite a struggle for 40min. 40/30 no Qs, 20 6 Qs. Not running QRP 🤨

Happy New Year and lots of Qs.

My last 2025 SOTA, GW/NW43. Sunny but windy. Had to keep one foot on the tripod.

Goodbye Ireland

10K walk around Phoenix Park

Got these 2 babies from a friendly GI ham chap while on my way to the south.

First pint poured by yours truly. Got a certificate if anyone needs proof.

EI/IE-066, did not work too well, no customers on 40/30, only band that generated some noise was 20 :(

SOTA AH4 done. WX was as pleasant as on Arthur's Seat minus rain. Pix from setup were taken before fog kicked in. Took 2K walking back to the car park to warm up hands.

73 GM, gm GI

Merry Christmas #hamradio

Tried to have some fun on GM's west end. Maybe someone recognises WS339. Unfortunately only 11 Qs.

1/n ARRL 10m #contest done, some 850 CW Qs, nothing to win big, late start on Sat bc not much motivation but afternoon proofed ok towards NA. Sun was vy slow. After all, it's not been abt the contest but rather a PoC to run DXLog in a VM provided by #Proxmox. #hamradio

Is any of my lovely followers using Proxmox by chance? Got a problem to solve.

#hamradio #amateurradio

Time for some contest doping food after 30h in the chair.

Touching toes

#whathaveyoudonetoday Mounted the wall hanger for the new mower and cleared the shipping crate. It's now patiently waiting for spring.

Lowest temp for this season. -7.5°C at 0724z

Managed my first ever MSK144 contact on 2m.

Left switch failed on my Yaesu G-450XL controller. Need to locate a spare part (within EU if possible). Could be this one www.radioworld.co.uk/yaesu-commun... but they are out of stock. Any suggestions? Have a spare G-450C controller w/o Molex male-connector included :(

@wgoodf.bsky.social if you're still awake try around 1856 now

Delivered just now: GMDX Group Trophy, IOTA Contest 2025, Expedition, Low Power Mixed (UK Single Operator) (although I did CW only), MU0NMS/P #hamradio #IOTA #contest #cw Thanks to all callers and GMDX group, did Run only, no S&P, not assisted.

www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teessid... What a lousy decision #hamradio

To those who do not know yet: BaMaTech's DL6YYM became a SK. Keep those keyers keying. There won't be new ones anymore. #hamradio #cw

I felt like it

After the Lion disappeared, time for a Tiger.

Time for a drink

@wgoodf.bsky.social Which FT frequency do you use on 70cm? 432174?

One down. Travelling is not always in favour of your health but this stuff is so gooood

Back into business on 60m. SWR perfect as could be. One leg of the dipole was torn off during a storm some weeks ago.

IOTA contest preparation in full swing

What a nice stamp.

2025 CQ160 plaques received.

Alex, VE3NEA has released Skyroof, a Windows Program that combines #Satellite tracking & #SDR #hamr ve3nea.github.io/SkyRoof/

From another platform: "A solid tropo is set to affect western Europe between Wednesday and Saturday. Don't move too far away from your radios !"

Life's good

Next.. What did I do wrong?

Another one covering the 2023 CQWWCW SO160 part. Happy camper.

Nice to be called by someone rare, GU3TUX :)

I somehow missed that the results were available.

Not my most favourite mode but it's OK.

To those who worked 3V8BB in an FT mode: if you did, you worked a pirate. #hamradio

Looks ok to me.