@wgoodf.bsky.social Good luck with VK0DS on 10m..... Saw you calling him. You were strong into GU

Guernsey hit it's hottest day ever today... 36.4C. At 9pm it's still 28C, but now actually pouring down, and there's thunder around. Hopefully, it may cool things down a bit, but it will raise the humidity, so another hot & sticky night

Our health department suggested standing by a freezer in your underwear to cool down. Thought I'd give it a go. All was fine until the police turned up after the Waitrose staff called them..... 😉

Yay, that was a pleasant surprise 😀 Angola on 40m and an almost instant confirmation on LoTW. A new slot too

I hope those going to Friedrichshafen are prepared for the extreme heat 🥵 Looks like it could top 40C this weekend. I've been there when it was 35C, and that was very uncomfortable 😐

I'd love to be outside, but as it's over 30C, I'm staying indoors. Too warm in the shack as well. The beach would be good, but it's simply too hot

Oh boy 🥵🌞 currently 26C and getting warmer. It's actually cooler indoors, but at least there's a breeze out in the garden

Nice to see 6m FT8 absolutely packed with signals this afternoon 👌

Listen out for GU3HFN/p this afternoon from POTA GG0004 St Germain Nature Reserve. Should be on 40/20m CW, SSB and FT8. Probably start around 1200UTC

Finally got my 80m inverted L sorted this afternoon, so gave it a test this evening. 5 Q's on FT8 and I conclude that it works. No real DX, but at least I got heard 😉

Oh dear, the bands don't seem up to much this afternoon 😕 Made a few FT8 contacts on 15m, but it was hard work. Had thought about playing this evening, but the propagation is as bad as the TV listings tonight. Book reading it is then....

Well, 6m was a little hit & miss this afternoon. Made a few FT8 contacts, but only EU. Most were HB9, but a few French stations too. Band was busy one minute, and dead the next. Big QSB

Odd condx on 20m FT8 this morning.... G's pounding in, but much of EU was weak. This afternoon, 6m full of sigs from Italy, but they were only working NA. No sign of NA here though

A bit of activity on 6m today. Been trying to work OJ0Z or OJ0MN, but as yet I've not heard them enough to actually work them. Would be a new one for me on 6m

It'll be cooler today, the forecast said. Well, i guess they are "sort of" correct. It got to 29C instead of 32C as it has been for the past week 🥵 And there's not a single portable air-con unit available locally... can't think why 🤔

Yet another hot and sticky night... Overnight lows have been around 21C for the last few nights. And there's no breeze at all

I doubt we'll go to bed early, and we don't have to get up, so it should be OK. Will probably be up around 7.30 and have a coffee in the garden

Gonna be a hot one 🥵 10am, and it's already 26C Is it really a bank holiday? That usually signals a rainy day 🤔

Somewhat surprised to see 6m open at 0730UTC.... Made a few contacts 👍

6 metres is truly buzzing here... Mostly IK, but also 9A, DL, PA, OZ and others. Some big signals around too. Curiously, no G's seen at all, just a GJ and MU7HKE

Well, that was a nice surprise! Popped into the shack to get out of the heat (currently 26C here!!!), and fired up the radio to check 6m. Got a new DXCC - EU, Belarus - twice - EU1KY and EW4M, and both were new grids for me 😀 Just hope I get the LoTW confirmation too.... My first 6m Q's this year!

My latest batch of QSL's from the bureau contains a large proportion of cards for Q's made 5+ years ago.... 🤔 Anyone else seeing this?

Also, as it's Liberation day, our club will be at Castle Cornet with the SES call of GB81LIB - probably mostly on 40 & 20m SSB. Listen out for the call and give us a shout ✔️

It's Liberation Day in Guernsey tomorrow (9th May), and I will be out in my brother in law's little motor - a 1931 Morris Minor, and taking part in the vintage motor parade

Worked T31TTT on 20m this morning (👌new slot), and then got a LoTW confirmation for TX9W on 30m. Happy days.....

For those of you that watch The Repair Shop, this is an interesting, and enjoyable, video with some amateur radio content.... there's also a brief chat with Roger G3LDI www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXQV...

Oooh! Just got TX9W on 30m FT8. They're on 10.144 with good signals right now 👌

Must be quite a lift on as my Meshtastic device is hearing stations in Devon and Cornwall, and it's only on an upstairs windowsill

Bands not up to much this morning..... Saw T31TTT on 17m, but don't need it, so didn't try. Went to 20m, and worked WH6EY (HI) and a few EU contacts, then gave up. Maybe later.....

Oooh, it's back alive.... Tried to open this app last night, and got nothing other than a blue screen with the logo. Didn't even work via the Web. Was it just me?

Nice to catch George @m1geo.com operating as EA/M1GEO while our club was doing a POTA activation from GG0007... Heard you call, and couldn't resist giving you a shout 😉

Just had a quick look at the bands.... not great, but on 20m FT8, IK3FHW is causing chaos as he is signing /P9, so he's got a huge pileup of folk thinking it's North Korea 😲🥴

Just ordered some heating oil..... OUCH 😳

The mental images are going to require therapy

It's properly warm today. Currently 22C with a light breeze. Real t-shirt & shorts weather 😎 Sat in the garden, enjoying the sunshine 🌞

That was a very pleasant surprise... S21WD have confirmed on #LoTW without any request or payment. I have made a donation anyway, as I had expected to use OQRS. Thanks guys 👌 Most impressive

Well, whadya know... I spent a good while chasing XX9W on as many bands as possible, and today, I get called by XX9ET 🤔

Oh boy.... the bands aren't in good shape rhis morning. Even 20m was poor, and 17m and up is barren here. Made a few Q's on 30m and gave up

Hmmm.... 1A4F is a big signal (+10 with 4 streams) on 14.090. Is this an April Fool job? He's got a huge pileup, but there's no info about it at all 🤔 Usually, SMOM let folk know about upcoming events....

XX9W currently on 21.091 FT8 and very strong with 3 streams. Not using F/H mode either

It's nice and sunny outside, but - oh boy! That NW wind is bitingly chilly 🥶

That was a very interesting talk on Mwshtaatic last night. And I now have a Helltec V3 to play with. Looks like some reading is required, so I better get my thinking head sorted.....

Yay 👌 managed to get XX9W on 30m FT8 just now. Not an easy one, as they were in & out with QSB, but made it into the log 😄

Oh, the joys.... Got called by a US station. Sent him a report - twice, but he was QRM'd by a much stronger station, so I sent NIL COPY, then called CQ again, and worked some other stations. Then get an email from him asking why I didn't send RR73 😒

Finally got around to updating my Hamclock units running on a Pi3B+. Only had to add the new backend server to the etc/hosts file. Works just fine 👌

Oh dear, the bands suck this morning. Made a few Q's on 30m earlier, but 17m and up were dead as a door nail. Bands starting to wake up now, but not much about. I did get a couple of decodes from S21WD on 15m FT8, but not enough to make a good contact. Gardening it is then....

Around 1300UTC, CY0S were on 12m FT8. Tried calling, got a reply, but didn't complete due to heavy QSB - they ranged from -19 to -25. Tried again around 1500UTC and got in easy - they were -05 with me. A new slot for me 👌

Wow, that was an easy catch... TX5EU on 12m FT8 for a new slot 👌 Good solid signal, and they're not using F/H

Bands very meh this morning. Not much about at all, despite the fact that the Kp has dropped to 2

Has 3Y0K gone QRT? Seen nothing since late on Friday, but some spots still appearing