Slightly puzzling to see that the Kennedy Space Centre has been "renamed"..... 🤔 What on earth is happening across the pond? Unbelievable 😳

Well, what a shock! Just won some money on my Premium Bonds. That's the first time I've ever won anything there, and I've had them for 72 years.....

Hmmm... the bands aren't up to much this morning. Tried a but of 40m FT8, and it was hard going. Did manage TI5RTZ and one NA station, plus a few G's. Yesterday on 40m was much better, with quite a few JA's.

Just been down to the coast to watch the Christmas tractor run... Around 90 illuminated and decorated tractors, some with trailers, plus an ambulance and fire engine all done up too. Lovely clear evening, but a tad chilly. Great fun to watch

Great opening to west coast USA this afternoon on 15m FT8, with some very strong signals. CA, NV, UT, ID etc. Also made a few Q's on 10 & 12m to NA, but conditions weren't great.

Just seen an RSGB post over on X saying that Bob G3PJT has gone SK. That is very sad news. Bob was a great asset to the hobby. RIP Bob

Had a play in the FT Challenge contest today. I did manage GM5G, so that was pleasing, but there were loads of folk sending the wrong report - ie, not SNR & Grid, but using the contest exchange, which is wrong. No idea of my score, but 100 Q's logged

Oh dear... I could hear 6O3T on 40m FT8 at good strengths. Once I started calling, an SV8 station decided to call over him, and was just randomly calling anyone.... 🙄 I do wish some of these rare calls would use other frequencies

Managed to work Don G3XTT as 5X1DF on 12m FT8 this morning. Not an easy one, as i couldn't see callers, so wasn't sure where to transmit, but I did get through in the end

How do you read this shop sign? It's either a definite choice of font.... or?

Yay! Right place, right time... Got ZL7IO on 15m FT8 for a new slot. Happy dance 🕺

A short session on 10m FT8 this afternoon was good into west coast USA. Good strong signals both ways into NV, CA, WA, ND, CO etc, but east coast stations were only just workable.

Ooh, that's been a chilly day. Temp hovered around 7C all day, which in itself isn't that bad, but add a Force 7 northerly breeze, it has felt much colder 🥶

We started the day with a light shower, but since around 8am, it's actually been very pleasant. Some sunshine, light cloud, although the temp only reached 16C. Looks set to be similar tomorrow too.... 👍 However, looks like Storm Claudia wasn't very kind to parts of the mainland 🌧🌫☔️

Radcom arrived today.... Oooh, look who's pictured at the top left of p23.... 👍 And a look at the letters page didn't disappoint in terms of a face-palm. A real pity that this subject hasn't been shut down

Notwithstanding the high Kp index this morning, 10 and 12m were buzzing. Some good DX around too.... 9L, TL, 5V and more. Even saw some G's trying to work VK on 6m.

Just read GB2RS news ahead of my stint on Sunday morning, and I see that the RSGB are wanting folk to submit things for the Construction award.... Methinks Pete @mm9sql.com needs to enter his latest software offerings 🤔

Why oh why oh why are stores selling cut Christmas trees already? 🤔 They're going to be dead by the time the festive season is here.....

Hmmm... a US station called me on 10m FT8, but i worked him last month, so i sent QSO B4. He sent NOT IN LOG. OK, I look at my log, and it's confirmed on #LoTW. Sent B4 again. He then sends me an email saying I'm not in his log. I reply that it's already confirmed. "Oh, SRI, wrong band" he says

It's been a surprisingly warm day today... 18.9C max earlier rhis afternoon. Most welcome 👌

6O3T currently on 10.136 FT8 if you need it, and they have a good signal - not many callers either

Yay 👌 6O3T in the log in 30m FT8 a shortwhileago.... 5th new slot for me. Couldn't hear them on 40m, but I'm over the moon to have got that one

Spent a good bit of this afternoon setting up a new Win11Pro box. Oh boy, it isn't as intuitive as Win10.... Took me ages to put a shortcut on the desktop 🤨 Still puzzling over networking it to the shack PC

Very happy to get 6O3T on 20m FT8 earlier. It wasn't easy, with many calling, but also high QRN at their end too

Bit of fun on the bands this morning. Played on 30m for a bit, then worked loads of JA's on 15m. Saw 6O3T spotted on 10m... got them 1st call. Had a look at 15m, and yay! got them there as well. That's 2 new slots for me 👌

Managed to get a half hour of shack time this afternoon, and 10m was buzzing into the mid west USA. Seems like I was a new one for many too

Pleased to work 5K0UA San Andrès on 12m FT8. That was the last band I needed that entity on, so well happy 😊

Well, that was a big surprise this morning... E6AD really strong on 10m FT8, so got that for a new slot, and my 30m FT4 contract has shown up in the online log. Also had a nice run of JA's on 10m this morning

Had to smile.... Working on 30m FT8, and SU0ERA is on 2nd period, with loads of callers. Then I see M0LUX call him on the 2nd period 🤔 Surely he can see the dozens calling him on the 1st period? And he kept calling, even when SU0ERA had gone QRT 😒

Anyone else on here not in the online log for a 15m Superfox QSO from Friday morning 10th Oct? I'm positive that my QSO was good (got the RR73) so just wondering if the log isn't yet complete

Really enjoyed the RSGB Convention lecture by Neil Smith G4DBN this morning. Well worth watching later, once it's on the YT channel. Also worth watching Neil's own YT channel 👍

Very much looking forward to seeing the livestream from the RSGB Convention tomorrow featuring Neil G4DBN 👍

Very happy to bag E6AD on 20m FT8 earlier this morning - a new slot for me 👌

Wowza 😃 Just got V6D on 30m FT8 🤸‍♀️💆‍♂️👏👏👏 Soooo happy to have made it, AND seen my call appear in the Clublog Livestream Phew

Sheesh! The bands are flat this morning. Made a few Q's on 40/30m, including a VK on 40, but other than that, not up to much

OK, Raspberry Pi have released a new version called Trixie. But... you can't update an existing OS, you have to flash a new image. Did that, and then discovered that HamClock won't run under it..... 🤔 Oh well, back to the old card

Yay, just got Janusz VK9/SP9FIH on 17m FT8 for a new slot 👌 Some deep QSB, but with the Kp at 6, I'm surprised I even heard him

Having lunch outside at the Rockmount today. Wife treating me as it's my *****day. Not only that, but it's amazingly warm

Nice to called by Nick G3RWF and rhen Sam G4DDK on 10m FT8 this afternoon. Also worked a couple of other G's as well, plus PY, ZP etc

One for the AVGeeks amongst us.. A Royal Navy helicopter on a playing field just up the road from me

It's taken a while, but finally managed to work E44OM on 12m. They showed up nicely on FT4, so am happy that I've got them for a new slot. Would also like to get them on 10m, but as yet, nothing here.

@clublog.org Hi Michael, is there a problem with the Propagation tool? When i look at prop between GU and T30, it shows no Q's, yet I've worked them on 10 & 30m. Tried it between England and them, and again, nothing shows

The bands are not great this morning.... One solitary QSO on 17m with an OE - the only station heard, so dropped to 20m, then 30m to make 9 more. 10 Q's is a miserable effort, but as the Kp is 5, I'm not surprised

Nice looking motor yacht moored off St Peter Port. 98m long, and called Aviva Maybe my wife has got my birthday present 🤔

Given the forecast for tomorrow, the GuARS will NOT be doing a POTA activation. The proposed site is too exposed, and F5 winds, heavy rain showers, and potentially storms too, so we've postponed for now

Looks like Chris @chrisg1vdp.bsky.social has been having fun at ML&S today, showing off the new IC7300MkII

Oooh, that IS pleasing.... My 30m FT8 QSO with T30TTT is showing as good on their Clublog OQRS page ✔️👌 Well happy with that 😉 as it's a new one on 30m

Well, this lovely warm sunshine wasn't what was forecast, but after going out for lunch, we're now sat in the garden, basking in the warmth

25 years ago today, we were married at St James Hall. Can't believe it.....

Finished all the bureau QSL cards. A total of 216 cards, for 243 QSO's, of which all but 6 are on LoTW (😒) plus one from a VE3 for a CW QSO that I have not made as I was away at the time