35 in the log from the car. All on 5W CW. That station in New Mexico did well to hear me!

The Xiegu x6200, despite its MANY faults, is a fun radio to use in the car. 5 watts of CW into an ampro antenna was enough to get through on my first or second calls to most of the ARRL contest stations on 15m earlier. Dah dit diddly dah...

This guy was working his/her way along the pools down at Aberlady Bay, munching through anything that moved. It was about 20ft in front of us at one point and totally focused on the job in hand (paw?). #eastlothian #rspb #aberladybay #otter youtu.be/46JpBFB22Nk?...

Ok, I've gone over to the dark side temporarily... After seeing posts on here about the tiny Cardputer running FT8, I had to give it a go. As of last night, there's an MD5Launcher compatible version of Mini-FT8 available on GitHub. It's pretty impressive and soooooo teenyweeny!

Holy tiny capacitors, Batman. If these things get any smaller, Farnell will start using insects to deliver them!

Sending CW with a straight key will (probably) always be my favourite mode of communication. I have, however, decided to meddle with the dark side and have bought the new Xiegu paddles. I apologise in advance for all the extra dits . . . . . . . .

Spectacular aurora late last night! Here's the view from the beach at fisherrow in Musselburgh, looking west towards Edinburgh and Arthur's seat. I'm glad I dragged myself out of bed although I ended up down there till about 4am watching the sky shenanigans so apologies to those I grumbled at today.

Finally! China is in the log. I managed to get BG0DLA on 15m CW using a hefty 5 Watts.... Result 👍👍

It would appear that the morse key I use for /p isn't just a straight key. It can also be used as a bug! #hamradio #VeryWeakJoke #CW #morse #amateurradio #SOTA

I opted for an after-work wander up Spartleton hill yesterday evening since the temperature was still in the mid-to-high uncomfortables... It was insect city up there so I'm glad I remembered the smidge! Not too many in the log but good fun nonetheless. #QMX #CW #QRP #hamradio #efhw

I was out again on Sunday with the mighty QMX radio for a local 2-point SOTA summit GM/SS-148. 35 in the log with 15 of those being on SSB! The firmware is still a Beta version but SSB performance is already very good with my teeny-tiny mic.

Honoured to get QRP royalty Peter, VK3YE, in the log yesterday. We were both using 5 Watts. I was operating from the car, parked at Longniddry, near Edinburgh while Peter was 10500 miles away on a beach near Melbourne. Our QSO is about 9 mins and 40 secs in to the video. youtu.be/IqG-Wmkt_bY?...

Glorious weather today, although a bit windy, on the summit of Ben Chonzie. I had great fun using the tiny QMX radio for a quick(ish) SOTA activation (GM/SS-015). Conditions seemed a bit subdued, with most signals being fairly quiet compared to the usual. 16 in the log and another 6 SOTA points.

This last week or so, I've been trying to change my routine a bit. I've been setting the alarm for silly o'clock and heading off in the car for a bit of early morning QRP radio by the sea before going to work.... What a great way to start the day. #qrp #hamradio #amateurradio #radio #cw #morsecode

Saturday SOTA up on Minch Moor GM/SS-133. A bit of a chilly breeze and the odd shower but good fun nonetheless. 32 in the log on CW using the mighty QMX and a linked EFHW.

Getting a bit personal with a faulty Bricasti M7 Reverb processor earlier today. A bit of high-class, but fairly niche DSPorn. All ended well.

Can't believe the number of panic buyers in Asda. The place was HEAVING! I only popped in for milk, and bread and candles and dried fruit and toilet rolls and iodine tablets and rope #bitofabreeze

Another wee ditty. Smooth, cheesy and a bit funky. Like a warm dairylea triangle in your back pocket.... #behringer #behringercrave #crave #cheesy #nux #nuxmg30 #guitar youtu.be/xJ-ub69Fm4k?...

Another fun patch on the Behringer Grind... Sounds a bit like something or other. 🤔. All guitars and bass recorded through the NUX MG-30. #behringer #behringergrind #nux #mg30 #cheese youtu.be/_mgJqxgaKOY?...

Very impressed with the new Behringer Grind... From analogue drum sounds, through to screeching 303's, there's very little you can't build in this thing! Here's some grindey cheese. youtu.be/8NvFLnHsZGA?...

Feeling a bit grim, with a throat like a bag of rusty screws. Think I'll just take it easy tomorrow and find a quiet spot on 20m or 15m for a bit of chilled out CW...... Wonder if there'll be anyone on 🤔

Unleashing the full might of the neglected QCX "classic" on 20m... Should raise the ambient temp by a few degrees. You're welcome.