Jaaningga Nature Park (AU-2555) On Saturday 22 August 2026, I was at Jaaningga Nature Park (AU-2555) on the Coffs Coast. I was on 40 and 15 meters between 0400 and 0530 UTC. I had the IC-7300 running on 1/4 wave vertical. The bands died soon after I set up. Mylestom State Beach (AU-11194) On Sunday… Continue reading Weekend #POTA activations: Jaaningga Nature Park AU-2555 and Mylestom State Beach AU-11194 #amateurradio #hamradio
I recently became able to use both my iPad and iPhone with my Icom IC-7300 (original version) on FT8 thanks to a great new app called Greyline FT8 and Digirig Lite (I have written my experience up here). The set-up involves plugging the Digirig Lite into your iPad or iPhone USB-C socket. That's great but… Continue reading UGreen 2-in-1 Audio Adapter works well with Digirig and iPad and iPhone for Greyline FT8 #amateurradio #hamradio
I am a user of SDR Control for Icom. It’s a great app and brings just about every feature I need to my Macs and IC-7300 and IC-7300 Mark 2. I use it at home via my network on the Mark 2 and via USB in the field on the original 7300. I can also… Continue reading A console to operate SDR Control for Icom using an Elgato StreamDeck and Ulanzi Dial #amateurradio #hamradio
There's an excellent online tool to find #POTA parks you are yet to activate. newparks.m0trt.radio It’s great on iPhone and iPad as you could use your fingers to zoom in and out. But it was problematic on a desktop as there was no clickable zoom function and trackpad navigation was cumbersome. I wrote to the… Continue reading A great tool to find new #POTA parks #amateurradio #hamradio