I am an amateur (ham) radio operator and lightning is my enemy. My house resembles a porcupine with vertical antennas pointing skywards while long wires are draped from one end of the yard to the other. Thus, I need to know when lightning is around so I can unscrew cables to my array of six… Continue reading Mac Quick Tip – Get this Safari Extension to have a full time live weather radar at your desk. #hamradio #amateurradio
I have been an operator for two years now and in that time my shack has had several incarnations. It started on a trolley that I could move between the deck in summer and inside the house in cooler times. It then moved inside permanently and onto a desk that can be elevated. All of… Continue reading Shack shame – tidying up the jungle of wires #hamradio #amateurradio
I added another DXCC tonight - American Samoa! This is thanks to the German DExpedition by Joe Pick between 30 October and 12 November 2026. I've also read that the expedition isn't going all that well due to atmospheric conditions. Nonetheless, it's great to have American Samoa in the log. 73's! 8 November 2026
Woo-hoo! Country number 127 - Madagascar! FT8, 0401 UTC, 5 November 2026, 21074 kHz. R-13, S-15 . And what a great graphic on QRZ! Thanks Eric Adnin 5R8IC 5 November 2026