Some coyote mischief in the ‘hood tonight. [sound on]

GM de ABQ.

Cuidado, dude!

Excellent day 7 of #balloonfiesta ! #ABQ

6O3T is on 14.093 FT8 with 7 (!) streams. Evidently it's legit. Let the fun begin....

And just like that --->

Some of the best 10m condx I have ever heard today (and yesterday -- not quite as great but good). SSB activity all the way up to 29.500! Basically just messing around (S&P only) and worked 113 10m countries in CQWW while playing on other bands as well. Sloping dipole at 40'.

This is (finally) filling in nicely. Lots of work but equal reward. Those guys have real bad local noise -- must be frustrating. I sure would like a CW QSO -- I'm just 4 short of the DXCC honor roll for that mode....

.Jonathan N4AKV Yes, I've run into the same scenario every time I try to work them. Generally they need to be at -05 or better at my rx for my sig to be reciprocally loud enough to get through their noise. 600W & dipoles here -- big yagi guys have it a little easier....

This is UK info. Looks like ~ US$1,500 after subtracting the VAT and accounting for the exchange rate. Manual available here: icomuk.co.uk/files/icom/PDF…

The “Triple Play” of DXCC. Yeah, it’s kind of silly, but it’s nice-looking. I’ve got a dozen digital countries to go for the 300 endorsement.

6O3T is QRT. That was a tough one -- I guess they had a huge problem with local noise, forcing more FT8 activity. Good job to get to 75K QSOs. I sure could have used CW, but glad to get 4 new bands and 1 new mode (digital). Several hours of work! dx-world.net/6o3t-somalia/

How do I love LoTW? Let me count the ways:

I’m out in the back 40 building a new 80m vertical (old one destroyed in a fire 2 years ago). Using the same wire for the elevated radials. Most of the insulation melted! I straightened it all out and re-strung — the first 2 look perfect!

Got in a bit late, but scored a couple. Not bad!

Missed the FK4, but this guy was nice and loud:

Out for a walk before SS starts. 71 F at the moment. Won’t be able to make a full effort, but gotta get in there a little.

Sweepstakes wx on Applewood Road.