Peter, MM9SQL @mm9sql.com · 29/09/2026GB2KDR Railways on the Air log: all processed. We worked 407 QSOs over the two days. 051
Peter, MM9SQL @mm9sql.com · 28/09/2026First OscarWatch to OscarWatch FT4 QSO completed with GW4VXE @timkirby.bsky.social on JO-97 060
Peter, MM9SQL @mm9sql.com · 22/09/2026RS-44 decoding FT-4 using OscarWatch FT-4 not quite ready to test TX but soon 150
Peter, MM9SQL @mm9sql.com · 22/09/2026A little more work has been completed on OscarWatch FT4, its rapidly approaching testing in the real world. 040
Peter, MM9SQL @mm9sql.com · 21/09/2026Dunno what I was thinking, but I went down the rabbit hole of adding FT4 to OscarWatch. Still a lot to do; only tested using virtual audio cables, so it needs a real satellite pass to try, etc 040
Peter, MM9SQL @mm9sql.com · 21/09/2026DXChrono Desktop will soon be able to have a widget to show weather data from Davis Weather Link and Weather Underground 020
Peter, MM9SQL @mm9sql.com · 19/09/2026Just worked RI1FJZ in Franz Josef Land (Gridsquare: LR30US / distance: 1892 mi) on FO-29 🛰️ using LSB #hamr #cloudlog #amsat #IOTA EU-019 2110
Peter, MM9SQL @mm9sql.com · 19/09/2026It's been a busy afternoon working on DXChrono Desktop, but some big improvements :) 011
Peter, MM9SQL @mm9sql.com · 16/09/2026Cool to see OscarWatch Tracker got a mention in this month's RSGB Radcom. 1121
Peter, MM9SQL @mm9sql.com · 15/09/2026HF Conditions predictions look very realistic for my QTH this evening 030
Peter, MM9SQL @mm9sql.com · 15/09/2026Building my own HF band conditions API: real spots (PSK/RBN/POTA) + solar indices, scored band-by-band. Replacing “mystery HamQSL” with something I can explain 041
Peter, MM9SQL @mm9sql.com · 11/09/2026IOTA Contest results are out GM5G came 14th in the Multi Operator Single Transmitter Section. 0131
Peter, MM9SQL @mm9sql.com · 07/09/2026Got a text message from NHS Scotland to book my flu jab.. I'm in Elgin; these are the locations offered. 370
Peter, MM9SQL @mm9sql.com · 23/08/2026When your little project to convert paperlogs into adifs escalates and now gives a little cropped image of the callsigns and SCP checks 020
Peter, MM9SQL @mm9sql.com · 23/08/2026303 Contacts yesterday, not bad for a single day of operating. 160
Peter, MM9SQL @mm9sql.com · 23/08/2026When you are too lazy to convert paperlogs into ADIFs, you just use Computer Vision instead to do it for you 151
Peter, MM9SQL @mm9sql.com · 19/08/2026Just worked VE7PTN (Gridsquare: CP50) on FO-29 🛰️ thanks for the new one 060
Peter, MM9SQL @mm9sql.com · 17/08/2026Working on a live Sporadic E heatmap: PSK Reporter spots on 10/6/2 m, filtered to single-hop distances, plotted as path midpoints. Watch Es clouds light up, then fade. Heading into DXChrono soon. 071
Peter, MM9SQL @mm9sql.com · 17/08/2026worked YL/DL6AP in Latvia 🇱🇻 (Gridsquare: KO07UN) on SO-50 🛰️ for a new Gridsquare #hamr #cloudlog #amsat 010
Peter, MM9SQL @mm9sql.com · 16/08/2026Thanks to F5LEN, I have been able to add Tropo data to DXChrono Desktop! 0112
Peter, MM9SQL @mm9sql.com · 13/08/2026DXChrono Desktop v1.4.6 is live! 📡 We’ve added full SOTA and POTA support: live spots, upcoming alerts, scheduled activations, Watch List matching, and interactive map markers right on your display. Grab the latest release now! desktop.dxchrono.com 031
Peter, MM9SQL @mm9sql.com · 13/08/2026POTA & SOTA support is arriving in DXChrono Desktop, which maps spots and provides alerts. Be aware, it can make the map quite busy. Planning to launch later tonight. 261
Peter, MM9SQL @mm9sql.com · 12/08/2026Took part in the RSGB Eclipse FT8 40m Contest with GM1TGY as GM5G: 40 m dipole, 600 W. Total of: 87 QSOs What we noticed was that it seemed to make the grey line arrive sooner, so was able to work Japan and Indonesia earlier than normal. 1101
Peter, MM9SQL @mm9sql.com · 08/08/2026Just worked N9EAT 🇺🇸 (Gridsquare: EM29) on RS-44 🛰️ for a new gridsquare thanks #hamr #cloudlog #amsat 060
Peter, MM9SQL @mm9sql.com · 08/08/2026Just worked N5UC in Alaska (Gridline: BQ30,BQ40) on FO-29 🛰️ #hamr #cloudlog #amsat 070
Peter, MM9SQL @mm9sql.com · 07/08/2026OscarWatch v1.0.1 is live! 🛰️ ▶️ Live satellite status via OscarWatch.org ▶️ Custom station horizon masks ▶️ Floating pass elevation timeline ▶️ Fixed dual-radio SDR tuning sync ▶️ FlexRadio antenna port querying Get it: github.com/magicbug/Osc... 031
Peter, MM9SQL @mm9sql.com · 03/08/2026New feature coming soon to OscarWatch: if you set up your account with the desktop application, when you submit satellite status reports in the app, it will automatically go to AMSAT Status as well as the internal system oscarwatch.org/status 110
Peter, MM9SQL @mm9sql.com · 03/08/2026OscarWatch provides additional satellite status notifications, helping operators maximise their operating time. 292
Peter, MM9SQL @mm9sql.com · 26/07/2026Fun weekend doing the iota contest conditions very variable. 1140
Peter, MM9SQL @mm9sql.com · 17/07/2026Cool to see OscarWatch Tracker got a mention in the French REF journal 0101
Peter, MM9SQL @mm9sql.com · 10/07/2026OscarWatch Tracker v0.9.4 is out! 🛰️ ➡️ Windows ARM64 build ➡️ New Pass Elevation Timeline chart ➡️ Next-orbit: faded ground track overlay view ➡️ Fixed frequency "bleed over" when switching satellites Update here: github.com/magicbug/Osc... 152
Peter, MM9SQL @mm9sql.com · 09/07/2026Spurred on by Dave G4DPZ, OscarWatch will soon have a pass elevation timeline view :) 020
Peter, MM9SQL @mm9sql.com · 09/07/2026Cool to see OscarWatch Tracker got a big mention in this month's Practical Wireless. 271
Peter, MM9SQL @mm9sql.com · 08/07/2026DXChrono Desktop v1.4.0 is out now! 🛰️📻 Massive Raspberry Pi performance improvement, added thicker map lines, watch-list audio alerts, and cleaner layout settings. Find out more at desktop.dxchrono.com 041
Peter, MM9SQL @mm9sql.com · 06/07/2026A little break from coding to do something away from the screen made 3 jars of rhubarb jam 2912
Peter, MM9SQL @mm9sql.com · 04/07/2026Bit more work done this morning on QSO Logbook for OscarWatch, just visual improvements and caught a few bugs that needed to be dealt with. It will be in the next stable release. 010
Peter, MM9SQL @mm9sql.com · 03/07/2026I wasn't going to, but OscarWatch now has a very simple QSO logbook system that exports valid ADIF for logbooks and LoTW. (Syncs to Cloudlog.) I can see this helping newcomers and those on dxpedition-style trips who need quick QSO entry. 150