I'm interested in all aspects of amateur radio. I operate on the HF bands and am always looking to work new DXCC entities. I'm an enthusiastic data contester. Blog: https://qso365.co.ukhttps://bsky.app/profile/g6nhu.co.ukhttps://bsky.app/profile/g6nhu.co.uk/post/3muajnwnt622vNew blog post: QCluster – A Native DX Cluster Client for macOS https://qso365.co.uk/2026/08/qcluster-a-native-dx-cluster-client-for-macos/ #hamradio #macOS #qcluster29 Aug 2026 18:40 +0000at://did:plc:r5tjcoduseg77pa3grz34xpw/app.bsky.feed.post/3muajnwnt622vhttps://bsky.app/profile/g6nhu.co.uk/post/3mttg6ukz7k2fThe new Alerts Only screen in QCluster for macOS. qso365.co.uk/qcluster groups.io/g/qcluster #qcluster #qso365 #hamradio #macos24 Aug 2026 13:33 +0000at://did:plc:r5tjcoduseg77pa3grz34xpw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mttg6ukz7k2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/g6nhu.co.uk/post/3mth7hupf5k2wBig view. Little view. Coming soon in QCluster. qso365.co.uk/qcluster groups.io/g/qcluster #qcluster #hamradio #dxcluster #macos19 Aug 2026 17:01 +0000at://did:plc:r5tjcoduseg77pa3grz34xpw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mth7hupf5k2whttps://bsky.app/profile/g6nhu.co.uk/post/3ms43btjf2c2qThe website for QCluster is now live at qso365.co.uk/qcluster and the QCluster beta is now available for anyone to download. https://qso365.co.uk/qcluster02 Aug 2026 13:22 +0000at://did:plc:r5tjcoduseg77pa3grz34xpw/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms43btjf2c2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/g6nhu.co.uk/post/3mr44g4udoc27A very quick look at my Work In Progress macOS DX cluster client. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsAjvaStGkI20 Jul 2026 20:17 +0000at://did:plc:r5tjcoduseg77pa3grz34xpw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr44g4udoc27https://bsky.app/profile/g6nhu.co.uk/post/3mqzdefd6uc2qAny Mac users out there? Anyone interested in this? https://qso365.co.uk/2026/07/is-anyone-interested-in-a-mac-dx-cluster-app/19 Jul 2026 17:43 +0000at://did:plc:r5tjcoduseg77pa3grz34xpw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqzdefd6uc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/g6nhu.co.uk/post/3mhlgpdyre22gI’ve updated my popular HamClock install guide so it now includes some easy to use scripts for switching the backend with single commands. You don’t even need to stop HamClock before running them. These can be run on existing installations as well. #hamclock #qso365 https://qso365.co.uk/2024/05/how-to-set-up-a-hamclock-for-your-shack/#backend21 Mar 2026 16:19 +0000at://did:plc:r5tjcoduseg77pa3grz34xpw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhlgpdyre22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/g6nhu.co.uk/post/3mfumlngnjs2yNew blog post: HamClock is not dead! https://qso365.co.uk/2026/02/hamclock-is-not-dead/ #qso365 #hamradio #hamclock27 Feb 2026 21:08 +0000at://did:plc:r5tjcoduseg77pa3grz34xpw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfumlngnjs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/g6nhu.co.uk/post/3lxjt6adl5c2yNew blog post: My first RTTY contact https://qso365.co.uk/2025/08/my-first-ever-rtty-contact/ #qso365 #hamradio #amateurradio #hamr #rtty29 Aug 2025 10:14 +0000at://did:plc:r5tjcoduseg77pa3grz34xpw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxjt6adl5c2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/g6nhu.co.uk/post/3lvicxrd4t22gNew(ish) blog post: Replacing a rubbish foot switch #hamradio #qso365 https://qso365.co.uk/2025/07/replacing-a-rubbish-foot-switch/03 Aug 2025 09:01 +0000at://did:plc:r5tjcoduseg77pa3grz34xpw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvicxrd4t22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/g6nhu.co.uk/post/3litqr4uxd22aI've never used N1MM before but I need to take my RTTY contesting up a level and start working Assisted. So I've got it set up like this for BARTG RTTY. To all you familiar with N1MM and data contesting, how does this look? Is it usable or will I find it frustrating? What's right, what's wrong?23 Feb 2025 11:39 +0000at://did:plc:r5tjcoduseg77pa3grz34xpw/app.bsky.feed.post/3litqr4uxd22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/g6nhu.co.uk/post/3lh5isoskt22eTwo instances of HamClock while I was contesting this afternoon.01 Feb 2025 21:53 +0000at://did:plc:r5tjcoduseg77pa3grz34xpw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lh5isoskt22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/g6nhu.co.uk/post/3lh4qiyufqk22Warming up my lunch with the exhaust from the amplifier while working an FT8/FT4 contest.01 Feb 2025 14:38 +0000at://did:plc:r5tjcoduseg77pa3grz34xpw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lh4qiyufqk22https://bsky.app/profile/g6nhu.co.uk/post/3lg64w2ano22gOne can never have too many Fair-rite clip on cores. Part numbers 0431164181 and 0431164281. Ordered from Mouser on Thursday and delivered today. I was expecting them to ship from the UK but they came from the USA. Good prices as well.20 Jan 2025 10:28 +0000at://did:plc:r5tjcoduseg77pa3grz34xpw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lg64w2ano22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/g6nhu.co.uk/post/3lfjvlb3jhc2sCome on data contesters - When someone asks you for your number, don't send the entire contest exchange again, have a macro available which sends the number and just the number, multiple times. We don't want the entire exchange again, just the important bit.12 Jan 2025 09:23 +0000at://did:plc:r5tjcoduseg77pa3grz34xpw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfjvlb3jhc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/g6nhu.co.uk/post/3lfi3jfapss2kNothing's changed, Americans still don't really do PSK. #hamradio #g9d #uba-psk63-prefix-contest11 Jan 2025 16:04 +0000at://did:plc:r5tjcoduseg77pa3grz34xpw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfi3jfapss2khttps://bsky.app/profile/g6nhu.co.uk/post/3lfdiqhvjrs2gNew blog post: Working JA via long path grey-line propagation on 17m. https://qso365.co.uk/2025/01/working-ja-via-long-path-grey-line-propagation-on-17m/ #hamradio #qso36509 Jan 2025 20:18 +0000at://did:plc:r5tjcoduseg77pa3grz34xpw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfdiqhvjrs2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/g6nhu.co.uk/post/3leyksbqxc225New blog entry: 100 QSOs to work 100 DXCC entities https://qso365.co.uk/2025/01/100-qsos-to-work-100-dxcc-entities/ In before 'it's FT8, it's not real radio' 😉 #hamradio #qso365 #ft805 Jan 2025 11:55 +0000at://did:plc:r5tjcoduseg77pa3grz34xpw/app.bsky.feed.post/3leyksbqxc225https://bsky.app/profile/g6nhu.co.uk/post/3lewsgilpmc22Four tips Not saw tips Not four candles Four tips04 Jan 2025 19:06 +0000at://did:plc:r5tjcoduseg77pa3grz34xpw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lewsgilpmc22https://bsky.app/profile/g6nhu.co.uk/post/3leoptey65k2fIt's a real shame that Rapid never reopened their trade counter after Covid, it was always dead handy, being only a short drive away. I've finally had to buy some new soldering iron bits and I won't get them until Friday if I'm lucky. I could have just driven there tomorrow.01 Jan 2025 13:59 +0000at://did:plc:r5tjcoduseg77pa3grz34xpw/app.bsky.feed.post/3leoptey65k2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/g6nhu.co.uk/post/3lemrho7nik27That'll do me.31 Dec 2024 19:22 +0000at://did:plc:r5tjcoduseg77pa3grz34xpw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lemrho7nik27https://bsky.app/profile/g6nhu.co.uk/post/3led5easaek2uI always thought I was within 100km of Charing Cross by about a quarter of a mile but I just looked at the map on the RSGB website and it’s showing me as less than 20m *outside* the circle. Not that I have any plans to transmit between 431 and 432MHz but it’s good to know that I can if I want.27 Dec 2024 23:29 +0000at://did:plc:r5tjcoduseg77pa3grz34xpw/app.bsky.feed.post/3led5easaek2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/g6nhu.co.uk/post/3le5zzbwuck2pKenny Everett would have been 80 today. #takentoosoon #bestdjever25 Dec 2024 22:46 +0000at://did:plc:r5tjcoduseg77pa3grz34xpw/app.bsky.feed.post/3le5zzbwuck2phttps://bsky.app/profile/g6nhu.co.uk/post/3le3owb6yq22iAll throughout Christmas Eve, Father Christmas was being plotted on HamClock. Here’s a timelapse of the day taken from my hamclock.co.uk site. Merry Christmas all! #hamradio #hamclock25 Dec 2024 00:22 +0000at://did:plc:r5tjcoduseg77pa3grz34xpw/app.bsky.feed.post/3le3owb6yq22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/g6nhu.co.uk/post/3ldvj4ch5hc2tNew blog post: 200 DXCC entities worked on 17m FT8 https://qso365.co.uk/2024/12/200-dxcc-entities-worked-on-17m-ft8/ #hamradio #qso36522 Dec 2024 13:22 +0000at://did:plc:r5tjcoduseg77pa3grz34xpw/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldvj4ch5hc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/g6nhu.co.uk/post/3ldoukyhuos26Really nice to see S21DX uploading to LoTW straight away. I had S2 on 20m from earlier this years so it's always good to pick up extra slots.19 Dec 2024 21:58 +0000at://did:plc:r5tjcoduseg77pa3grz34xpw/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldoukyhuos26https://bsky.app/profile/g6nhu.co.uk/post/3ldfux6tbm22pWondering just how busy the bands were over the weekend? DXCluster spots and FTx activity are usually a good way to judge things. Take a look at the two timelapses for the 14th and 15th December here: hamclock.co.uk/archive/ #hamradio #hamclock #arrl10mbash #activity https://hamclock.co.uk/archive/16 Dec 2024 08:11 +0000at://did:plc:r5tjcoduseg77pa3grz34xpw/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldfux6tbm22phttps://bsky.app/profile/g6nhu.co.uk/post/3lddqm3xppc2cI’m a big fan of HamClock and I’m pleased to be testing the next version which comes with the ability to upload your log adif file and then highlight new slots in the dxcluster/on the air panels. This is going to be great for easily seeing spots of new entities and band slots. #hamradio #hamclock15 Dec 2024 11:48 +0000at://did:plc:r5tjcoduseg77pa3grz34xpw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lddqm3xppc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/g6nhu.co.uk/post/3ldblm7bp622xWent to the baker for some rolls this morning.14 Dec 2024 15:13 +0000at://did:plc:r5tjcoduseg77pa3grz34xpw/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldblm7bp622xhttps://bsky.app/profile/g6nhu.co.uk/post/3ld6hvjlr6s2eCalled one station on 20m FT8 this morning, didn’t even make a CQ call and ended up with a nice run of JA stations. Does five people calling at the same time constitute a pileup? If so, I had one on the go for about twenty minutes! #hamradio #ft813 Dec 2024 09:29 +0000at://did:plc:r5tjcoduseg77pa3grz34xpw/app.bsky.feed.post/3ld6hvjlr6s2e