I've been trenching this afternoon and was surprised that the soil was quite damp down 8-10 inches

Courgette and Coriander soup. Utterly delicious

Learn how a circuit goes from a schematic to a finished PCB. PCB Design from Scratch Friday 14 August, 7:30–9:00 pm TOG Hackerspace, Dublin A live KiCad demonstration covering schematic design, PCB layout and preparing a board for manufacture. www.tog.ie/2026/07/pcb-...

The drought or Hunger stones "Before 1900, the following droughts are commemorated on the stone: 1417, 1616, 1707, 1746, 1790, 1800, 1811, 1830, 1842, 1868, 1892, and 1893." www.sciencealert.com/hidden-hunge... These stones are now beginning to appear again in the Danube

Had a fabulous time away. The Tommy Emmanuel concert in Warrington was just an incredible showcase of this mans rare talent. 2 hours of old and new tunes with "Classical gas" as well. He then went on to do a Q&A and explained his techniques. Utterly incredible show from this world famous guitarist.

Some lovely rain overnight and this morning. More on the way this evening apparently.

Crikey!! Actual rain

Temp 18°C and dropping off. Visibility reduced to about 6 miles with some rain showing on the radar. Fingers crossed. We'll take what we can get.

278.475 (Range Primary) 2 Luftwaffe A400M's GAF 100 & GAF 117 out of Fliegerhorst Wunstorf (ETNW) doing bump and go training at Pembrey

Heading out tomorrow, overnight in Warrington to see Tommy Emmanuel on Wednesday followed by a couple of days with friends in Shrewsbury and stop off at RAF Shawbury for some chopper spotting and frequency sniffing if time permits. Thoroughly recommend retirement😆

The world is on fire! currentwildfires.com/en/

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The National Weather Service’s (NWS) Marine Services is accepting public comments through Friday, July 13, 2026 on the proposed discontinuation of the HF radiofax broadcasts from Honolulu, HI, Boston, MA, Kodiak, AK, Point Reyes, CA and New Orleans, LA. www.weather.gov/media/notifi...

BRAZIL VIA ANTARCTICA - Chasing Rádio Saturno The unlicensed shortwave broadcaster in Belo Horizonte makes an intriguing trip to Mount Evelyn via Antarctica. Read how it happens! medxr.blogspot.com/2026/07/braz...

BRAZIL VIA ANTARCTICA - Chasing Rádio Saturno

Rob VK3BVW blogs his latest DX and shortwave radio (SWL) tips and listening logs from Mount Evelyn, Australia

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An entire Car Park to chose from and the inevitable schooling behaviour of the one individual who cannot be alone. Why? (ours is the red car)

Owl Flying at Picton castle

Had a great time at "The Bodyguard" in Cardiff. Cheap digs at the Premier Inn £65. Room 520 is huge.

Got back from our few days off and making the most of the cool 20°C weather with a Pimms in the garden. A lot of cloud coming in but no rain forecast

Mrs Mushroom and I are off for Dinner and a show in Cardiff this evening, then 4 days touring the countryside. I am forbidden from bringing radios. Ah well.

The wise are not the ones who have arrived. They are the ones who are still walking with good company.

Why isn't my FT-480R working?

Tried a quick test on 6M FT8 and the new Halo antenna seems to get out ok on 50.313

The 6M halo is up and running. SWR 1.5 with room for improvement, but I can live with it. A truly simple build, easy assemble/disassemble. moonrakeronline.com/hlp-6

Another reason to hate seagulls . Two power outages this morning caused by Kamikaze seagulls. Thank goodness for UPS

133.500 (Aberporth range P) D-FHMT QINETQ MOD a/c a rare visitor doing circuits . Pilatus PC9 test bed for evaluating effectiveness and durability of military systems.

BBQ T-Bone? Don't mind if I do. Our local Butcher/Fish Monger is a champ. Never lets us down with great cuts of meat. Utterly delicious👌

21°C light breeze. There is shower activity about 10 miles away, nothing on the radar though. Luckily not too hot to do a rain dance.

First Sweet pepper another 4 not yet ripe. First year of trying Peppers and although it wont feed the multitudes it is a success of sorts. The Courgettes however are going gangbusters.

Festival of Archaeology. Saturday 18th - Sunday 19 July. Be here, because Phil says so. 🏛️⛏️

Thale Watchkeeper Drone WK046 c/s Aries046 on exercise out of Keevil Airfield in support of Military Exercise in the Salisbury Plain Training Area.

Courgettes are cropping well now that the weather has warmed up. Also a gratuitous Nasturtium, no idea where that came from.