Feb 03

VK9L/G7VJR Lord Howe Island, 15 – 20 April 2016

Posted on February 3, 2016 by Michael Wells

VK9L/G7VJR – Lord Howe Island – April 2016 I visited Lord Howe island, IOTA OC-004, between 15 April and 20 April 2016. I was QRV on the HF bands, with a TS-480HX 200W and CW only, using wire verticals. Baggage allowances on the Dash-8 … Continue reading →

Oct 28

How to participate in the CWOps league on Club Log

Posted on October 28, 2015 by Michael Wells

This article was originally written for the CWOps newsletter, Solid Copy. The information presented is equally relevant to other clubs, so I have decided to reproduce it here without modification. If anything is unclear do let me know! – Michael … Continue reading →

Sep 29

A brief history of Club Log

Posted on September 29, 2015 by Michael Wells

This article appears in the Autumn 2015 edition of FOCUS, the journal of the First Class Operators’ Club (FOC). It is reproduced here as I felt it would be of wider interest. The Origins of Club Log Late in 2014 … Continue reading →

Aug 24

Club Log OQRS – presentation at RSGB Convention, 10 October 2015

Posted on August 24, 2015 by Michael Wells

Thanks to David, G3UNA, for the video!

May 17

G7VJR is inducted into the CQ DX Hall Of Fame

Posted on May 17, 2015 by Michael Wells

On Friday 15 May 2015 at the DX Dinner at Dayton, I was inducted into the CQ DX Hall Of Fame. Thank you for the messages and for the appreciation! I hadn’t foreseen this and it is absolutely wonderful news … Continue reading →

Mar 02

Fix OneDrive sync problems

Posted on March 2, 2015 by Michael Wells

OneDrive has a limitation whereby it cannot sync a path longer than 255 characters, and additionally it will not accept files with the following characters in the path: / \ > < : * ” ? | It won’t accept … Continue reading →

Mar 02

Proportion of modes used on the air (update)

Posted on March 2, 2015 by Michael Wells

From time to time I run a report on the Club Log database that analyses the proportion of SSB (phone), CW and data modes logged in QSOs. This is an update of an earlier graph I did in 2013, and … Continue reading →

Flash Expedition to Jersey – GJ7VJR

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Posted on December 4, 2014 by Michael Wells

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On 3 December 2014 I was briefly QRV from Jersey, at the QTH of Matt MJ0ASP in St. Aubin. I needed a few more air miles for my BA ‘Gold’ card, and it seemed like I needed to make a … Continue reading →

Nov 11

Club Log receives Al Slater G3FXB Memorial Award

Posted on November 11, 2014 by Michael Wells

The Al Slater G3FXB Memorial Award FOC page link to the award This award is in memory of Al Slater G3FXB who became a Silent Key on 11 November 1992, almost exactly 22 years ago today. Al was the back-bone … Continue reading →

Oct 31

VK9/G7VJR Norfolk Island

Posted on October 31, 2014 by Michael Wells

Between 26 December 2014 and 2 January 2015, I was QRV from Norfolk Island (OC-005). This was mainly a holiday-style operation, with no amplifiers or low band activity. I used a Kenwood TS-590SG and verticals. There were good HF conditions at times, … Continue reading →

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