As predicted RC5 of WSJT-X was released. 🕵️‍♂️

Looks like the most visible change is making the Auto Seq checkbox setting sticky.

https://sourceforge.net/p/wsjt/mailman/message/36477663/

InSight is landing! Great stuff! https://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html#public

The PSK Reporter stats page is really interesting: https://pskreporter.info/cgi-bin/pskstats.pl

The breakdown by software at the bottom shows a few people using WSJT-X RC5 as well, so maybe that will drop soon:

The thunder is rolling in my bit of IO81. Time to unplug!

https://www.lightningmaps.org/?lang=en#m=oss;t=3;s=0;o=0;b=;ts=0;z=8;y=51.3255;x=-2.7631;d=2;dl=2;dc=0;

Powershell on Linux eh? Whatever next https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/scripting/setup/installing-powershell-core-on-linux?view=powershell-6

I’ve been around for long enough to not trust Microsoft, but I’m really hoping this is being done because people find it useful and not as some long term evil strategy!

I always enjoy the SOTAbeams newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/sotabeams/november_2018?e=3c76448afb

Do “RF black holes” exist? Well no, but kind of!

One day I will learn how to design PCBs, but until then I will find other things people have already shared on OSHPark that do more-or-less what I want and buy them! https://oshpark.com/shared_projects/OagLbtgI used to make http://www.gqrp.com/technical2.htm

I bought the PDF of the 2019 ARRL handbook.

Been on my list for a while now… what a treasure trove of information it is! And 745 MB zipped!

Dropped it into DEVONThink and now I can search it easily too.

Boldport is changing: https://www.boldport.com/blog/2018/10/18/boldport-club-is-changing

“Having about 500 active members for a year now, it’s an amount that’s more than ’not worth the while’ but also ’too frustratingly close to breaking-even'”

This is a shame. I’m not a member, but had considered it. Their kits are so pretty!

Just got Guantanamo Bay on 17m FT8. Pretty random!