Here are my latest FT8 Digital Modes Club certificates for VK5COP.

As always, thank you to all of the FT8 operators and to the various award managers.

This morning, I received an email from my good mate Stuart VE9CF. He has introduced an online award via HamLog for the number of QSOs that you have made with VE9CF.

I have made 17 QSOs with Stuart since 2024, so I have qualified for the basic 10 QSOs award. Just a few more for the next level at 25 QSOs.

Nice idea mate.

Last month I received the WWFF certificate below issued for hunting 3,144 WWFF references.

Thank you to all of the WWFF hunters and to Hugo CT7AOV, the Awards Manager.

In the mail yesterday, I received the QRZ.com award certificates below, for VK5COP.

Here are my latest FT8 award certificates for VK5COP.

Thank you to all of the FT8 operators and to the various award managers.

Here are my latest FT8 award certificates for VK5IPA.

Thank you to all of the FT8 operators and to the various award managers.

Last month, I received the certificate below, the VKFF Hunter Honour Roll 2,500. It is issued for hunting 2,500 VKFF references.

Thank you to all of the activators, and thank you to Adam VK2YK, the VK5 VKFF State Rep, for the certificate.

I have been snowed under with other duties, but a few days ago I managed to dedicate some time to finalise the results for the 2025 VKFF Team Championship.

Marija and I were ‘The Walky Talkies.’ We entered the single tx/40m & 80m, wire antenna section and briefly activated the Scott Conservation Park VKFF-0934.

Below are our certificates (designed by yours truly).

Certificates for winners and all participants who took part have been emailed.

Below are some of the QSL cards received in the mail in the past week for VK5COP and VK5IPA.

I saw this little radio on the internet and thought it looked interesting, so I purchased one. It was delivered very promptly and I tried it out last night on the AM band using the provided short telescopic whip. I was pleasantly surprised.

Over the coming weeks I will try it out on SW, AM and the amateur radio bands.

More info on the radio can be found at…..https://atsmini.github.io/