Last full day with students of NPIC. 73 es cuagn de XU7PJ 🇰🇭 #qo100 #hamradio #amsat #amateurradio #Cambodia

Leaving the northern tip of Norway and heading back south this morning ...towards KQ40 and 50. #q0100 #hamradio #amsat #gridhopper #amateurradio

Glad to get KQ31 activated also. Right by the coast. Because of the inclement weather had to make it quick, so only SSB/CW. No FT8 …“Ain’t nobody got time for that”. #qo100 #hamradio #amsat #amateurradio

Norway, you spoilt me the first couple of days. Wet and windy at the northern edge of Europe today. Low elevation angle is just a bonus… “If it’s not RAINing, then it’s not tRAINing” #qo100 #hamradio #amsat #gridhopper #amateurradio

Crossing into KQ30 from KQ20. GridHopperTac set to loud siren. At same time with the alert from GridHopper.net running on my mobile phone heard in background (chimes voice announcement). #GoProChestRig #qo100 #hamradio #amsat #gridhopper #amateurradio #gridhoppertac

Off to a sunny start heading to KQ20. But sun… dramatic skies… showers. I’m realising that the weather can change very fast here 🇳🇴 . #qo100 #hamradio #amsat #amateurradio

Back on the same KQ10/KP19 gridline as yesterday. For FT8 today too. Bad weather but managed to set-up and take-down between the downpours. Also, good for testing the watch app as I can just walk between the grids. #qo100 #hamradio #amsat #gridhopper #amateurradio

Back to Alta 🇳🇴 after KQ00. I will never hear this song in the same way again. “No love without freedom”, Dido. #qo100 #hamradio #amsat #gridhopper #amateurradio #RovingEnergy #goprowebcam

Dipped my toe into KQ00. This was the only spot on a dirt road cul-de-sac covered by trees and bushes …found a gap that allowed for the low 11deg elevation. Otherwise it could be a big trip around with ferries etc. Lucky Lucky. #qo100 #hamradio #amsat #gridhopper #amateurradio

A twofer’one double whammy …from the KQ10/KP19 grid line. Gorgeous weather. Hope it continues. Very pleasant. #qo100 #hamradio #amsat #amateurradio

Crazy long day. Three flights later… touchdown. Land of the midnight sun. Beautiful Norway. An opportunity to field test the Tac version of GridHopper.net 🇳🇴 #qo100 #hamradio #amsat #wearos #gridhopper #amateurradio

Still testing but uploaded a preliminary APK to GitHub. github.com/pnjorge/GridHoppe… #qo100 #hamradio #amsat #amateurradio #wearos #gridhopper

Graveyard shifts at the Eutelsat Teleport the next few days. A one hour trip each way, but perfect for testing GridHopperTac whilst on the move. Added a virtual compass option to complement the pointing data. Set the orbital position in Options, then blue dot points to satellite (red arrow is magnetic north). Beta version soon. #qo100 #hamradio #amsat #amateurradio #wearos #gridhopper

Three years later ...finally updated and uploaded STLs to Thingiverse for your printing pleasure. #qo100 #amateurradio #hamradio #amsat thingiverse.com/thing:736444…

More code crunching tonight. More bugs, more options, more cosmetics. But a useable version for initial testing. Satellite pointing data added for any geo satellite …position defined in options. Now sporting a bobby-dazzler wrist strap. #q0100 #hamradio #GridHopper #amsat

Grrrr…. spent all day ‘dancing the fandango’ with Android Studio to get a barebones GridHopper wearable app going. First version. Shows current gridsquare and nearest border direction/distance. Alerts on crossing gridline. A lighter alternative to my GridHopper.net Runs autonomously without needing an Internet connection. Installs on Ware OS smart watches. Testing now with a secondhand Galaxy Watch4 as the main mover. Very cheap hardware. GPS works often indoors …impressive. Yet, a fraction of the cost of some big-boy timepieces. Also no need for Developer/PlayStore/AppStore bureaucracies. #GridHopperTac #qo100 #amateurradio #hamradio #GridHopper #amsat

A deluge at NPIC, so sked has been deferred by a week. All the best to the XU7AMO team. #hamradio #amateurradio #qo100

XU7AMO on QO-100 and on schedule. #qo100 #AmateurRadio #amsat

The new Intellian OW7MP Manpack terminal by Eutelsat OneWeb. #eutelsat #oneweb #eutelsatoneweb tinyurl.com/pf8jtvk4 youtu.be/hafzvkhLpNU?is=NEOx…