Spring clean - and one step closer to DXCC

Not much operating in the last couple of months, but a few changes in hand. With a potential move of my radio stuff to another part of the house, and the failure of my AZ - EL rotator, I took the decision to give up satellite operation for now, and concentrate on getting my DXCC CW.

So I have cleared some of my radio gear to "archive" (in other words, the garage) and given my operating desk a much needed clear up.

My old PC had been ill for some time; the disk controller on the motherboard was giving frequent errors. So, rather than invest in a new Windows PC, I have switched to Linux and invested in a small, low power PC - the Aleutia E2. I think I'm settling on CQRLOG as my logging program, and I will use Fldigi for digital modes once I have upgraded to a USB version of my existing SignaLink interfaces.

I will post some pictures of the new setup once I am back from a business trip.

In the midst of all this, I got a batch of cards from the RSGB QSL Bureau. Among them was a card from ON5MRT when he was operating from Gibraltar. I need to double check my log, but I think that makes DXCC :-)