Andrew Woodward

This is cool.

I recently got an M4 Mac Mini and ran migration assistant to move everything from the M2 Mini being replaced.

What follows may read or sound counter intuitive but hear me out.

Web page – Posts – Facebook – X – BlueSky – Instagram – Reddit – Linktree Substack – RSS – PDF – Software list – YouTube Playlist – Email Welcome to the first bulletin for October 2026.

I am very interested in digital HF amateur radio.

It was my intention today to go out for a POTA activation but the bands were showing up as Fair or Poor on DX Look and a quick scan of 40 metres had no activity at all.

Today I am at #POTA AU-2501 Baalijin Nature Park (#VKFF-2512) for the day.

I was listening to the MacGeekGab today, and one of the co-hosts, Adam Christianson, mentioned the situation where, for whatever reason, some software switches in the OS or app settings flip, as in what was on goes off, or vice versa, or a different option

Web page – Posts – Facebook – X – BlueSky – Instagram – Reddit – Linktree Substack – RSS – PDF – Software list – YouTube Playlist – Email Welcome to the second bulletin for September 2026.

Since my Icom ID-5200 arrived this week, I have had the base unit side on and magnets on the back of the head unit to connect the two pieces of hardware so I could place the radio on the shelf a use it.

UTC Clock (Apple Widget) and QRZ in CarPlay There’s been quite an improvement in the widgets functionality in CarPlay with iOS 27.

I was mucking around with CarPlay today and stumbled across something very cool – an expanded range of widgets that can show up on your vehicle’s entertainment unit screen.

I was listening to Mac Geek Gab #1160 and the host, Dave, was speaking about issues his outlaws (in-laws) were having with their home networking.

There’s nothing quite like a box of new kit arriving.

I have two Macs, a M4 Mac Mini at home and a M5 MacBook Pro for on the go.

On 4, 5, 6 and 7 September 2026, I did four days of POTA in spectacular scenery on the Coffs Coast, halfway between Sydney and Brisbane.

Web page – Posts – Facebook – X – BlueSky – Instagram – Reddit – Linktree Substack – RSS – PDF – Software list – YouTube Playlist – Email Well, if you are going to get the shiny new M6/M5 Mac Mini or the new iPhone Duo, you’re going to want great new and…

I have only been active for just under two years and love getting out in the bush, in the parks, by the rivers and at the beaches, mostly at weekends.

I was a shortwave radio listener in the 70’s and 80’s.

That was a fun weekend of POTA.

My content on Apple and amateur radio now have their own homes and will posted there rather than on this feed.

August has been bumper month for Amateur Radio on the Mac, iPad, iPhone, and web.

I’ve started watching a few videos on new features coming to iOS and iPadOS 27.

Jaaningga Nature Park (AU-2555) On Saturday 22 August 2026, I was at Jaaningga Nature Park (AU-2555) on the Coffs Coast.

I recently became able to use both my iPad and iPhone with my Icom IC-7300 (original version) on FT8 thanks to a great new app called Greyline FT8 and Digirig Lite (I have written my experience up here).

I am a user of SDR Control for Icom.

There’s an excellent online tool to find #POTA parks you are yet to activate. newparks.m0trt.radio It’s great on iPhone and iPad as you could use your fingers to zoom in and out.