Mark
zl3ab.bsky.social
Mark
@zl3ab.bsky.social
Amateur radio operator, DXer, contester, science nerd, runner and craft beer tester.
Got a puppy!
November 14, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Crap day at work.
Went for a run when I got home.
Feel a lot better.
That is all.
#runsky #Running #trailrunning
November 11, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Beer o'clock!
October 31, 2025 at 6:57 AM
There is a simple joy in ignoring your watch and running how you feel. It's also fun to try and guess how fast you went before you look at the end! #Running #trailrunning
October 24, 2025 at 7:39 PM
That was brutal. Cramp, strong winds that almost blew me off my feet and a intimate inspection of the ground with my face. I was totally shot to bits at the end. Great event though. Thanks to the organisers and volunteers ! #Running #trailrunning
October 19, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Beer o'clock
October 10, 2025 at 6:39 AM
That went way better than it felt.
#Running can surprise you sometimes. #runsky #trailrunning
September 27, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Beautiful morning for a run on the hills.

#Running #runsky #trailrunning
September 19, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Worked FP5KE Saint Pierre and Miquelon on 20m cw for a new country.

Good times.

#DX #amateurradio
September 18, 2025 at 6:29 AM
While it is interesting knowing how far you went, how fast, how hard and how high, I still remember fondly the runs from back in the day when all you knew was how long it took. #Running #runsky
September 13, 2025 at 10:04 AM
It's Friday night!
September 12, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Worked 3C3W Equatorial Guinea 20m cw LP for an ATNO. The op called for VK/ZL which was the only way I was going to get past the EU wall. Stoked! #DX
September 4, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Sometimes I think it's just better to throw the training plan away (which admittedly I only follow loosely) and run how you feel. #Running #runsky #trailrunning
August 27, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Been playing with 160m WSPR rx over the couple of weeks generally hearing VK so really pleased to hear E51WL this evening.

Using a funcube dongle SDR and the wsjtx software on a Linux machine. The antenna is a 4m high 22m long wire with radials and a 4 to 1 balun.
#wspr #amateurradio
August 27, 2025 at 9:33 AM
A bit muddy and not my best work but got round. Beautiful day!
August 22, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Stunning morning for a run on the hills. No wind and a barmy 10c!

#Running #runsky #trailrunning
August 16, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Freezing cold (-2c) but really good 25min tempo run this morning, felt great afterwards and thinking I am making progress.

Garmin training status:"maintaining"😂

I think it's grumpy at me as I won't do it's anaerobic workout suggestions. #Running #runsky
August 13, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Jupiter and Venus an hour before sunrise in New Zealand
August 12, 2025 at 6:50 PM
This may have actually been interesting if the commencement date was 1 September 2025.

www.arrl.org/dxcc-trident...
DXCC Trident Award
The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) is the national association for amateur radio, connecting hams around the U.S. with news, information and resources.
www.arrl.org
August 10, 2025 at 6:03 AM
It was 4c wet with a cold wind. I guess that's winter for you. #Running #runsky
August 10, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Never try and hang a clock on the wall while your wife is out. You will never do it right even if it is going back to the place it was hanging previously.
August 9, 2025 at 5:54 AM
Stunner of a morning - and even better once the temperature got above zero.

#Running #trailrunning #runsky
August 2, 2025 at 3:03 AM
So I leave home it's -2c. I go 3k to the beach and it's 9c there. After a run in the warmth(!) I head home and it's still -2c...

#runsky #Running
July 24, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Saturday morning run up in the hills. Great fun. #Running
July 19, 2025 at 12:14 AM
It's a squirrel! (thanks to several locked gates in the forest I was in) #Running
July 16, 2025 at 8:06 PM