ArcticDX Makeover (And Some Sunny Stuff)

I suddenly realised that I had kept the same layout (and background image) on my blog for the better part of 15 years. Time to change!

Apart from the photo which of course changes the colour scheme altogether, changes are subtle. A bit more transparency perhaps, hopefully without interfering too much with the blog text. 

The photo was taken eight days ago, and the road, named FV890, is a vital commercial route for fish export to the European markets. It connects two communities with the rest of Norway's road infrastructure. It is exposed to weather from all directions, from October through April. Road closures and convoy driving are regular occurences, and even when the road is open this 50-km mountain crossing may pose a challenge for those not accustomed to snow drifts, blowing snow, reduced or no visibility, icy surfaces and strong sidewind.

The photo was taken at 11:51 CET  on December 6, when the sun's elevation was -4.3 degrees (civil twilight). The maximum elevation of the sun on this spot on Winter Solstice will be -4.1 degrees. So, this is as light as it gets when the sky is clear nowadays.

Back to radio stuff! Polar signal paths are open, but only the usual dominants are heard with any signal strength from North America as you can see from the image below (collected data from the 340-degrees beverage).

You can check the Yaslogs links for yourself on the right-hand sidebar (KONG-80 and Smøla-315 are currently not in use).