A moderate uptick in solar activity gives us something to celebrate on the bands, just in time for the moonbounce crowd to point their arrays skyward for the ARRL EME Contest. Elsewhere we've got portable logging refinements, QRP adventures on the Scottish coast, waterfall art from the pirates, and a fresh take on digital voice over HF.

In today’s roundup

• The ARRL Solar Update — ARRL News
  Region 4513 served up an M2.2 flare and a 10.7-cm radio burst on August 26, a welcome sign that the Sun is still keeping the bands lively.
• The ARRL EME Contest — ARRL News
  The ARRL EME Contest is upon us, so if you've ever wanted to work the world by bouncing signals off the Moon, now's your weekend.
• Ham Radio Portable Operating Insights—Ham2K Portable Logger (PoLo) Part 2 — OnAllBands (DX Engineering)
  After more real-world field time with Ham2K PoLo, this follow-up digs deeper into KI2D's portable logging app for POTA and SOTA operators weighing their options.
• A Brilliant Morning of QRP with Gavin (GM0WDD) at John Muir Country Park near Dunbar, Scotland — QRPer
  K4SWL teams up with Gavin GM0WDD for a QRP outing at John Muir Country Park in eastern Scotland, proof that low power and good company make a brilliant morning.
• Waterfall images from pirate radio — The SWLing Post
  Pirate Radio 48 is transmitting images embedded in the SDR waterfall, a clever twist that turns your spectrum display into an unexpected canvas.
• FreeDV RADE: A New Approach to Digital Voice over HF, Now Integrated into Popular Radios — ARDC
  FreeDV RADE brings a new machine-learning approach to digital voice on HF, and its integration into popular radios could finally make DV over crowded bands practical.

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