BYD (allegedly) has just filed some new patents. BYD is working towards a future electric car that is designed for the mass markets (i.e. low cost, fast charging and decent range). I am sure other car manufacturers are racing to achieve this.
2 Aug 2026
10m 200mW WSPR TX (Sunday)
My beacon was turned on at breakfast.
UPDATE 0842z: 50 stations have spotted me already with lots of Es.
Portable operation
This photo must date from the early 2000s I think, or more probably in the 1990s judging by my hair colour!
I am operating portable from my mother's garden in Devon on 10m SSB with 1W to a vertical mag-mount on the grass. It worked very well.
1 Aug 2026
Italy back on 8m
Italian radio amateurs have again been granted access to the 8m band. It is a real pity that in the UK the RSGB (or parts of it?) seem so against 8m when all we need is a 5kHz sliver, non-interference, narrow digital only, when several EU administrations have granted access. Also, judging by the I&T licences, I do not think OFCOM is anti, just the RSGB.
Petition the RSGB - 5kHz wide only, narrow digital only, strictly non-interference, NoV required.
10m 200mW WSPR TX (Saturday)
My beacon has been on since about 0530z.
UPDATE 0806z: So far 34 stations have spotted me.
31 Jul 2026
6m 1W FT8 (Thursday)
My gear has been on most of the day.
UPDATE 1908z: So far, spotted by 176 stations, mainly Es in Europe. I think I need to try re-installing WSJT-X or get a new PC. It seems to fail to upload spots I make and cannot access certain memory locations as if my hard drive is failing. Never seen this before. Seems to work fine unless the program tries to use these memory locations.
10m 200mW WSPR (Friday)
My beacon has been on all day.
UPDATE 1800z: 97 stations have spotted me today with the best 5Z4GO (7269km).
Heathkit HW8
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As mentioned before, I recently bought a second-hand HW8. This product is often used for restoration and modification.
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