Roger G3XBM's (Mainly) Amateur Radio Blog

My beacon was turned on at about 0900z. UPDATE 1210 z:  Spots from the Canary Islands and Italy.

 Solar flux is 107 and the SSN 23. A=8 and K=3.

Some in the world can influence by donating millions to political parties. Although some would claim not to seek influence or power, there i...

  In all, there are 29 colleges in Cambridge and of these 16 were founded in the 1300s, 1400s and 1500s. The photo shows Christ's Colleg...

 Someone with a supposedly very high IQ who leads (?) the free world has said the recent worries about AI are a hoax. Hmmmm.

Some people with deep pockets rush out and buy a new radio, just because it is new and shiny. This video compares the old and new ICOM radio...

 My beacon was turned on at about 0645z. UPDATE 1650z:   5 stations have spotted me with the best V51RS (8481km)

  My gear was turned on before breakfast. UPDATE 1657z:  10 stations spotting me.  See map.

 Solar flux is 104 and the SSN 51. A=11 and K=3.

Perhaps with all the headlines about AI in the news recently, AI companies have fallen in value today, both in Asia and Europe. People are c...