160m FT8 RX

At about 2130z I went on 160m FT8 RX for the overnight period. As of now (2135zz) 26 stations, all in Europe, have been spotted.

UPDATE 2205z: Now 60 stations so far spotted, all European.

Stations spotted on 160m FT8 RX
so far this evening so far

2m FT8 RX

For most of the day I have been on 2m FT8 RX. Then it hailed so I unplugged everything.

2m FT8 RX today 

Kids will be kids - NOT amateur radio

Today we went with some of our grandchildren to Ely. We ate in the Almonry that has been serving food since the 1200s (very old!), went to the cathedral and ended up at Oliver Cromwell's house. Then it hailed and rained heavily!

Rolling down the slope

Sunspots - Thursday February 20th 2020

Solar flux is 71 and the SSN 0. A=14 and K=3.

Hare Park, Chippenham - NOT amateur radio

Yesterday, we went of a walk at Hare Park, Chippenham near here.  As the photo showed yesterday as well, there are plenty of snowdrops!

Grabber issues

For most of the day, I have been struggling to automatically save screen shots to my webpage. As of now I have not found a way. In the end I shall succeed.

2m FT8

For most of the day I have been on 2m FT8 RX.  It is now 1950z. So far 38 stations in 7 countries spotted. Earlier in the day I was briefly on 2m FT8 TX.

Stations spotted on 2m FT8 so far in the last day

Sydney, Australia lightning - NOT amateur radio

Coming in to land on a plane in the middle of the worst lightning storm must have been pretty hairy as this BBC video shows. Many years ago I landed at London, Stansted in a thunderstorm: I was glad to be on the ground!

See https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-australia-51555851/sydney-storm-thunder-and-lightning-thrash-australian-city

160m FT8 overnight

Last night I was again on 160m FT8 RX. With 367 stations spotted, it was a reasonable night.

160m FT8 RX overnight 

Sunspots - Wednesday February 19th 2020

Solar flux is 71 and the SSN 0. A=14 and K=5.