Is Pete Hegseth about to be "thrown under a bus"?

The Times Trump Report (I think this is genuine) is talking about a row between President Trump and  Pete Hegseth. I have no idea if this true.

YouTube and AI

These days it is very hard to tell what is really said and what is AI created.   Even with sources you know and trust it is hard to tell if this is just an AI creation aiming to get money from clicks. 

My advice has always been to use multiple sources.

Maybe it is safer to get videos from the original site so you can check the URL?

10m 6.3mW WSPR TX (Sunday)

At about 0814z, my 10m WSPR beacon was turned on with my 15dB attenuator directly on the beacon output so I had about 6.3mW output. At the antenna the power (allowing for cable loss) was less than 6mW.

UPDATE 0910z:  Spotted by 10 stations in Europe, probably Es.  I would expect to be spotted by several stations, but less often, as some spots will be too weak.  By the way, it will still report me using 200mW as this is pre-programmed in the beacon, even though I have now got an extra 15dB attenuator in line.

UPDATE 1723z: Spotted by 19 stations.

Boy's Toys

For some reason, amateur radio is a hobby appealing mainly to men. 

There are other hobbies too that appeal mainly to men, like train spotting and model railways.

Yesterday, whilst we were at Ely, there was a gathering of the MG MX-5 owners club. 

At a guess there were about 100 cars there, maybe more. I can imagine the conversations!

SPAM comments

 A gentle reminder that all comments are vetted by me first. Any that are basically adverts will NOT appear on this site. Comments that are relevant will usually appear within hours.

2m activity contest

Last Tuesday was the 2m activity contest (UKAC). As usual, I did not stop on long because of my poor voice and low ERP. 

2 stations were worked on SSB in the first 13 minutes then I QSYed to 6m FT8. Many  more would have been worked if I stayed longer. Maybe another time I should really try for longer?

Sunspots - Sunday August 9th

 Solar flux is 94 and the SSN 62. A=27 and K=2.

10m antenna

For 10m I use an EFHW at about 3m off the ground. It also has a low SWR on 17m , 15m, and 12m. 

It seems to work well.

You do NOT need big towers, high power or beams.

10m 200mW WSPR (Saturday)

 My beacon was turned on early this morning.

UPDATE 1550z: Spotted by 23 stations. Good Es.  Best is a spot from Israel.

Remote Scottish Islands

For some reason, remote islands have always fascinated me. This video describes 8 remote Scottish islands.