Roger G3XBM's (Mainly) Amateur Radio Blog

It is now 1125z. I have been on 15m FT8 QRP with 2.5W and the indoor loop for about 30 minutes. So far, nobody has spotted me and I have spo...

 Solar flux is 75 and the SSN 24. A=7 and K=2.

Late this morning one of our sons rang up to say he had just seen a kingfisher. Not only that, but he also saw it on the side of the river o...

For the first time this year, I have cut the grass at the front of the house as shown in the photo.  The first cut is always with the blades...

Regular blog readers may recall I want to design and make a very simple transceiver for 10m FT8, as 10m should soon be much better and less ...

At about 0910z, I turned on my 2.5W to the indoor loop on 15m FT8. No spots yet. UPDATE 1116z :  13 stations spotted so far on RX. Nobody ha...

Yesterday, the South African 8m beacon was spotted in Portugal. I guess this was TEP. 

This is one of our favourite ways to cook potatoes. Par boiled, cooked with cream and Gruyere cheese. Great cold too.   We had this yesterda...

Solar flux is 78 and the SSN 24.  A=24 and K=2.

Today, I have not been on the radio on any band. Usually I go on an HF band in the day and 2m FT8 in the evening.