19 Jan 2022

70cm FT8 yesterday - disappointing

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 As the tropo forecast looked promising yesterday, I went on 70cm FT8 QRP. It was a great disappointment with only G stations spotted. With ...

Sunspots - Wednesday January 19th 2022

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Solar flux is 115 and the SSN 59. A=18 and K=5.
18 Jan 2022

Odd cloud - NOT amateur radio

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I think these are ice crystals reflecting the sun. Seen this morning. 

G4PJ's QTH

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Back in the 1960s my mentor was Bill G4PJ . His shack was right on the water's edge in Salcombe, Devon, UK  and his earth went straight ...

That 8m NoV application to OFCOM

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 It is now over a week since I asked OFCOM for a progress update. What have I heard? Apart from those computer generated auto-responses sayi...

10m QRP WSPR (Tuesday)

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As the antenna is available, I am again on 10m WSPR TX with 500mW from the W5OLF beacon. So far (at 0923z) just spots from G4KPX (14km). UP...

Best ever QSO?

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Way back in 2007, I achieved what I had thought impossible - a real QRP 6m QSO across the Atlantic. The antenna at the far end must have hel...

70cm QRP FT8 (Tuesday)

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After breakfast I hope to be on 70cm FT8 QRP with 2.5W and the V2000 vertical omni antenna. Activity and conditions may not be good until th...

Sunspots - Tuesday January 18th 2022

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 Solar flux is 114 and the SSN 99. A=9 and K=3. 
17 Jan 2022

Time's arrow - NOT amateur radio

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Often, new discoveries in science are counter-intuitive and they do not sit comfortably with our experiences.  One of these is quantum mecha...