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My 10mW ERP (measured) from the invisible earth-electrode "antenna" in the ground was spotted by 20 stations with the furthermost ...

 Solar flux is 180 and the SSN 179.  A=6 and K=1.

My 10mW ERP 630m WSPR has been on for a couple of hours.  13 stations have spotted me so far, but no great DX.

My QRPP 10m WSPR beacon is on again. Already spotted 5 times in the Canary Islands. This is the best yet on 10m WSPR QRPP. UPDATE 2015z:   ...

My test a year ago with this was (surprisingly) a failure. At some point I would like to try again. There is a short video of this beacon on...

A week ago we went to Norwich by train. It has a very fine Norman cathedral.

  15 stations spotted my 10mW ERP overnight. No great DX.

We are close to the peak, possibly just over it, of solar cycle 25. Yesterday, in some parts of the world, the MUF was over 42 MHz. In the d...

The results of the first 2m activity contest (UKAC) organised by the RSGB have been published. I am at the very bottom of the low power sect...

 Solar flux is 183 and the SSN 150. A=6 and K=2