17 Jul 2024

Sunny at last! - NOT amateur radio

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In all my years, I cannot remember a worst summer. Until yesterday it was cold, dull and wet.  Today we have warm sunshine! It makes you fee...

10m QRP WSPR TX (Wednesday)

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As the 10m antenna is free when I am on 6m, I decided to try 500mW 10m WSPR with my 10m WSPR beacon. No spots at all after about an hour.

6m QRP FT8 (Wednesday)

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Just before lunch I went on 6m FT8 with the QMX+. So far, 11 stations have spotted me including one in the south of Spain. Nothing spotted o...

QMX+ start-up

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Since adjusting upwards I have had no problems whatsoever with the WSJT-X audio levels on my QMX+ rig on 6m and 10m.  Using Windows 10 I am ...

10m QRP FT8 (Wednesday)

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 In all, my QRP 10m FT8 has been spotted by 5 stations. These seem to be via Es. UPDATE 0937z: My QRP FT8 spotted by 11 stations including Z...

Muntjac deer - NOT amateur radio

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 These dog sized, introduced deer are a real menace eating many garden plants. One of our neighbours is trying to keep them at bay by planti...

Sunspots - Wednesday July 17th

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 Solar flux is 242 and the SSN 250. A=10 and K=1.
16 Jul 2024

QMX+ oddity

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 After about 4 hours with no spots of me on TX, I noticed the QMX+ display had an "s" after the VFO A frequency and no power, sugg...

6m QRP FT8 with the QMX+ (Tuesday)

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Spots of my QRP 6m  FT8 this afternoon Just one station spotted so far on RX - G3XDV (45km) and 11 spots of my QRP FT8 TX using the V2000 v...

10m QRP FT8 with the QMX+ (Tuesday)

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So far this afternoon my QRP FT8 has been spotted by 13 stations with the furthermost ZS4ZO (9235km). On RX the furthermost are a couple of...