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My IC-705 at 6W was turned on at 1017z. Just 7 English spots so far. UPDATE 1514z:  Spotted by 19 stations. See map.

  One of my friends on 365project  posted this photo recently from the Faroe Islands.

 Before my 2013 stroke I enjoyed doing experiments at 481THz (red light). Although my main interest was "over the horizon" digital...

 Solar flux is 180 and the SSN (still shown as March 8th on my source) 90. I am sure this is wrong. A=24 and K=3. I went looking for today...

As mentioned before, one of my friends on 365project lives up in Shetland Islands. Up there it can be very beautiful, although there are fe...

My IC-705 at 6W was turned on at about 0915z. So far just 3 English stations spotting me. UPDATE 2118z: 22 stations have spotted me. See map...

My beacon was turned on about 0915z. EA8BFK (2880km) is spotting me. UPDATE 2128z: Spotted by 31 stations today. QRT soon.

 Solar flux is 175. My source for sunspot data has not been updated since March 8th for some reason and is still showing SSN=90 which must ...

It would appear that any patch of land is being used in our village for new houses. Someone has a terraced house with a very long garden. Th...

My 500mW was turned on at breakfast time. UPDATE 1325z:  17 spots of me by EA8BFK (2880km) plus TA4/G8SCU (3010km).