24 Mar 2025

Sunspots - Monday March 24th

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 Solar flux is 168 and the SSN 110. A=10 and K=3.
23 Mar 2025

Intelligent life in outer space - NOT amateur radio

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One of the points which I picked up from my recent University of the Third Age course in Cambridge was about the advances in AI.  Within a f...

Interesting viewpoint - NOT amateur radio

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This was an interesting direction to view Tower Bridge in London.  On the right of the photo you can see part of the Tower of London.

6m QRP FT8 (Sunday)

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My IC-705 at 6W to the vertical omni V2000 antenna was turned on mid-morning.  18 British Isles stations have spotted me so far.  UPDATE 215...

10m 500mW WSPR (Sunday)

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My beacon was turned on after breakfast. Three stations spotting me. UPDATE 2150z:   15 spots of me today. QRT shortly.

New life - NOT amateur radio

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After what has seemed a long, dull winter there are signs of spring and new life. There are lots of daffodils, nest building and fresh green...

2m QRP FT8

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  Yesterday late I decided to go on 2m QRP FT8. I was on the vertical V2000 omni antenna. Quite amazing.

Sunspots - Sunday March 23rd

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 Solar flux is 178 and the SSN 177. A=33 and K=1.
22 Mar 2025

Salcombe, Devon, UK - NOT amaeur radio

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In my early childhood, I lived by the sea in Salcombe, Devon. A look on YouTube had loads of videos of the town.  It is now a rich man's...

AI lectures - NOT amateur radio

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On Friday, I finished a 10 week course at the Cambridge University of the Third Age about AI. It was an excellent course and got me thinking...