QRT on all bands

As we have people staying, I decided to go QRT on all bands until after breakfast. I shall probably return to 10m WSPR sometime in the morning. 10m WSPR was very quiet today.

Big Es openings are unlikely before May on 10m and 6m. I shall soon return to using the 500mW 10m W5OLF WSPR beacon so I can use the PC and FT817 on 6m WSPR at the same time.

QRP

More from Oleg:

Dear Club 72 members and friends,

QRP Rendez-Vous weekly report (March 21 to 27, 2016)
See full report with "soapbox" and picture here -
http://qrp-club72.blogspot.ru/

Visitors  of week: UR7VT, OH6NPV, R1CAD, UA1ADF, G6HUI, RD6A, DL8NGC, DL3NAA,  DL1IE,  M6KET, HA7REM, GM0WED/p, OK1ACP, UT2LP, OM6TC, R1OA, UA2FAI,  UA4NU,  RV3GM, UA0SBQ, UA1ASB, LA3ZA, LZ1HM, DL4KE/m, UA9WM, UT7MT, RD6MZ, DF2SJ, DL4FO/p, RU3NJC, SM2FIJ, UI8CM, UA1CEG/p, UT8NR, ON6KZ, DL4HG, UA1CEX, UA4HQM, UR0ET, UR5EFD, RC4A/m

G6HUI, RD6MZ, DL4HG entered in the honor "Frequenters" list
See full Visitors and Frequenters lists - www.club72.su
Welcome  all  QRP  operators to "rendez-vous" each Tuesday, Thursday,
Saturday  at 9.00 UTC on 14060 kHz (alternative 10116 kHz if contest)
+/- QRM, QRL, keep RIT for xtal stn's.

72! Oleg RV3GM / KH6OB "Mr. 72"

Windmill and Museum Open - NOT amateur radio

As it is a bank holiday here in the UK, our local museum and windmill in Burwell, Cambs are open. It is a very fine museum and windmill.

There is an Easter Egg Hunt for the little ones, but there is loads here always to interest youngsters. Our grandchildren love it.

We can see the windmill and museum from our kitchen and lounge. Ours is the bungalow on the left in the photo. As you can see, we are very close!

See www.burwellmuseum.org.uk .

Irish 2m contest

See http://www.irts.ie/cgi/st.cgi?test_calendar .

If you are in range, you may be interested in this contest this afternoon organised by the IRTS in Eire. There is an FM section too. It runs Easter Monday and in August.

Winds - NOT amateur radio

It has been very windy over much of the UK in the last 12 hours. It was worse in other parts than here although Storm Katie was enough to blow over our bird table and I notice quite a few fallen branches on the ground when I walked to our local Co-op shop earlier.

The winds are subsiding as the storm slips into the North Sea, leaving behind sunny intervals and blustery showers. We have all the family due here later.

Sunspots and 10m - Mon March 28th 2016

Solar flux is 88 today. Sunspot number is 23 (K=1) and the forecast for 10m propagation remains "poor".

UPDATE 1635z:   No 10m WSPR DX seen here all day.

10m WSPR all night

Partly because I forgot to QSY to MF night, I stayed on 10m WSPR overnight. I did a resync to internet time at breakfast, although it should do this automatically every 10 minutes.

UPDATE 1005z:  No spots on 10m WSPR since yesterday and even these were just G stations.

UPDATE 1122z:  Just a single 10m WSPR spot from local G4KPX (14km) this morning at -16dB S/N.  No DX.

East Anglian Church Blog Updated - NOT amateur radio

I have just updated the East Anglian Churches Blog with our local church here in Burwell.

It was designed by the architect responsible for the world famous Kings College Chapel in Cambridge.

See http://eachurches.blogspot.co.uk/

Sunspots and 10m - Sun March 27th 2016

Solar flux is 86 today. Sunspot number is 23 (K=3) and the forecast for 10m propagation remains "poor" again. I have not been on 10m WSPR very long.

UPDATE 1104z:  So far just local G4KPX (14km) spotted on 10m WSPR.

British Summer Time - NOT amateur radio

If you are in the UK did you remember to switch to BST? We lose 1 hour but get this back in the autumn. At least we get lighter evenings.