Museum of Liverpool - NOT amateur radio

As I mentioned yesterday, we had 4 nights with our old friend Pete on the Wirral near Liverpool. As always he was a great host and we visited several old haunts.

Liverpool has been through a regeneration since we were there and we were impressed. The people were always warm and friendly but the changes make it an even better place. Anyone off to a UK university could do a lot worse than choosing Liverpool.

My wife (and my mum in the 1930s) went to St Kaths College. This has now become Hope University. It has changed a bit since my wife was there in the 1960s, but it is lovely with great grounds and just a bus ride from the middle of this vibrant city.

In the regenerated docks area is the Museum of Liverpool which is free and one of the best museums I have ever been to. In the docks area is a Tate Gallery and don't forget the Three Graces!

OFCOM

A few days ago I got a note from OFCOM about their Communications Market Report 2016. See http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/market-data-research/market-data/communications-market-reports/cmr16/?utm_source=updates&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=CMR16&utm_term=CMR%2C%202016%2C%20communications%2C%20market%2C%20report

Rallies

Sunday 7 AUGUST : 27th KING'S LYNN ARC GREAT EASTERN RADIO RALLY

Gaywood Community Centre, Gayton Road, King's Lynn, Norfolk PE30 4DZ. Talk in will be available on 145.550MHz and doors open at 9am with admission £2. Car parking is free. There will be trade stands and a Bring & Buy. There are amateur radio pitches outside as well as table inside. Onsite catering will be available. Details from Ted, G4OZG on 01553 768 701. www.klarc.org.uk


Sunday 7 AUGUST : LORN RADIO RALLY

Crianlarich Village Hall, Main Street, Crianlarich, Perthshire FK20 8QN Doors open at 10.30am and entry will be £2. Raffle tickets cost £1 and the draw will take place at 1.30pm. There will be a Bring & Buy, trade stands and local groups. Tea, coffee and light refreshments will be available. Details, by email to, lornradioclub@gmail.com

A list of rallies can be found at http://rsgb.org/main/news/rallies/

As always, check the dates and status with the rally organisers to avoid disappointment if you have far to travel.

Es on 10m and 6m

I have been back on 10m WSPR and 6m JT65 since breakfast. There is Es on both bands with my 500mW being spotted in Germany and Spain. On 6m JT65 (1W ERP vertical) I have copied one Italian station so far this morning as well as being spotted by an English station.

UPDATE 1036z:  My 6m JT65 has been spotted in southern Spain and in Finland already. Things look promising.

UPDATE 2120z: A good day for 6m Es with spots from all over Europe.

Sunspots and 10m - Saturday August 6th 2016

Solar flux is 80 today. Sunspot number is 36 (K=3) and the forecast for 10m F2 propagation remains "poor".

Back on 10m WSPR and 6m JT65 tomorrow

All being well I shall be back on 10m and 6m QRP in the morning. When away, everything is switched off and PC and antennas are disconnected. Some will remember that nearby storms can cause rig damage even without a direct lightning strike.

Sunspots and 10m - Friday August 5th 2016

Solar flux is 79 today. Sunspot number is zero today (K=3). 10m F2 propagation is yet again "poor".

Back Home - NOT amateur radio

We were away for a few nights in Liverpool staying with our best man of 45 years ago. This is where I was at university a long time ago. This has meant no blog updates for a few days.

More VLF from Alaska

From Laurence KL7L. This was posted a few days ago to a Yahoo group..

Been fairly active on VLF tonight with a lot of active Chorus and noise bands up to 9KHz at times – not as noisy as this.

Local thunderstorm after noon a week or so back – I'm running a slow instance still on 8kHz if someone want to shove up a carrier or two.

http://kl7l.com/14thjuly160236z.mp3

73 Laurence KL7L

Aspire and 7m vertical wire on a dock by the lake 100m of cat5.

UPDATE 0821z: Several German stations are still testing (radiated transmissions) at 8.27kHz and 2.97kHz. DK7FC has still to be received on ULF in the UK with Paul Nicholson in Todmorden unable to see anything at all after 9 days looking in very narrow bandwidths. Paul is till trying different settings of filters.

Sunspots and 10m - Monday August 1st 2016

Solar flux is 72 today and the sunspot number 12. K=1. The forecast for 10m F2 propagation remains "poor". There is still Es on 10m and 6m.