9 Nov 2017
Wireless Charging
There has been a fair bit of concern in recent weeks about the spectrum pollution that may result in future from the wireless charging of devices and vehicles. Spectrum for this may be allocated at the next WRC in 2019. Now, wireless charging is probably a "good thing" and may help with fossil fuel use reduction, but this needs to be done in ways that minimises RF spectrum pollution. Once the genie is out, there is no going back.
10m FT8 RX
Since breakfast I have been on 10m FT8 RX. As yet (0937z), no spots on 10m.
UPDATE 1335z: Still no spots at all on 10m FT8. Very quiet.
UPDATE 1628z: Just G4YBI (83km) to the east of London. Tropo or aircraft? Quite the worst day on 10m for quite a while.
UPDATE 1335z: Still no spots at all on 10m FT8. Very quiet.
UPDATE 1628z: Just G4YBI (83km) to the east of London. Tropo or aircraft? Quite the worst day on 10m for quite a while.
Overnight on 630m WSPR
Not the greatest of nights with 6 unique stations spotting my 10mW ERP and in turn I spotted 12 unique stations on MF. It has been much better!
Sunspots - Thursday November 9th 2017
Solar flux is 67 today and the sunspot number still zero. A=47 and K=4. On the face of it, not too promising.
8 Nov 2017
Now on 630m WSPR
As there have been no South Americans spotted here for several hours now, I have moved to 630m WSPR (10mW ERP, 20%) for the evening and overnight period.
10m to South America
FT8 seems to work well, even on 10m. Today there were stations all across Europe spotted and as far as Kuwait, plus Reunion and South Africa, so I was surprised when only 3 South Americans were spotted on 10m FT8 today. I was expecting far more.
In a short while I'll move to 630m WSPR.
In a short while I'll move to 630m WSPR.
Would Trump win now? - NOT amateur radio
The BBC asked a number of "experts". I was surprised by what they said.
See http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41839706 .
See http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41839706 .
Profits - NOT amateur radio
John Lewis in Cambridge yesterday and that god "profit" is clearly visible. Frankly, it makes me sick. Why does Christmas get earlier and earlier? Profits!
Personally I'd ban all Christmas things until December.
Depth - NOT amateur radio
Most of the time we live on the surface. Then something happens to make us think. This week I have had two things that "brought me up short".
Firstly, I attended the funeral of my old work manager (Rao) who died in his 80s, then I heard that my son's brother-in-law, in his 20s, had died in hospital after being struck many weeks ago by a woman driver who went through red lights whilst being distracted fiddling with her phone. We don't realise how fragile life is: one second and his future would have been so different.
Whatever your religion, or none, life is a precious gift too easily taken for granted. In the midst of life is death, pain and suffering. It has always been so, and always will.
Life goes on, as it should, but from time to time we all need to be reminded that we came from dust and return to dust. Life is transitory.
Firstly, I attended the funeral of my old work manager (Rao) who died in his 80s, then I heard that my son's brother-in-law, in his 20s, had died in hospital after being struck many weeks ago by a woman driver who went through red lights whilst being distracted fiddling with her phone. We don't realise how fragile life is: one second and his future would have been so different.
Whatever your religion, or none, life is a precious gift too easily taken for granted. In the midst of life is death, pain and suffering. It has always been so, and always will.
Life goes on, as it should, but from time to time we all need to be reminded that we came from dust and return to dust. Life is transitory.
Overnight on 630m WSPR
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