If you are like me, you are always keen to find interesting reading material on the net. Today, came across a blog I had not seen before. It is about interesting things, many of which I am sure readers will enjoy.
See http://tikalon.com/blog/blog.php .
23 May 2018
6m FT8 RX
After a very brief CQ call before breakfast at 2.5W (yes, you guessed - a couple of Gs spotted me!) I have been of 6m FT8 RX since.
At the moment we seem to have Es to Iberia and North Africa. Best DX spot is 7X2TT (1766km).
UPDATE 1120z: 57 uniques in 7 countries so far on 6m FT8 RX today.
UPDATE 1312z: Best 6m FT8 RX DX today is currently S01WS (3043km).
UPDATE 1920z: I doubt much more will be spotted on 6m FT8 today. The map shows the spots so far today.
At the moment we seem to have Es to Iberia and North Africa. Best DX spot is 7X2TT (1766km).
UPDATE 1120z: 57 uniques in 7 countries so far on 6m FT8 RX today.
UPDATE 1312z: Best 6m FT8 RX DX today is currently S01WS (3043km).
Early success on 10m WSPR TX today
Just before breakfast I turned on the 500mW 10m WSPR beacon and this has already been spotted by 5 different stations today. Best TX DX is EA1FAQ (1249km).
UPDATE 1123z: So far today, 6 unique spots in 4 countries of my 500mW 10m WSPR beacon.
UPDATE 1317z: 147 spots today, so far, of my 500mW 10m WSPR beacon. I guess most of these were Es. One report from Germany by DF4UE (758km) was +6dB S/N - i.e. remarkably strong.
UPDATE 1352z: Best spot of my 500mW 10m WSPR beacon is by EA8BFK (2880km).
UPDATE 1719z: 282 spots of my 500mW 10m WSPR beacon today, with 15 unique stations.
UPDATE 1924z: 283 spots today of my 500mW 10m WSPR beacon. Still 15 uniques. Soon be time to go QRT.
UPDATE 1123z: So far today, 6 unique spots in 4 countries of my 500mW 10m WSPR beacon.
UPDATE 1317z: 147 spots today, so far, of my 500mW 10m WSPR beacon. I guess most of these were Es. One report from Germany by DF4UE (758km) was +6dB S/N - i.e. remarkably strong.
UPDATE 1352z: Best spot of my 500mW 10m WSPR beacon is by EA8BFK (2880km).
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| Unique spots of my 500mW WSPR beacon so far today. |
UPDATE 1924z: 283 spots today of my 500mW 10m WSPR beacon. Still 15 uniques. Soon be time to go QRT.
Lupins - NOT amateur radio
22 May 2018
"This will take a while"
They are not kidding!
After updating the shack PC this morning (90 minutes) I got a message this evening saying the main PC (Windows 10) had an important update. Nearly 2 hours later the update was complete.
Windows 10 worked fine before and, as far as I can tell, these darn updates are all to do with features I am not interested in.
Call me a cynic but just why are such changes necessary? Perhaps it is just another opportunity for Microsoft to keep an eye our every move? Maybe I am being unduly harsh, but if Windows 10 is so great just why do I have to watch paint dry for almost 2 hours as yet another update is done. This is a pretty new machine, so updates could take much longer on a older PC.
It is clear to me why some call Windows "Windoze".
After updating the shack PC this morning (90 minutes) I got a message this evening saying the main PC (Windows 10) had an important update. Nearly 2 hours later the update was complete.
Windows 10 worked fine before and, as far as I can tell, these darn updates are all to do with features I am not interested in.
Call me a cynic but just why are such changes necessary? Perhaps it is just another opportunity for Microsoft to keep an eye our every move? Maybe I am being unduly harsh, but if Windows 10 is so great just why do I have to watch paint dry for almost 2 hours as yet another update is done. This is a pretty new machine, so updates could take much longer on a older PC.
It is clear to me why some call Windows "Windoze".
Begonias - NOT amateur radio
There are a few more to do tomorrow.
Last year my wife bought busy lizzies by mistake. They also looked good.
Unicorn-2A PocketQube satellite
Southgate News has a piece of a future small satellite from Scotland. It is due for launch Q3 this year.
See https://amsat-uk.org/2018/05/01/unicorn-2a-pocketqube-satellite/
See https://amsat-uk.org/2018/05/01/unicorn-2a-pocketqube-satellite/
10m WSPR TX
As yesterday, I am on 10m WSPR TX only (500mW, 100%, frequency randomised). Already I have been spotted in Italy by IU7DZZ (973km) several times, whereas yesterday I got no spots at all! On 10m I am using my stand-alone W5OLF WSPR beacon. Apart from syncing the time, this does not need a PC at all. Even this could be done with a radio.
UPDATE 1025z: Now spotted by EA1FAQ (1249km).
UPDATE 1521z: So far today, 13 unique spots of my 500mW WSPR beacon on 10m.
UPDATE 1616z: Now 20 different stations spotting my 500mW 10m WSPR beacon today.
UPDATE 1025z: Now spotted by EA1FAQ (1249km).
UPDATE 1521z: So far today, 13 unique spots of my 500mW WSPR beacon on 10m.
6m FT8 RX
What a difference! Already lots of 6m Es with many southern Europeans (13 countries already spotted by 0830z) on 6m FT8 RX.
UPDATE 0922z: 60 different stations in 15 countries spotted on 6m FT8 RX so far today.
UPDATE 1100z: Now 19 countries spotted today on 6m FT8 with best DX S01WS (3043km) in Western Sahara.
UPDATE 1230z: Well over 100 unique stations spotted today on 6m FT8 RX. So many that I have lost count! 22 countries and 2 continents so far today.
UPDATE 1630z: Apart from N.W.Africa and Israel no great DX spotted on 6m FT8 yet this season.
UPDATE 1722z: Best 6m FT8 RX DX now 4Z1RZ (3567km). Now 29 countries in 3 continents spotted today on 6m FT8 RX.
UPDATE 0922z: 60 different stations in 15 countries spotted on 6m FT8 RX so far today.
UPDATE 1100z: Now 19 countries spotted today on 6m FT8 with best DX S01WS (3043km) in Western Sahara.
UPDATE 1230z: Well over 100 unique stations spotted today on 6m FT8 RX. So many that I have lost count! 22 countries and 2 continents so far today.
UPDATE 1630z: Apart from N.W.Africa and Israel no great DX spotted on 6m FT8 yet this season.
UPDATE 1722z: Best 6m FT8 RX DX now 4Z1RZ (3567km). Now 29 countries in 3 continents spotted today on 6m FT8 RX.
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