North Norfolk - NOT amateur radio

We took our son's French father-in-law for a ride along the north Norfolk coast this morning.  He speaks no English and gabbles on in French . These days driving is hard anyway, so I  was knackered!

Solar flare?

Apparently there is a good chance of a solar storm hitting the Earth on July 24th.

Sunspots - Monday July 23rd 2018

Solar flux is 67 today and the sunspot number is 11.  A=5 and K=1.

Holme next the Sea - NOT amateur radio

We are on holiday here and, yet again, we are amazed how good the weather is. We ate fish and chips outside this evening in the warm sunshine.  It is so nice to be able to  enjoy the warmth without feeling at all cold.

Sunspots - Sunday July 22nd 2018

Solar flux is 70 today and the SSN 11.   A=11 and K=1 .

No rallies?

Usually I get notification of upcoming rallies but I have heard nothing! Maybe I missed something?

Sunspots - Saturday July 21st 2018

Solar flux is 70 today and the SSN remains zero.  A=7 and K=3 .

Rain - NOT amateur radio

Yesterday we had rain on our way to Norfolk. It must have rained for  10 seconds! This is the first time I have  seen rain since May!

Return to 4m

With more and more countries now getting access to 4m (70MHz), I am seriously thinking about getting active on this band. Many years ago I designed and built this transverter for 4m. This has appeared on this blog before, but if you have no other way of accessing the band this may be a source of ideas.

Sunspots - Friday July 20th 2018

Solar flux is 70 today and the sun remains spotless. A=4 and K=1.