This appeared on my blog maintenance pages earlier:
"Following the announcement of Google+ API deprecation scheduled for March 2019, a number of changes will be made to Blogger’s Google+ integration on 4 February 2019. "
So the new buzz word is "depreciation".
6 Feb 2019
USA rally
8-10 FEBRUARY : 73rd ORLANDO HamCation®
Central Florida Fairgrounds and Expo Park, 4603 West Colonial Drive, Orlando, Florida 32808, USA. Over 150 commercial vendors, more than 200 swap table vendors and the largest tailgate area in the southeastern US, will show and sell amateur radios, parts, computer hardware and software and other interesting electronic items for a growing group of radio enthusiasts. Over thirty forums held at the Lakeside Pavilion will present a diverse range of topics including digital amateur radio, new software developments, youth and amateur radio. K1AA will be the operating as a special event station and talk-in station. HamCation® is the second largest ham shows in the United States and third largest in the world after Tokyo and Hamvention with over 22.300 visitors last year. www.hamcation.com.
Central Florida Fairgrounds and Expo Park, 4603 West Colonial Drive, Orlando, Florida 32808, USA. Over 150 commercial vendors, more than 200 swap table vendors and the largest tailgate area in the southeastern US, will show and sell amateur radios, parts, computer hardware and software and other interesting electronic items for a growing group of radio enthusiasts. Over thirty forums held at the Lakeside Pavilion will present a diverse range of topics including digital amateur radio, new software developments, youth and amateur radio. K1AA will be the operating as a special event station and talk-in station. HamCation® is the second largest ham shows in the United States and third largest in the world after Tokyo and Hamvention with over 22.300 visitors last year. www.hamcation.com.
Good night on 160m FT8
Overnight was good on 160m FT8 with lots of North Americans spotted plus 2 Caribbeans. Even my brief CQ call (2.5W) was spotted by 6 stations in 3 countries
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Stations spotted on 160m FT8 overnight with
the earth-electrode "antenna" in the ground.
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Stations that spotted my 2.5W CQ with
the earth-electrode "antenna" in the ground.
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6m FT8 then MSK144
As no-one has made any suggestions, I am QSYing to 50.313MHz FT8 in a minute. I doubt the activity will be as high as 2m.
UPDATE 0930z: The QSY to 6m FT8 was at 0922z. At first I called CQ (2.5W) and now RX only. So far, no spots!
UPDATE 1018z: A local told me that 50.280MHz MSK144 was the main 6m MS channel, so I QSYed to that mode and frequency. A brief CQ call got no spots, so I am RX only now.
UPDATE 1145z: No spots.
UPDATE 1158z: A CQ call (2.5W to the vertical) bought a spot from M1BXF (13km) of +9dB S/N.
UPDATE 1551z: No further 6m MSK144 RX spots. At the moment I am calling CQ, although 6m seems a dead loss: I have spotted no-one at all and only a local has spotted me! I shall stay on until teatime, then QSY to either 630m WSPR or 160m FT8.
UPDATE 1628z: OK, so 6m MSK144 was a dead loss!! QSYing to 630m WSPR.
UPDATE 0930z: The QSY to 6m FT8 was at 0922z. At first I called CQ (2.5W) and now RX only. So far, no spots!
UPDATE 1018z: A local told me that 50.280MHz MSK144 was the main 6m MS channel, so I QSYed to that mode and frequency. A brief CQ call got no spots, so I am RX only now.
UPDATE 1145z: No spots.
UPDATE 1158z: A CQ call (2.5W to the vertical) bought a spot from M1BXF (13km) of +9dB S/N.
UPDATE 1551z: No further 6m MSK144 RX spots. At the moment I am calling CQ, although 6m seems a dead loss: I have spotted no-one at all and only a local has spotted me! I shall stay on until teatime, then QSY to either 630m WSPR or 160m FT8.
UPDATE 1628z: OK, so 6m MSK144 was a dead loss!! QSYing to 630m WSPR.
2m UKAC activity contest
Just 5 stations worked last night on 2m SSB with the best DX G4CLA (105km). F, ON and GD heard, but not worked. A station in IO90 was lost. As before, running 5W to the omni antenna.
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| Stations worked on 2m SSB last evening in the UKAC |
Dayton - advanced warning
This is (I think) the biggest amateur gathering in the world.
For your diaries the dates are May 17-19th 2019. This is often the venue when the major companies announce new products. Sometimes the products are very early models. You can imagine the development departments at ICOM, Yaesu and others working overtime to meet the dates! Fail by a few days and I can see sackings.
I have never been there, and probably never will, but can imagine it is quite something.
For your diaries the dates are May 17-19th 2019. This is often the venue when the major companies announce new products. Sometimes the products are very early models. You can imagine the development departments at ICOM, Yaesu and others working overtime to meet the dates! Fail by a few days and I can see sackings.
I have never been there, and probably never will, but can imagine it is quite something.
5 Feb 2019
Granddaughter - NOT amateur radio
This is one of our granddaughters with her cartoon drawings. She loves reading and drawing.
So, HOW do they do it?
Recently, I looked on Amazon and saw 2 rechargeable 446MHz handsets with base chargers for just £20.39 a pair with free earphones and free delivery. That is just over £10 each with free rechargeable battery, charger and earpiece for a UHF handheld. I did not look, but there are probably less expensive ones available. These probably retune to 70cms.>
When I started designing UHF portables in the 1970s, I seem to recall they retailed at about £700 each without the chargers and earphones. I know that the level of integration must be far higher nowadays, but I am amazed anyone is able to make profits at these prices and sent them half way around the world for free!
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07M68Q7YM/ref=sspa_dk_detail_2?psc=1&pd_rd_i=B07M68Q7YM&pd_rd_w=yfquf&pf_rd_p=454d2892-a6d1-488a-b5c1-57058b38bc92&pd_rd_wg=SgLOd&pf_rd_r=JAD48SBY9377XPHQHBVJ&pd_rd_r=eba820a8-294f-11e9-a4d6-bbce9bcb58e6
When I started designing UHF portables in the 1970s, I seem to recall they retailed at about £700 each without the chargers and earphones. I know that the level of integration must be far higher nowadays, but I am amazed anyone is able to make profits at these prices and sent them half way around the world for free!
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07M68Q7YM/ref=sspa_dk_detail_2?psc=1&pd_rd_i=B07M68Q7YM&pd_rd_w=yfquf&pf_rd_p=454d2892-a6d1-488a-b5c1-57058b38bc92&pd_rd_wg=SgLOd&pf_rd_r=JAD48SBY9377XPHQHBVJ&pd_rd_r=eba820a8-294f-11e9-a4d6-bbce9bcb58e6
OFCOM - latest
OFCOM has updated it Communications Monthly for January 2019.
See https://ofcom.cmail19.com/t/ViewEmail/i/8AF8E03C104BEE0A2540EF23F30FEDED/952AB8F022CBFC94BA4AF9908B8D85ED
See https://ofcom.cmail19.com/t/ViewEmail/i/8AF8E03C104BEE0A2540EF23F30FEDED/952AB8F022CBFC94BA4AF9908B8D85ED
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