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160m FT8 RX overnight on the
earth-electrode "antenna" in the ground
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1 May 2019
160m FT8 RX overnight
Last night I was on 160m FT8 RX. As well as loads of EU stations, 1 North American was spotted. Conditions seem less good than a few months ago on 160m, but I am no expert.
Beyond meat - NOT amateur radio
I am a meat eater, but I could quite happily be a vegetarian and never eat meat again. An American company called Beyond Meat is about to float and the shares are in high demand. If the world it to feed itself in years to come we may have to eat far more non meat foods.
See https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-48110704 .
See https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-48110704 .
Sunspots - Wednesday May 1st 2019
May already! It hardly seems possible.
Solar flux is 67 and the SSN zero. A=5 and K=2.
Solar flux is 67 and the SSN zero. A=5 and K=2.
30 Apr 2019
160m FT8
Overnight I am on 160m FT8. After a brief period calling CQ (2.5W, 2 UK spots plus LB7ZG (1058km as best DX)) I have been on 160m FT8 RX. As usual, I am using the earth-electrode "antenna" in the ground. This is a good match on 160m.
As normal, loads of EU stations spotted on 160m FT8 RX.
As normal, loads of EU stations spotted on 160m FT8 RX.
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Stations spotted on 160m FT8
RX in the first few minutes!
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6m FT8
At about 1430z 6m FT8 beckoned. Initially a CQ (2.5W) and was spotted by M0TXS (56km.) A few Gs have been spotted on 6m FT8 RX.
10m WSPR
At about 1430z I QSYed to 10m WSPR TX with my 500mW stand-alone beacon. This llows me to go on 6m FT8 at the same time using a different antenna.
UPDATE 2050z: Now QRT. No 10m WSPR spots today.
UPDATE 2050z: Now QRT. No 10m WSPR spots today.
10m FT8
Although I have been on 10m FT8 since before breakfast, very little doing yet. The only station spotted so far is G4HZW (212km) in NW England. Judging by the strength, this is probably normal "flat band" tropo. An earlier CQ (2.5W) was spotted by no-one.
UPDATE 0947z: No further 10m FT8 RX spots here today.
UPDATE 1202z: Just 2 G spots today so far on 10m FT8 RX. Abysmal!
UPDATE 0947z: No further 10m FT8 RX spots here today.
UPDATE 1202z: Just 2 G spots today so far on 10m FT8 RX. Abysmal!
Overnight on 472kHz WSPR
Yet again, I was on 472kHz WSPR overnight. Not a bad night with my 10mW ERP from the earth-electrode "antenna" in the ground spotted in 4 countries with the best being a spot by DL/PA0EHG (493km).
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New politics? - NOT amateur radio
Something on the BBC website this morning hit me and got me thinking. Are we on the verge of a sea change in politics?
Here in the UK and probably much of the west, young people are finding meaningful work hard to get. In the UK houses are generally far too expensive for young people to buy. In several countries right wing parties are picking up the disaffected votes.
Maybe we are seeing the ending of traditional politics and a new wave of politics is about to be ushered in? The old ways on the left and right probably have had their days, so maybe now is ripe for something different?
I have no idea what this will be, but just maybe we will see the beginnings of a fairer, more sustainable economy in the UK, the rest of the EU and the USA? We live in challenging times.
See https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-48069016 .
Here in the UK and probably much of the west, young people are finding meaningful work hard to get. In the UK houses are generally far too expensive for young people to buy. In several countries right wing parties are picking up the disaffected votes.
Maybe we are seeing the ending of traditional politics and a new wave of politics is about to be ushered in? The old ways on the left and right probably have had their days, so maybe now is ripe for something different?
I have no idea what this will be, but just maybe we will see the beginnings of a fairer, more sustainable economy in the UK, the rest of the EU and the USA? We live in challenging times.
See https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-48069016 .
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