Having just returned from a great holiday in Portugal we have the usual problems. Empty fridge, long grass, loads of washing and lots of post. To cap it all it is now raining and my 10m, 20m and 40m end-fed antenna has fallen down! Ho hum! I managed to cut the front lawn, but not the back.
Our holiday blog is at https://port19postcards.blogspot.com/
18 May 2019
6m FT8
After a brief CQ (2.5W to the V2000 vertical omni), I have been on FT8 RX most of the time. So far 38 reports in 8 countries on FT8 RX today with best DX LB7FA (1026km). On TX my best spot was by M0BEW (194km).
UPDATE 1517z: Now 44 stations spotted with EA8JK (3022km) as best DX spotted on 6m FT8 RX.
UPDATE 2008z: Now 71 stations spotted on 6m FT8 RX today.
UPDATE 1517z: Now 44 stations spotted with EA8JK (3022km) as best DX spotted on 6m FT8 RX.
UPDATE 2008z: Now 71 stations spotted on 6m FT8 RX today.
472kHz WSPR overnight
Being back home, I tried 472kHz WSPR (10mW ERP from the earth-electrode antenna in the ground) overnight. It definitely feels like the end of the season with very few stations spotting me and being spotted.
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| 472kHz WSPR overnight |
17 May 2019
Back home and back on 472kHz WSPR
At about 2110z we arrived back home. I am back on 10mW ERP (20%) WSPR on 472kHz. A new station has appeared - G6ECH (227km). As yet, no spots of me.
Portugal castle - NOT amateur radio
16 May 2019
Rally
Sunday 19 MAY : DUNSTABLE DOWNS NATIONAL AMATEUR RADIO CAR BOOT SALE
Stockwood Park, Luton LU1 4BQ. All the usual facilities. www.ddrcbootsale.org.
A list of rallies can be found at http://rsgb.org/main/news/rall
Stockwood Park, Luton LU1 4BQ. All the usual facilities. www.ddrcbootsale.org.
A list of rallies can be found at http://rsgb.org/main/news/rall
Portugal - NOT amateur radio
This has been a busy few days, but we have seen and learned a lot.
For days we have been looking for bee eaters. Today my wife and I saw 4!
Right wing extremists - NOT amateur radio
The upcoming European elections will be test for the far right parties in many EU countries. Although fairly centralist politically myself, there is no denying that politics in many countries is moving further right.
Many of those who vote right wing are disaffected people who think (falsely) that right wing parties will bring back halcyon days without immigrants and the EU. In my view all EU nations have changed forever and people are being misguided.
The UK and USA have been integrating immigrant people for a very long time. It is important that people coming into a country learn the language and integrate. It is very unlikely those who do not try to fully integrate will feel welcomed.
If right wing parties do well in the EU elections the EU could change radically in the years ahead.
See https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-48264638
Many of those who vote right wing are disaffected people who think (falsely) that right wing parties will bring back halcyon days without immigrants and the EU. In my view all EU nations have changed forever and people are being misguided.
The UK and USA have been integrating immigrant people for a very long time. It is important that people coming into a country learn the language and integrate. It is very unlikely those who do not try to fully integrate will feel welcomed.
If right wing parties do well in the EU elections the EU could change radically in the years ahead.
See https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-48264638
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