MLS cashback on Yaesu

Certainly MLS (and probably other dealers) are still offering cashback on certain Yaesu products. The next few weeks looks a good time to buy. Unless I am mistaken dealers are offering 3 years warranty on Yaesu.

Climbing the ruins - NOT amateur radio

Yesterday, we were with our son and family in Kent. They enjoyed climbing over the ruins of this old church at Reculver by the coast. In the photo you can just see our son trying to take a photo of his children.

6m FT8 - amazing

Although we have only been home for 30 minutes, my 6m FT8 2.5W to the omni vertical was spotted by 18 stations all over Europe and I have spotted 47 stations in 12 countries. Most of these were Es.

UPDATE 1514z: Now 108 stations spotted on 6m FT8 in the last hour or so with best DX EA8ACW (2988km).

UPDATE 1817z: 360 different stations so far spotted on 6m FT8 RX this afternoon with best DX spotted on 6m being OD5YA (3466km) in Lebanon.

Sunspots - Tuesday May 28th 2019

Solar flux is 66 today and the SSN 0. A=5 and K=1.

Simple pleasures - NOT amateur radio

This morning we went to the Kent coast with 2 of our grandchildren enjoying simple pleasures such as hunting in rock pools.

IC7300 book

The RSGB bookshop is now stocking a new book about the IC7300. This is a popular radio with many.

European elections - NOT amateur radio

The results are out and as expected the Conservative party has done very badly with the Liberal Democrats coming second. This shows how divided the country is over BREXIT.

Sunspots - Monday May 27th 2019

Solar flux is 66 and the SSN 0.  A=5 and K=3.

European elections - NOT amateur radio

Later today when every country has voted we may get the first results of the European elections. In the UK the main political parties are expected to do badly.

Meteor showers

Southgate News has details of an upcoming meteor shower. At peak times the ionised trails support brief VHF propagation. Random meteors support such propagation but openings are far less frequent.