Sunspots - Friday February 21st 2020

Solar flux is 71 and the SSN 0. A=8 and K=3.

Rallies this weekend

Again, my apologies for the white background on these. I simply reproduce these as I get them.

Sunday 23 FEBRUARY : RAINHAM RADIO RALLY

The Victory Academy, Magpie Hall Road, Chatham, Kent, ME4 5JB. Doors open 10am to 4pm, admission £3, children free. Local and national traders, BRATS Kitchen, BRATS Interactive Zone for Kids, BRATS Junk, talk in station on 145.550MHz using GB4RRR. Contact 0782 583 8877 or rally-coordinator@brats-qth.org.


Sunday 23 FEBRUARY : RED ROSE WINTER RALLY

St Joseph's Hall, Chapel Street, Leigh WN7 2PQ. Doors open 11am. Trade, individual and Club stands as well as a Bring & Buy. Details on www.wmrc.co.uk.


A list of rallies can be found at http://rsgb.org/main/news/rallies/

Granddaughter - NOT amateur radio

When they come to stay with us our grandchildren have a great, happy, time. The photo shows our "London" granddaughter enjoying things today.

Granddaughter today

160m FT8 RX

At about 2130z I went on 160m FT8 RX for the overnight period. As of now (2135zz) 26 stations, all in Europe, have been spotted.

UPDATE 2205z: Now 60 stations so far spotted, all European.

Stations spotted on 160m FT8 RX
so far this evening so far

2m FT8 RX

For most of the day I have been on 2m FT8 RX. Then it hailed so I unplugged everything.

2m FT8 RX today 

Kids will be kids - NOT amateur radio

Today we went with some of our grandchildren to Ely. We ate in the Almonry that has been serving food since the 1200s (very old!), went to the cathedral and ended up at Oliver Cromwell's house. Then it hailed and rained heavily!

Rolling down the slope

Sunspots - Thursday February 20th 2020

Solar flux is 71 and the SSN 0. A=14 and K=3.

Hare Park, Chippenham - NOT amateur radio

Yesterday, we went of a walk at Hare Park, Chippenham near here.  As the photo showed yesterday as well, there are plenty of snowdrops!

Grabber issues

For most of the day, I have been struggling to automatically save screen shots to my webpage. As of now I have not found a way. In the end I shall succeed.

2m FT8

For most of the day I have been on 2m FT8 RX.  It is now 1950z. So far 38 stations in 7 countries spotted. Earlier in the day I was briefly on 2m FT8 TX.

Stations spotted on 2m FT8 so far in the last day