9 Mar 2020
Orchids - NOT amateur radio
20m FT8
About 20 minutes ago I went on 20m FT8 with the tiny indoor loop on the windowsill. Although plenty of RX spots (30 including Japan), nothing yet on TX. The power was only 6W and I may have landed on a frequency that has a strong carrier I could not see here. I have since increased the power a bit and QSYed about 200Hz HF to see if that does the trick.
UPDATE 1140z: Moving HF did the trick as I now have 16 spots on 20m FT8 TX.
UPDATE 1530z: Now 25 stations have spotted me.
UPDATE 2133z: In total, 73 spots of my 10W to the tiny indoor loop. The map shows the stations spotting me on 20m FT8 today. Quite amazing.
UPDATE 1140z: Moving HF did the trick as I now have 16 spots on 20m FT8 TX.
UPDATE 1530z: Now 25 stations have spotted me.
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Conspiracy theories - NOT amateur radio
This latest coronavirus seems to be something that naturally occurred and has worldwide impact but....
Have you thought that a hostile state could use biological warfare against its enemies?
Just imagine if research led to a bacterium or virus that was deadly to certain ethnic groups? A nation could cause an outbreak that could be hard to stop in certain peoples. This could be hard to target (for example there are lots of Chinese people in the USA and Australia).
Just like cyber warfare, such things could be very hard to prove, but could be very damaging.
All I am saying is the world is a very different place from 50 years ago.
Have you thought that a hostile state could use biological warfare against its enemies?
Just imagine if research led to a bacterium or virus that was deadly to certain ethnic groups? A nation could cause an outbreak that could be hard to stop in certain peoples. This could be hard to target (for example there are lots of Chinese people in the USA and Australia).
Just like cyber warfare, such things could be very hard to prove, but could be very damaging.
All I am saying is the world is a very different place from 50 years ago.
Anemone blanda - NOT amateur radio
8 Mar 2020
Earth-electrode "antenna" in the ground repair
Assuming it remains dry, I intend to fully replace the wire. A few weeks ago it broke and I suspect there may be breaks elsewhere. The wire has been there for over 6 years, so now is a good time to replace it. Some of the wire from the far ground runs just above the ground along the garden fence.
At the old QTH bringing this wire back to the house on the ground and using another ground close to the house (rather than the mains earth) seemed to make little difference at 472kHz. I think most radiation is from the loop formed in the ground. These findings seem to back this up.
UPDATE 1525z: As it has been raining I may have to wait until later this week.
At the old QTH bringing this wire back to the house on the ground and using another ground close to the house (rather than the mains earth) seemed to make little difference at 472kHz. I think most radiation is from the loop formed in the ground. These findings seem to back this up.
UPDATE 1525z: As it has been raining I may have to wait until later this week.
20m FT8
A few minutes ago I went on 20m FT8 with the tiny indoor loop antenna. Already I have been spotted in Finland. On 20m FT8 RX 3 stations spotted so far today.
Although FT8 is still popular, I get the feeling this mode is going "off the boil" a bit.
UPDATE 1232z: I cannot believe how well this set-up works! Already 8 stations have spotted me with the best report of my 10W to the tiny indoor loop being K7BV (3897 miles). 27 stations in 3 continents spotted so far today.
UPDATE 1458z: So far today 22 spots of my 10W FT8 to the tiny indoor loop As there was a strong signal on my frequency I have QSYed HF about 100Hz. On RX 98 stations spotted so far today on 20m FT8 RX.
UPDATE 1842z : 31 spots of my 10W today and 205 stations spotted.
Although FT8 is still popular, I get the feeling this mode is going "off the boil" a bit.
UPDATE 1232z: I cannot believe how well this set-up works! Already 8 stations have spotted me with the best report of my 10W to the tiny indoor loop being K7BV (3897 miles). 27 stations in 3 continents spotted so far today.
UPDATE 1458z: So far today 22 spots of my 10W FT8 to the tiny indoor loop As there was a strong signal on my frequency I have QSYed HF about 100Hz. On RX 98 stations spotted so far today on 20m FT8 RX.
UPDATE 1842z : 31 spots of my 10W today and 205 stations spotted.
Iris - NOT amateur radio
Amateur TV streaming
See https://batc.org.uk/live/
Worldwide TV - NOT amateur radio
One of the external links on my website is to a place linking to TV stations around the world. Some definitely work. Watching TV from overseas can be educational.
See https://broadcast-live.com/television/englishusa.html
See https://broadcast-live.com/television/englishusa.html
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