All comments moderated - NOT amateur radio

As I have had a few dubious comments in recent weeks, I took the (reluctant) decision to moderate all comments.

Although I try to moderate these very quickly it may mean a delay between you posting and the comment appearing on the blog.

Most comments are fine, but a few may have contained malicious links. Please accept my apology for any delay.

Hair! - NOT amateur radio

A very long time ago (1967) I did have hair! This photo was on my University of Liverpool student's union card when I just started in 1967. 

I was a real "country bumpkin" in those days.

10m loop

This photo has been on before I think, but it is the only 10m antenna I currently have and it has worked well with 4W FT8 indoors for the last few months. I have been pleasantly surprised by just how well it has worked. 

VLF earth-mode

Some years ago G6ALB did some earth-mode tests with me. He was running 40W and was a very strong signal with me 3km away in the next village as the photo shows. He is the QRSS signal, not the wobbly line! This was at the old QTH. This was at 8.7kHz.

15m FT8 RX

Since about 0740z I have been on 15m FT8 RX using the FT817ND and the indoor loop.  Already a couple of European stations spotted.

UPDATE 1013z: 28 Europeans spotted so far today on 15m FT8 RX.

UPDATE 1455z: 43 stations spotted today on 15m FT8 RX so far.

Dahlias - NOT amateur radio

Anglesey Abbey gardens are open with pre-booking and the dahlias are looking good. 

Home QTH

The photo shows an aerial shot of the home QTH . As you can see, the windmill is right next door! 

Sunspots - Sunday September 6th 2020

 Solar flux is 69 and the SSN 0. A=6 and K=2. 

Reach - NOT amateur radio

Reach is about 2 miles from Burwell, where I live. It is a sleepy village with a big green with an annual fair. Its only shop closed some years ago. The photo shows some of the lovely old cottages around the green.

International Space Station - cross band amateur repeater

 Southgate News has a piece on the recent commissioning of the crossband repeater on the ISS.

See http://www.southgatearc.org/news/2020/september/iss-cross-band-repeater-activated.htm#.X1OT32jYq00