Solar flux is 69 and the SSN 0. A=7 and K=0.
16 Sept 2020
15 Sept 2020
2m FT8
My 10W to the big-wheel omni on 2m has been spotted by 31 stations already (after about 20 minutes) in 6 countries. So far, just one Welsh station spotted on RX.
Although this could be aircraft scatter, I suspect some other sort of scatter as it seems to work at almost any time.
Home again
For the last few days we have been in north Norfolk on holiday. I am about to turn on 2m FT8.
2m activity contest results published
The 2m UKAC activity contest results for September have been published. In the low power section I came 62nd out of 204, despite being on for under an hour with an omni antenna.
Zoom quiz
This evening the Cambridge and Antrim radio clubs are joining forces by Zoom for a quiz at 1830z. This is one of the positives of the current odd times as people are brought together. Certainly I have seen far more lectures by the Cambridge club by Zoom than I would have if I had had to journey into Cambridge at night.
Simple pleasures - NOT amateur radio
When in Norfolk we eat at the Old Reading Room in Kelling. This is a second hand bookshop and tea room. The food is nothing special, but it has been run by the same people for many years. These are simple Norfolk folk who are just themselves. One of the pleasures is it never changes.
14 Sept 2020
Old fashioned seaside holiday - NOT amateur radio
The photo shows the ice-cream my wife bought for just £1 in Cromer earlier.
Cromer Crab Lunch - NOT amateur radio
Lunch today was Cromer crab as the photo shows. It was very good.
Solar predictions
The forecasts for the next solar cycle maximum varies from smaller than the last cycle to a huge high! All we can say is no-one really knows. I hope it is a decent one.
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