Sunspots - Friday October 2nd 2020

 Solar flux is 73 and the SSN 0. A=11 and K=2.

20m FT8.

Most of the day, I have been on 20m FT8 RX with the indoor loop and the FT817ND. For the last few minutes (it is now 1542z) I have been on TX with about 2.5W to the indoor loop. 196 spots on RX and nothing yet of me on TX. 

UPDATE 1645: Just a single spot of me so far EA5HVW (1548km). 208 stations spotted. Disappointed than more. stations have not spotted me yet. 

UPDATE 2212z: QRT. 

Outside Peterborough Cathedral - NOT amateur radio

 

The photo shows my wife and I outside Peterborough Cathedral earlier today. Later it rained. Our good old friend Peter drove us up there.

Peterborough Cathedral - NOT amateur radio

We went here today. It is where Catherine of Aragon is buried. It has a fine entrance. 

ISS - SSTV

 Although I have never tried, I understand there may be some SSTV from the ISS this afternoon (October 1st 2020). Not sure of the pass times. You can get free software for smartphones. I believe the transmissions are expected to be on 145.8MHz PD 120.

See https://www.spaceflightsoftware.com/ARISS_SSTV/

East Anglian skies - NOT amateur radio

Compared with some parts of the UK East Anglia is flat with few real hills. But we do get some great skies! 

IC-7300 5 years old?

Southgate News has a piece on the impact of the IC-7300 on amateur radio. I find it hard to believe it is that old.

See http://www.southgatearc.org/news/2020/september/10-ways-the-icom-7300-has-impacted-ham-radio.htm#.X3WEckjYq00

Solar data

September was very disappointing in terms of days with sunspots. Usually my favourite site for solar data updates its numbers early each month. It has just been updated.

See https://www.solen.info/solar/

Tree: what is it? - NOT amateur radio

A few days ago we were in Norwich and saw this tree. It had what looked like small apples, but I did not know what it was. 

Sunspots - Thursday October 1st 2020

 Solar flux is 73 and the SSN 0. A=15 and K=5.