As reported by the BBC, according to the high court, Matt Hancock acted illegally by not disclosing contracts within 30 days of when these were let during the Covid-19 pandemic.
He has an unenviable task leading the health of the nation during a pandemic. Nonetheless, it is vital that he upholds transparency at all times such as this so the public can have maximum confidence.
MLS (and perhaps others) are advertising a carry cage for the ICOM IC-705 portable rig. At £139.95 it seems expensive. It has a handle and may be ideal for those that want to use the IC-705 out portable.
This was featured in the latest "something for the weekend" email.
At about 1630z, I QSYed to 20m FT8 using the tiny indoor loop and 2.5W. Up to this time I was on 2m FT8 QRP. After 5 minutes, 17 stations spotted on RX, but nobody has yet spotted me on TX.
UPDATE 1812z: 85 stations spotted on RX with just 1 station spotting my QRP on TX.
UPDATE 2115z: 148 stations spotted on RX and 3 stations have spotted me on TX since just before teatime. I shall be going QRT later.
One of my articles is in the latest RadCom magazine. It is about 2m scatter with simple QRP stations made possible by FT8.
Probably I will go on 2m FT8 using 2.5W and the big-wheel omni antenna after breakfast before trying an HF band later.
UPDATE 0719z: 2m FT8 QRP turned on.
UPDATE 0918z: 6 stations have spotted me today with the furthermost being DL0GX (461km).
UPDATE 1420z: 10 stations have spotted my 2.5W QRP on TX and I have spotted 25 stations on RX.
Stations spotting my 2m
FT8 QRP so far today
Solar flux is 71 and the SSN 12 suggesting the more active side of the Sun has come into view. A=4 and K=1. Let us hope we see a few more sunspots in the days ahead.
At 1913z, I QSYed to 2m FT8 using 2.5W and the big-wheel omni antenna. So far, 2 (local) stations have spotted me.
UPDATE 2300z : QRT. As on previous evenings, lots of spots of my QRP with the furthermost being GI6ATZ (479km).
In China, the sale of cars, especially petrol cars, has fallen dramatically. Cars in China are far lower in price than in the West.
