Home video conversion - NOT amateur radio

Like many, we had lots of VHS and Video 8 tapes, but no way to play them! A few weeks ago I had these converted to DVD. Later today I hope to copy these to the PC as a backup. Later, I will copy these to flash drives for our sons who feature a lot. Many of these have not been seen for years! 

We should have done this years ago, but I suspect, like many, we were nervous of sending these precious memories away. What if they were lost? 

In the end, we used a company called EachMoment who were excellent. At every stage of the process we were kept informed. The resulting DVDs came back with the original tapes about 2 weeks later. Thankfully, even after all these years, they copied fine.

I would have no hesitation using them again.

See https://eachmoment.co.uk/

Haircut day - NOT amateur radio

On Wednesday I had my hair cut in the garden by my son as the photo shows .  My wife had her hair cut too at a local salon. 

Shack some years ago

The photo shows my shack some years ago. I am a dedicated QRPer and rarely use much power. 

Sunspots - Friday April 16th 2021

Solar flux is 72 and the SSN 22.  A=15 and K=3. 

At the seaside - NOT amateur radio

 

The photo shows one of our granddaughters eating chips on the beach at Felixstowe today. 

Looks like they have good weather.

Another cancelled rally

The Hack Green rally, due this Sunday, has been cancelled. I presume this is as a result of Covid.

70cm FT8 QRP

Last evening there was a 70cm FT8 contest. For most of the time I was on my V2000 vertical antenna with 2.5W. Quite a few UK stations were spotted and I worked one. I wonder if some were spotted by aircraft scatter? 

Clovelly, N. Devon - NOT amateur radio

In 2012 we went on a holiday to North Devon. Remember holidays 😉? The photo shows the village of Clovelly. 

Sunspots - Thursday April 15th 2021

 Solar flux is 74 and the SSN 17.  A=7 and K=3.

Grandchildren - NOT amateur radio

For the first time in many months our grandchildren met up together, socially distanced. 3 of our 4 are in the photo. One is just off the photo.

I shall be glad when they can all meet properly again inside houses.