At 0930z, I turned on the homebrew 10FT8R receiver and the tiny indoor loop. Just M0NKR (27km) spotted so far.
UPDATE 1208z: 7 stations spotted so far today.
6 May 2021
5 May 2021
Yellowhammer - NOT amateur radio
No swallows, swifts or house martins seen.
Unsuccessful field test on 137kHz TX CW
As it was a nice sunny morning we decided on a walk about about 1.5km from home. I put my 137kHz CW beacon on at home into the earth-electrode antenna and took my E-field probe and FT817ND with me. I put the EFP on the car roof. I listened without success for my signal. Not a squeek. I was expecting this to work.
This was my first field test on LF since 2013.
10m FT8 RX again
Once again, I am monitoring 10m FT8 RX with the 10FT8R and the tiny indoor loop antenna. No spots yet at 0759z.
UPDATE 1119z: Just one LA spotted so far today. An EA7 did not get uploaded to PSKreporter for some reason.
UPDATE 1230z: Just 3 spots so far today.
Stagecoach - NOT amateur radio
2m activity contest last night
I didn't realise that I needed the same connector for my big-wheel and the 10FT8R RX, so I only stayed on 2m for about 30 minutes last evening. 3 stations worked with the best DX being G4CLA (105km) with 10W and the big-wheel omni antenna.
10m FT8 RX with the 10FT8R yesterday
147 stations in all with the tiny indoor loop antenna yesterday with the best DX Sao Paulo in Brazil.
4 May 2021
Where are they? - NOT amateur radio
I saw one swallow in early April and none since. I have not seen a single house martin or swift.
At one time these were common, but not any more. This may in part be the wind direction, but I suspect global warming: their food supplies on their long journey north may have reduced as deserts grow.
To me, seeing screaming swifts overhead is an English spring and summer. Perhaps for not much longer?
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