Solar flux is 81 and the SSN 11. A=5 and K=2.
25 Jun 2021
24 Jun 2021
Windows 11
Apparently Microsoft has announced Windows 11. No doubt this will mean another long download and quite possibly a period whilst they sort the bugs out and yet more downloads. Even if I delay updating as long as possible I expect we will all have to in the end.
Cambridge bikes - NOT amateur radio
Cambridge is famous for its bikes. You would think with fewer overseas people there might be fewer. Not what I saw!
Another rally postponed
The Newbury rally, due on Sunday, has been postponed until next June.
10m FT8 RX
It is now 1020z and so far today 12 stations spotted on R.X with the tiny indoor loop antenna.
UPDATE 1237z: 30 stations spotted on RX so far today.
UPDATE 1840z: 222 stations spotted on RX today.PYO strawberries - NOT amateur radio
23 Jun 2021
Friedrichshafen (Germany) cancelled
Windows 11?
Microsoft is about to make a big announcement according to Verge. Windows 11 maybe?
See https://www.theverge.com/2021/6/2/22465126/microsoft-windows-event-june-24th .
Windows 10 is OK, but painfully slow on my machine bought 4 years ago and, it seems, always needing updates. If it is so good, why?
Surely if it is so great, why does it not clear rubbish slowing it down and do updates quietly in the background? My virus protection is by Avast.
Overall, I am not impressed by Windows.
I have a Chromebook and it is both lightning fast and does updates and virus checking in the background. For almost everything it is perfect. By comparison it makes Windows seem poor.
The next solar peak
Jay, W5OLF has sent me an article on the next solar peak suggesting it could be good. The last forecast I saw suggested it could be similar to the last one. Sadly, I think it is too early to tell.