10m FT8 RX

At just before 0830z, I turned on my 10m FT8 RX setup with the tiny indoor loop antenna. No spots yet at 0833z.

UPDATE 0922z:   4 spots on RX so far.

UPDATE 1624z:  13 stations so far spotted on 10m FT8 RX with the tiny 50cm diameter loop antenna this morning. Disappointing so far. At the moment, the Es here today is the worst this season. I shall stay on until late this evening "just in case". With the loop, I am probably not seeing some of the stations others are able to copy.

Man born in 1746 photographed? - NOT amateur radio

This photo appeared as a Facebook memory today. It is supposed to be of a man born in 1746.

Sunspots - Sunday June 27th 2021

 Solar flux is 82 and the SSN 16. A=4 and K=0.

Sad day (SPAM messages) - NOT amateur radio

 It seems quite a few emails and texts are malicious these days. It has reached such a level that many genuine messages are discarded unread just in case they have malware or viruses. 

Oscar 100 activity

Every few weeks I try to give an update on activity levels on Oscar 100. It is still very quiet. The last peek was early morning on a weekend in Europe when I would have expected it to be busiest. The photo shows the narrowband transponder. 

10m FT8 RX

It is now 0615z. In a short time I hope to go on 10m FT8 RX with the tiny indoor loop antenna. 

UPDATE  0933z:  39 stations spotted on RX so far today. The gear was turned on about 45 minutes ago.

Poppy - NOT amateur radio

We saw several poppies on our walk yesterday including this one. 

Sunspots - Saturday June 26th 2021

 Solar flux is 83 and the SSN 25. A=7 and K=1.

WSJT-X latest version

 I see WSJT-X is now available as v2.4. Currently I am on v2.3 .

10m FT8 RX

Since mid-morning I have been on 10m FT8 RX using the tiny indoor loop. So far, (at 1234z)  27 stations spotted.