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.

Dadvent - NOT amateur radio

For Father's Day my son bought me this thoughtful present. It is a selection of beers. 

Sunspots - Friday June 25th 2021

Solar flux is 81 and the SSN 11. A=5 and K=2. 

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.