7 Aug 2021
Day off?
As there was a risk of storms today, I decided (for now at least) not to go on the air. At the moment, storms are still a long way away.
See https://www.lightningmaps.org/#m=oss;t=3;s=0;o=0;b=0.00;ts=0; .
4m (70MHz)
It is some years since I have been on 4m. There are now far more countries on the band many within Es range. The last time I was on the band I used a homemade transverter. This design was in GQRP SPRAT.
See https://sites.google.com/view/g3xbm4/home/vhfuhfmicrowaves/homebrew/4m-transverter .
How not to park! - NOT amateur radio
This car was parked here for at least 20 minutes. In the UK it is wrong to park on a double yellow line and on a pavement (sidewalk).
A pushchair or a wheelchair user has to go on the road. As a result of my stroke nearly 8 year's ago, I feel nearly always giddy and this annoyed me greatly.
6 Aug 2021
2m/70cm handhelds
Beofeng handhelds seem to be very popular and inexpensive, although the quality control seems poor: some are fine, whereas others seem "flaky".
Although hardly ever used, I have Yaesu ( not Trio!! Thank you Keith) VX1 and VX2 dual band handhelds. These we considerably more expensive, but are very small and reliable. Many have found longer antennas are useful. I guess it depends what they are used for.
See https://sites.google.com/view/g3xbm4/home/vhfuhfmicrowaves/vhfuhf-commercial-rigs/yaesu-vx2 .
10m FT8 QRP mostly RX (Friday)
Apart from a very brief period on TX with 2.5W, I am on 10m FT8 RX for a change. 1 person in southern Portugal spotted me on TX and at 0900z I have spotted 7 stations on RX.
UPDATE 1112z: 46 stations spotted so far today. Furthermost is 5T5PA (3791km). Most look like Es propagation.
UPDATE 2014z: Now QRT. 120 stations spotted today with the furthermost PU2TXZ (9579km) in Brazil.
UK August - NOT amateur radio
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