10m FT8 RX

Now I am back home, I am on 10m FT8 RX again. 64 stations spotted with the furthermost 4Z5LX (3633km) in Israel.

UPDATE 1314z:  181 stations spotted today on 10m FT8 RX including 2 in Newfoundland, probably Es.

UPDATE 1955z:  QRT soon. In all, 237 stations spotted today on 10m FT8 RX (see map).

UPDATE 2008z:  Now QRT with 240 stations spotted today including LU1HW (11230km) in Corduba, Argentina.  He was very strong, but too late to be shown on the map. This was the best DX today. When I went QRT there were still South Americans coming in.

Rally and BATC ATV Convention

In the last few days I have been reminded of the following:

• On this Saturday August 21st is the BATV Convention. You may recall the date has changed. One person missing will be Ian G3KKD who died earlier this year.  He was a keen ATV man.
• On Sunday August 22nd is the Grand Field Day Out at Willesborough  Windmill, near ashford in Kent. 

As usual, I'd made sure these are on before setting out.

Sunspots - Saturday August 21st 2021

 Solar flux is 78 and the SSN 14.  A=5 and K=0.

10m FT8 QRP (Friday)

 As you may have gathered, I was away for a few days. 

As soon I got home I turned on 10m FT8 TX with 2.5W and had a QSO with an OK station. In all, I was spotted by 6 stations on TX and have spotted 25 stations on RX.

UPDATE 2125z:  32 stations spotted on 10m FT8 RX.  QRT soon.

UPDATE 2225z :  QRT. Still Es coming in. Ex

6m Sixbox

Some years ago I had a need for a simple local natter box for 6m so the Sixbox was born. This was not designed as a DX rig but just for local chatting. You may get some ideas from it. It is on my www.g3xbm.co.uk website. 

Well, it made me laugh - NOT amateur radio

 

This cartoon appeared on Facebook yesterday. 

It first appeared some time ago. 

Blackberry picking - NOT amateur radio

The photo shows me blackberry picking last summer. There are blackberries here this year but fewer as we had a frosty spring and wet summer. 

Sunspots - Friday August 20th 2021

 Solar flux is 75 and the SSN 25. A=4 and K=0. 

Chester Clock

This clock in Chester is reported to be the second most photographed clock in England after Big Ben . 

ICOM IC-703

Before foolishly selling this to a friend, I owned this QRP radio some years ago. It had a very good internal auto ATU and ran 10W SSB. 

It is on my www.g3xbm.co.uk website. If you see one on the second hand market I can recommend it as a good QRP radio.