Solar flux is 87 and the SSN 28. A=4 and K=0.
23 Oct 2021
22 Oct 2021
Worries? - NOT amateur radio
Perhaps this is natural as you get older? As I age, I seem to be worrying more about other people: for example I worry about people dying such as my wife, my brother, my sons, neighbours and friends, and so forth. The list is now very large.
Clearly I have no control over these and just worrying about them does no good. People tell me not to worry about things I cannot control.This is easier said than done!
160m FT8 QRP (Friday)
For a change, I decided to go on 160m FT8 with 2.5W to the coax of the 2m big-wheel via a ferrite rod loading coil. I had 1 QSO with G3VAO (229km) and 24 stations spotted on 160m FT8 RX with furthermost R2AL (2417km). 3 Gs spotted me on TX although I am now RX only.
UPDATE 1936z: 82 stations spotted on 160m FT8 RX this evening.
UPDATE 2130z: 183 stations spotted with furthermost UN9L (4119km).
10m FT8 RX (Friday)
My system was turned on at 0750z. No spots yet.
472kHz WSPR RX last night
This proves that for RX nothing special is necessary. BTW the only ground was the mains plug! I guess the coax to the big-wheel is about 10m long and only 5m above the ground at its highest. The coax is just 0.5m above the ground near the shack. As I said nothing special at all!
Central Cambridge - NOT amateur radio
Friday is the day I travel in to Cambridge for my University of the 3rd Age lecture. The photo shows last Friday.
21 Oct 2021
472kHz WSPR RX
As my son managed to cut my earth-electrode "antenna" return wire, I may try the coax outer to my 2m big-wheel antenna via a ferrite rod ATU on 472kHz WSPR this evening. I shall stay on until late tonight.
Amazing DX on 2m
EI7GL's blog has a report on the excellent 2m (144MHz) QSOs between Argentina and the Caribbean recently via TEP.
Seee https://ei7gl.blogspot.com/ .
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