Sunspots - Sunday November 14th 2021

Solar flux is 81 and the SSN 24.  A=3 and K=1.

10m FT8 (Saturday)

At about 1500z, I stopped TXing on 10m WSPR and went instead on 10m FT8 RX. So far (at 1516z)  10 stations spotted with the furthermost ZS6JBZ (9117km). I also spotted a 7Q7, but this was not on PSKreporter.

UPDATE 1843z: 32 stations spotted. I suspect this is it for the day.

UPDATE 2026z:  Nothing further. QRT soon.

UPDATE 2040z:  QRT.

Video Channel

 A reminder that quite a few of my projects are described on my video channel. This video is one example.

2m FT8 QRP (Saturday)

After a brief period on TX with 2.5W to the V2000 vertical omni (spotted by 7 stations with the furthermost M0MST (162km)), I am RX only with the furthermost PA0RDY (309km) with 3 stations spotted.

UPDATE 1438z: 22 stations in 5 countries spotted on RX with the furthermost DD7DAC (520km).

Cambridge - NOT amateur radio

This is a photo of a shop window not far from King's College Chapel in Cambridge. 

6m FT8 (Saturday)

After a very brief period on TX with 2.5W to the V2000 vertical omni (1 G spot) I am now RX only on 6m. So far just 2 Gs spotted with the furthermost G4FKA (207km).

10m WSPR QRP TX (Saturday)

At the moment I am on 10m WSPR TX using 500mW from my pack of cards sized W5OLF stand-alone 10m WSPR TX beacon. So far at 0957z,  9 spots by local G4KPX (14km).

UPDATE 1322z:   6 stations spotted so far today.

Sunspots - Saturday November 13th 2021

Solar flux is 83 and the SSN 39.  A =4 and K=1. 

Wet day - NOT amateur radio

 

This was the view along Trinity Street in Cambridge earlier. It has been raining, but had stopped when the photo was taken.

6m FT8 (Friday)

 After a very brief TX period with 2.5W to the V2000 vertical omni, I am now RX only on 6m.

UPDATE 1826z:    So far today 10 stations spotted on RX and 1 station spotted me first thing in the morning on TX. Al are G.