Our house from the air - NOT amateur radio

 

Our house is immediately to the left of the windmill (bottom right) with the white front. Our white car is in the drive. I think the photo was taken recently from a drone.

King's College Chapel, Cambridge - NOT amateur radio

The photo shows the world famous King's College Chapel in Cambridge in November. There are fewer overseas visitors this year. 

About a month ago we had it almost to ourselves!

10m FT8 RX (Sunday)

At the moment I am on 10m FT8 RX. So far (at 1143z) 117 stations spotted with the furthermost 3B8FR (10041km).

UPDATE 1322z: 194 stations spotted on 10m FT8 RX.

UPDATE 1553z:  233 stations spotted on 10m FT8 RX today.

UPDATE 1830z:  238 stations spotted. I suspect this is it for today. 

UPDATE 1950z:   QRT.

QDX digital transceiver

This looks an interesting digital transceiver from QRP-Labs. It is probably beyond my fine motors skills to build it these days and is not available for 15m, 12m or 10m, well not yet. I suspect they will make these bands available next year. It is very small.

See https://qrp-labs.com/qdx.html .

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).