Before our bungalow was built - NOT amateur radio

This photo was taken well before our house was built. Our home (today) is in front of the windmill (see top right). When this photo was taken it was fields. It would be so good to take a peek at what our village was like at several points in the last few thousand years.

More Mildenhall - NOT amateur radio

 

Yesterday, I put a photo of the river at Mildenhall. Here is another.  It shows the swans and ducks swimming towards us hoping to be fed.

17m FT8 RX (Monday)

It is now 1410z and I have been on 17m FT8 RX with the Wellgood active loop for about 30 minutes. So far today, 112 stations spotted (see map).

UPDATE 1447z: 169 stations spotted so far today on 17m FT8 RX. Plenty from the USA.

UPDATE 1651z:  278 stations spotted this afternoon on 17m FT8 RX with the furthermost PY3DXM (10518km).

160m FT8 RX overnight

Overnight I was on 160m FT8 RX using the tiny Wellgood active loop on the shack window. In all, 306 stations spotted in the last day .

15m FT8 RX (Monday)

For about 30 minutes I have been on 15m FT8 RX using the Wellgood active loop. At 1000z 62 stations have been spotted.

UPDATE 1305z:   327 stations spotted. Furthermost is LW2EDM (11776km).

Sunspots - Monday December 6th 2021

 Solar flux is 80 and the SSN 36. A=8 and K=2.

160m FT8 RX (Sunday)

 Since about 1930z, I have been on 160m FT8 RX using the Wellgood active loop on the shack window. So far this evening 85 stations spotted with the furthermost R9CS (3779km).

UPDATE 2216z: 168 stations spotted with the furthermost RK9UN (5430km). 

Setting sun, Thurlestone, Devon - NOT amateur radio

 

Tonight's sunset at Thurlestone in Devon. 

Mildenhall - NOT amateur radio

In the UK, Mildenhall is famous as a base for the US airforce. Actually it is a very nice place with some fine old buildings and church. This photo shows my wife with one of our grandchildren by the river. 

VK3DXE on the EI7GL blog

On EI7GL's blog is a guest post which makes very interesting reading. This makes the point that newcomers are unlikely to be excited by old timers on repeaters, but might well be excited by EME and aircraft scatter.

See https://ei7gl.blogspot.com/2021/12/guest-post-vhf-uhf-operation-by-alan.html .