Since getting back from a walk around the city of Ely, I have been on 10m FT8 RX. So far today 109 stations have been spotted.
UPDATE 1700z: 329 stations spotted.
UPDATE 1950z: 445 stations spotted. QRT soon.
3 Mar 2022
Ely - NOT amateur radio
Ely is about 20 minutes from home by car. It has a wonderful cathedral, some very old buildings and a great waterfront. This photo was taken from the waterfront.
Rallies
As far as I know, the following rallies are on, but always check with organisers first.
Sat March 5th - Lagen Valley ARS Rally. See www.lvars.uk .
Sun March 6th (or is it Sat 5th?) - Exeter Radio and Electronics Rally. Contact Peter g3zvi@yahoo.co.uk .
Sun March 6th - Hack Green Radio Surplus Hangar SaleSecret Nuclear Bunker, Nantwich www.hackgreen.co.uk .
ZS6WAB 8m beacon copied in Europe and QSL received
The South African 8m beacon has been widely copied across Europe and Borat in Central Europe has a QSL card as shown.
G3XIZ sub 10kHz
This photo was taken some years ago and shows the signal from G3XIZ on VLF at 45km. Notice the timescales - hours!!
Australian beach? - NOT amateur radio
This photo was on 365project recently. I think it is Australia.
Hot Iron archive
Some may like the archive of W4NPN to "Hot Iron", which many builders will find very useful. Hot Iron is an online magazine for constructors.
Online calculators
Every now and again, you need to work out something "radio" and a calculator can come in very handy. This site has some very useful calculators.
2 Mar 2022
2m FT8 activity contest
Starting at 1900z is the RSGB organised 2m FT8 activity contest. At the moment I am RX only, although I might try TX with 2.5W FT8 with the big-wheel omni later. So far, 35 stations in 6 countries spotted after 7 minutes!
UPDATE 2110z: 96 stations in 9 countries spotted on 2m FT8 RX this evening and 3 QSOs. My signal was spotted by F1FPL (345km). Now QRT. Quite pleased with just 2.5W and the omni antenna.
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