Not a bad day in the end with my 500mW being copied over 3000km away and by 6 stations. Not on today.
6 Apr 2022
5 Apr 2022
10m WSPR QRP (Tuesday)
I still have to sync the time, but I am on 10m WSPR with 500mW from my W5OLF WSPR beacon. It is now 0835z.
UPDATE 0955z: Just 5 spots from local G4KPX (14km) so far.
8m tests today
As G7PUV on the South Coast has got now his 8m TX permit, I shall try to receive him on 40.680 MHz USB dial FT8 today. At the moment I am also on 8m FT8 TX (TXing in the first period) on 40.680 MHz. Later, I shall be RX only to give Paul the best chance of being copied up here.
UPDATE 0850z: 2 local spots of me so far this morning. Now RX only on 8m FT8.
UPDATE 1346z: Just switched to 40.680 MHz WSPR TX. Back to FT8 later.
UPDATE 1528z: Back on FT8 (TXing first) on 40.680 MHz. So far, 3 local spots of me. Thank you.
UPDATE 1650z: With grateful thanks to local G3TFX, my 8m dipole has now been raised in height. S/N on local signals is considerably better.
UPDATE 2000z: QRT. Just local spots.
4 Apr 2022
English springtime - NOT amateur radio
The bell ringing grandson has a couple of YouTube channels. One is called Ringer Luke (check it out). On one, he added this video yesterday.
Solar data update
My favourite site for solar data has been updated. It still looks like future forecasts have been upgraded, suggesting this could be a better solar cycle than was once expected.
Bell ringing - NOT amateur radio
Yesterday we visited Fulbourn church so he could ring. This is about 15km from us.
The photo shows him on the rope on the left, although he is not very clear in the picture. He is mad on bell ringing!
10m WSPR beacon
At the moment, I am on 10m WSPR TX using 500mW QRP from the W5OLF beacon. So far, just local spots.
UPDATE 1053z: 3 different stations have spotted me. It looks like there was some Es earlier.
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