Dayton reminder

Now in its 70th year Dayton Hamvention, Ohio is this weekend May 20-22nd. This is massive with trade stands and flea market.

See www.hamvention.org 

10m WSPR TX beacon

Later this morning I shall be on 10m WSPR TX with 500mW from the W5OLF TX WSPR beacon.

UPDATE 0640z: Turned on. 

UPDATE 1004z:  Spotted by 12 unique stations via Es.

UPDATE 2104z:  QRT now. 35 stations have spotted me, mostly by Es.

More Devon - NOT amateur radio

This is another view of where I come from in South Devon. As you can see, it is pretty good. The photo was taken in 2016.

8m experiment (Wednesday)

 Later today I expect to be on 8m FT8 TX on 40.680 MHz USB dial. Yesterday I was spotted again by EI9KP (649km).  If the Es is like yesterday I may be spotted by others.

UPDATE 0637z:   TX turned on. 

UPDATE 0820z :  Spotted by 3 EU stations by Es. 

UPDATE 1000z: As you can see by the comment below Ken G4APB has received his T&I 8m licence now and has been active. I am not sure how many UK 8m permits have been granted. The KST chat (50 and 70 MHz) seems useful for skeds etc..

Sunspots - Wednesday May 18th 2022

Solar flux is 171 and the SSN 153.  A=12 and K =3.

LinkedIn - NOT amateur radio

 LinkedIn is useful to me to find out how old colleagues are doing. Occasionally, I get job offers. As an old man this is flattering.  

Most weeks I get requests from people I don't know asking me to be their friend. These requests are ignored!

Wild flowers - NOT amateur radio

The wild flowers outside the windmill next door look good. 

10m WSPR QRP TX (Tuesday)

In a few minutes time, I shall be on 10m WSPR TX with 500mW. Yesterday was dire. Let's hope today is better!!

UPDATE 0915z:  No spots.

UPDATE 1936z:  16 unique spots of me today. Lots of Es.

8m experiment (Tuesday)

In a few minutes time I shall be on 40.680 MHz USB dial FT8 TX (first period). 

Although I have been widely spotted across Europe mainly by Es, it seems unlikely I shall be copied further with my low ERP. 

As my TX seems to lose power after a while, I shall probably stop my experiment for much of the Es season later this week.

Someone suggested a 24/7 WSPR beacon. This is a good idea. My issue is building it: my fine motor skills are poor now, making building impossible. Otherwise I would be on 8m WSPR all the time TX!

UPDATE 0912z:  Been on TX since 0856z. No spots yet.

UPDATE 1835z:   Quite a few stations on 8m FT8  RX in Europe. Nobody has spotted me yet.

UPDATE 1935z: Just EI9KP (649km) spotting me again.

Best pasties? - NOT amateur radio

Pasties originally started in Cornwall as meals for miners. One half was savoury and the other sweet.  In my view, the best pasties are made by Ivor Dewdney. 

See https://ivordewdney.co.uk/