These look similar to Canada geese, but are smaller. In the UK we do not see young ones. This was Helsinki in 2018.
24 Jun 2022
Barnacle geese and young - NOT amateur radio
These look similar to Canada geese, but are smaller. In the UK we do not see young ones. This was Helsinki in 2018.
23 Jun 2022
Salcombe in the mist - NOT amateur radio
Salcombe, Devon is where I grew up as a child. The photo shows the harbour in the mist.
10m QRP WSPR TX (Thursday)
Already at 0836z, today is far more promising than yesterday. 3 stations already spotting my 500mW QRP WSPR beacon.
UPDATE 1118z: Spotted by 6 unique stations today widely across Europe. Far better than yesterday.
8m experiment (Thursday)
My QRP TX has been on 40.680 MHz USB dial FT8 TX since just after 0800z. Already spotted by HC02 in southern Portugal.
UPDATE 1121z: 3 spots of my QRP FT8 so far today. Currently QRT as rig cools. Hope to be back on FT8 TX at 1130z.
22 Jun 2022
Poor Es day?
Certainly here, today was a very poor Es day, with no spots of me at all on 10m WSPR or 8m FT8.
As the season progresses, I guess we will get more poor Es days. Hopefully tomorrow will be better, although with sporadic-E (Es) things are "sporadic".
I have seen 6m Es QRP SSB as late as September. The main season is May, June and July.
10m QRP WSPR TX
Although I have had my 500mW beacon on most of the afternoon, nobody has yet spotted me. It almost feels as those long days of Es are coming to a close. Es will still be around, but we have to expect days when it will be absent.
In my experience, I have worked 6m SSB QRP DX as late as September.
Oscar 100 activity
Every few weeks, I give an update on activity on the narrowband transponder of this geosynchronous satellite. The last time I checked was early evening in Europe on Wednesday. Activity is still low.
As an example, 3B8GL was calling CQ on SSB with a decent signal for ages with no takers!
See https://eshail.batc.org.uk/nb/ .
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