8m experiment (Tuesday)

My QRP 8m FT8 TX was turned on at 0909z on 40.680 MHz USB dial. Already 2 spots from Iberia. There must Es about.

UPDATE 1144z:  Already spotted by 4 stations on 8m FT8 TX today with the furthermost EA8BFK (2880km) and I have spotted 3 stations on 8m FT8 RX in 3 countries.

UPDATE 1325z:   5 stations have spotted me today so far on 8m FT8. Very good. On RX, 4 stations spotted. 

UPDATE 1631z:  Now spotted by 6 stations today on 8m FT8 QRP TX. One of the best days on 8m FT8 TX. Rig currently off cooling.

UPDATE 2113z:  7 spots of me on 8m FT8 QRP TX. 

Sunspot peak better than expected?

The latest forecast I have seen is for the peak of solar cycle 25 to occur in November next year with a peak around 143, which is better than expected.

See http://www.solen.info/solar/. 

EI7GL?

John's blog has not been updated since May 22nd. There is a link to it on this blog as it is interesting and useful. It is one of the really good blogs that I often visit. 

Does anyone have any news? I hope he is OK. 

See https://ei7gl.blogspot.com/ .

UPDATE 1633z: I have received 11 10m WSPR spots from John today.

Sunspots - Tuesday July 5th 2022

Solar flux is 104 and the SSN 79. A=21 and K=1.

Our house 2014 - NOT amateur radio

 

This photo of our house was taken in 2014. 

10m QRP WSPR

At 1027z, my 500mW 10m WSPR TX beacon was turned on. 

UPDATE 1048z:   No spots of me today so far.

UPDATE 1225z: Just spots by local G4KPX (14km) and OE3XOE (1233km).

OFCOM measures to protect radio astronomy

 OFCOM has announced some measures to protect radio astronomy. See the OFCOM website for details.

8m experiment (Monday)

At 1027z, my 8m QRP FT8 was turned on using 40.680 MHz USB dial. My rig is a modified FT817ND and a low wire dipole.

UPDATE 1046z:   No spots today.

UPDATE 1227z:  Still no spots. Currently off whilst rig cools.

UPDATE 1505z :  HC02 (1808km) has spotted me. 1 G spotted here. 

Portable HF

This photo was taken, I believe, in the 1990s. I was operating HF portable from my mother's garden. As I recall it was with my 2m VHF Mizuho portable and 10m QRP transverter. 

481 THz beacon TX

Looking through old photos yesterday, I came across this photo of my optical beacon. I still have it, but it has not been used for a while.