Solar flux is 115 and the SSN 92. A=4 and K=1.
6 Jul 2022
5 Jul 2022
10m 500mW WSPR TX
My QRP beacon was turned on at 0909z and already there are 11 unique stations spotting me. A great day already.
UPDATE 1605z: 35 unique station spots of me today including 11 from John EI7GL.
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 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.
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.
4 Jul 2022
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.
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