26 Jul 2022

Rally news

The Radio Operators of Cornwall (ROC) are having a rally and camping weekend July 28th - Aug 1st. Check first before travelling at info@roc.org.uk. It is being held overlooking Mount's Bay. 

Batson - NOT amateur radio

This small hamlet is near Salcombe in Devon. 

It seems amazing that it was a month ago that I visited my brother and walked here.

8m experiment (Tuesday)

At the moment I am on 10m QRP FT8 transceive, but will probably QSY to 8m later this morning if the Es sticks around.

UPDATE 1247z: Now on 8m FT8 TX. 

UPDATE 1458z:  EI9KP (649km) has spotted my 8m QRP FT8 TX.


10m FT8 QRP transceive

This morning at 0752z I went straight to 10m FT8 transceive. So far,  7 stations spotted on RX and 3 stations have already spotted my QRP FT8 TX. There is definitely Es around today. It feels quite different from early yesterday.

472 kHz transverter


It seems amazing that I made this transverter 10 years ago! This was me testing it just before boxing. 

Sunspots - Tuesday July 26th 2022

 Solar flux is 102 and the SSN 100. A=6 and K=4.

25 Jul 2022

Ted Williams G4NUA

In years gone by, I used to speak with Ted on 2m every Monday. Last week, I sent him an email, but he has not replied. Has anyone any news please?

Myanmar executions - NOT amateur radio

This saddens me.  The BBC reports that some opposition people in Myanmar (was Burma) have been executed. Now, I do not know the facts admittedly,  but this seems brutal in the 21st century.

See https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-62287815 .

10m FT8 QRP

 As results on 10m WSPR and 8m FT8 were so dire, I have changed to 10m FT8 to see if that is any better. Looking at the WSJT-X screen, I can see no stations, which does not bode well!

UPDATE 1355z:  Just a spot of me by G0FWX (160km) so far. Nobody spotted on RX.

UPDATE 1730z:    All the RX spots seem to be local or F2, with a general absence of Es. On TX, I think most (all?) my spots are within the UK.

Thatched cottages - NOT amateur radio


Especially in nearby Norfolk and Suffolk, there are some very attractive villages. This is an example. This is about 15 minutes drive away.