31 Jul 2022
Cambridge balloon sellers - NOT amateur radio
30 Jul 2022
South Devon
Our family farmed some land here in the 1400s and my ancestors lived in the village in the distance in the mid-1500s (definitely), and quite possibly centuries before.
10m QRP FT8
It is now 0850z. I have been on 10m FT8 QRP for about 10 minutes. So far, 1 spot of me from Scotland , 1 from England and 1 from Austria and no spots on RX. It feels like the Es season is drawing to a close. Yes, there will still be good days, but more days without Es. Of course Es can occur at any time of the year. This is where FT8 can be very useful, with even short openings noticed. This would be much harder on CW or SSB.
Endings - NOT amateur radio
Last evening we watched the very last episode ever of the Australian soap "Neighbours". My wife has been watching it almost from the day it started. It is almost like losing an old friend. I am not very good at endings. It is only a soap, I know.
29 Jul 2022
UK oil prices - NOT amateur radio
Recently, UK oil wholesale prices seem to be around $105 a barrel. At the pumps prices have fallen a little bit, but not very much. I think the days of low cost petrol and diesel are over. Gas prices seem to be still going up in recent days.
Costume exhibition - NOT amateur radio
I stayed outside, but my wife went in to the Lady Chapel at Ely Cathedral to see the costumes on display. This is not my scene!
They have a display of all sorts of costumes from films and TV. If this excites you, I am sure this would be of interest. Free with cathedral entry. As locals, we get free cathedral entry.
10m QRP WSPR TX
As the 10m antenna is available, I am on 10m WSPR TX with 500mW. No spots after about 10 minutes. It would appear that even though many have moved over to FT8, WSPR is still quite well used.
UPDATE 1642z: No spots. Poor day.
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