10m QRP WSPR (Saturday)

My WSPR 500mW beacon was turned on before breakfast and synced at 0802z. Yesterday, 12 stations spotted me as the table shows. No spots yet today.

UPDATE 1039z:  Just the usual spots from the Canary Is so far today

UPDATE 1502z:  9 unique stations have spotted me today including several in the USA.

UPDATE 1623z:   12 stations have spotted me today on 10m FT8 QRP TX.

UPDATE 1832z:  Still 12 stations have spotted me today.

Predicting rain? - NOT amateur radio

One of my friends on 365project posted this photo of cows sitting down. An old wives tale says that sitting cows means rain is coming. A minute later it rained! 

Sub 9 kHz earth-mode

10 years ago I was active with experiments with earth-mode below 9 kHz. When I had to stop because of my stroke, 6km had been spanned. 

Sunspots - Saturday October 15th 2022

Solar flux is 121 and the SSN 51. A=18 and K=5.

Using up gluts - NOT amateur radio

We had lots of green tomatoes and cooking apples, so I decided to make some chutney. 

10m QRP WSPR TX

As the 10m antenna is free, I am again on 10m QRP (500mW) using my beacon. So far, at 1027z, the usual spots from the Canaries and a YO3.

UPDATE 1455z:  10 spots of my 500mW QRP 10m WSPR.

UPDATE 1715z:  12 spots of me so far with the furthermost FR1GZ (9724km).

8m QRP FT8 (Friday)

Most of the morning I have been on 8m QRP FT8 on 40.680 MHz. No spots. 

UPDATE  1446z:  3 stations spotted so far on 8m FT8.  EA8AQV (2930km) was "worked" on QRP 8m FT8. I hope he is legal, but I have no way of telling.

Ham Radio Magazine

This magazine went long ago sadly. 

When it first appeared, it was A5 format. I think it is still available online in PDF format for back issues, although I forget the link. It was a great magazine.

In the coming years, I can see several amateur radio magazines going or shrinking in size. It would not surprise me if many national radio societies go to A5 format for their magazines as adverts get fewer and as a cost saving measure. It would not bother me at all is they went to A5 size.

630m (472 kHz)

It is some time since I was last on 630m (472 kHz) . At one time I used a ferrite rod as an ATU. I must have a go again this autumn. 

Commercialisation - NOT amateur radio

A few years ago, the UK made little of Halloween. This all changed.