After all this time I still find aspects of our hobby totally fascinating.
Most recently, I have ordered a 2W 23cm transverter from Bulgaria that I hope to use to work some locals and maybe further in the UKAC sessions when portable.
See https://sites.google.com/view/g3xbm4/home/other-amateur-radio/g3xbm-history .
Any HF user will agree that 10m is good again these days. I am hoping for the E-W F2 MUF to exceed 8m.
My plan for today is to go on 10m FT8 RX and switch to 8m QRP FT8 TX if things look promising later.
UPDATE 1400z: On 10m FT8 RX 621 stations spotted today.
It puzzles me that many right wing candidates get elected to high office in many countries. Now I know many on the left and right of politics are less than perfect and we are free to elect the candidates we choose in most countries. This is fair. If we don't like the candidate we vote them out.
However, we seem to have a swing to the right in politics in many countries.
Perhaps this is a protest vote and these candidates better represent certain minorities?
All I can say is this. Politicians with extreme values can be dangerous. History has taught us this many times in many nations. Be very careful what you wish for!
My own politics is centralist. I think it is better to be fair to everyone and extreme left or right rarely works.
We had thunderstorms earlier, so I disconnected everything. In a few moments, I expect to be on 8m QRP FT8 TX on 40.680 MHz.
UPDATE 1548z: No spots after 60 minutes. Apparently the E-W F2 MUF reached 43 MHz this morning.
UPDATE 1726z: No spots today.
OFCOM is proposing changes to their Network and Information Systems (NIS) Guidance. See the OFCOM website for details.
This data is usually updated early in the month. As far as I can tell, it has only had a partial update. Last month they were still expecting the current solar cycle to peak in November 2023, which seems quite early. The last solar cycle had 2 peaks.
