This was 2011. It is a long time since I did experiments at sub-9kHz
2 Apr 2023
"Our" windmill - NOT amateur radio
This photo was taken in 2016 and shows our windmill next door. The windmill is part of the very impressive Burwell Museum that opens next weekend after the winter. It is open Thursdays, Sundays and Bank Holidays Easter until late October. The views from the fully restored 200 year old windmill are impressive.
15m Pipit transceiver
This photo of my homebrew 15m QRP CW transceiver was found when I was looking through some old stuff. This was an 800mW transceiver. It worked very well and was the only rig used for several months.
See https://sites.google.com/view/g3xbm4/home/hf-mf-and-lf/homebrew/15m-qrp-cw-pipit .
1 Apr 2023
4m EI4RF beacon - 70.013 MHz
Currently I am on 70.013 MHz FT8 RX, hoping to see the EI4RF beacon, that I believe has some FT8 sequences. I am not hopeful. They say tune to 70.012 for FT8.
See https://www.qrz.com/db/EI4RF
UPDATE 2050z: Nothing seen. I shall try for another 20 minutes or so and then call it a night.
UPDATE 2116z: Still nothing. QRT.
6m MSK144
At the moment I am trying MSK144 on 50.280 MHz in a test with OZ9FZ.
UPDATE 2122z: Nothing so QSYed to 4m FT8 RX.
Bicone antennas
Sometimes people want a wideband antenna covering several bands. One to consider is the bicone. these can be quite large, but can cover several bands.
Solar maximum?
The site I always look at for the latest data is still showing the peak of this solar cycle in November 2023, i.e. this year. The information was only updated today.
Sign of the times - NOT amateur radio
We have had more cold weather this winter than for a long time. We have also had lots of potholes in the roads! I suspect that councils are trying to save money, perhaps by using inferior materials. As they are finding out, this is quite short sighted as potholes are reappearing in the same places!
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