Activity on the geosynchronous Oscar 100 remains low. I look at the web SDR at Goonhilly Down. Last time I looked was on a weekday evening in Europe. Activity has always been lower than I expected.
18 Apr 2023
Salisbury cathedral - NOT amateur radio
This is the highest cathedral spire in the UK at over 100m tall.
17 Apr 2023
Loop antennas
Loops work remarkably well. They can be quite small. Their main drawback is they are narrowband so have to be retuned if moving too far in frequency. If using WSPR or FT8 this does not matter. For good efficiency, the inductor is usually made from copper pipe or coax cable.
16 Apr 2023
Anglesey Abbey this morning - NOT amateur radio
We go here every month. It is not very far by car. The photo shows some of the flowers out.
FT-710 webpage now ready
In the last hour, I have added the FT-710 page to my website. Over time, I hope to expand this.
See https://sites.google.com/view/g3xbm4/home/hf-mf-and-lf/commercial-rigs/yaesu-ft-710 .
10m QRP FT8 (Sunday)
For about 30 minutes (it is now 1021z) I have been on 10m QRP FT8. So far this morning 7 spots of my QRP.
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| Stations spotting my QRP 10m FT8 today |
UPDATE 1906z: 82 stations have spotted my 10m QRP FT8 with the QDX (see map). Interesting, that North America was spotting me whereas not yesterday.
UPDATE 2024z: 88 stations have my 10m QRP FT8 today.
New page on my website - NOT amateur radio
A few moments ago I added a new page on my website about our local museum and windmill.
See https://sites.google.com/view/g3xbm4/home/non-amateur-radio/burwell-museum .
In the near future I need to add a page on the FT-710 transceiver.
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