2 Jun 2023
8m FT8 QRP (Friday)
European Es (Friday)
Things look much quieter for European Es this morning. My plan is to go on 8m FT8 and 10m QRP WSPR TX.
Rally this weekend
The following rally has been notified to me. It is always advisable to check first.
Sunday June 4th - Spalding Radio Rally, Holbeach, Lincs, PE12 7PR. Contact Graham on rally2023@sdars.org.uk
1 Jun 2023
Invasions - NOT amateur radio
In the last year, we have all seen the invasion of a sovereign nation by its bigger neighbour.
In the past this has occurred on many occasions. In my view, invading another country is wholly wrong. In the past, Great Britain has been guilty too.
We have to try to understand the context of a dispute. Often we are fed a line which is only partially correct or not the whole story.
In no way is this an excuse for any country to walk into, or terrorise, another.
In my view the Russian "special operation" in Ukraine is despicable in the 21st century.
8m 2W WSPR (Thursday)
Currently, I am on 40.680 MHz WSPR (TX 20%, DF 1560 Hz, 2W). It is now 0958z. No spots.
UPDATE 1100z: Another (weaker) spot by HC02.
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| Spots of my 8m QRP WSPR today by HC02 |
UPDATE 1904z: Plenty of spots of me by HC02 (1808km) today. Some suggest even ISM power levels (10mW ERP in the UK) would have been copied.
The next solar peak
According to the latest update to my favourite site for solar data, the next sunspot maximum is still shown as December 2023 with a smoothed number of 142.5. This makes it a very short time since the minimum. The information was updated today.
10m 500mW WSPR TX (Thursday)
It is only now 0930z and already I have been spotted by 41 unique stations! Incredible Es conditions today.
UPDATE 1003z: Already an incredible 57 spots of my QRP 10m WSPR. At the moment, this looks like the best day this Es season.
UPDATE 1936z: An incredible 65 unique station spots of me. I think today I have received more spots on 10m than I can ever recall. QRT now.
8m QRP FT8 (Thursday)
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