Oscar 100 - worst yet?

A few days ago I monitored Oscar 100 at European breakfast time and there was ZERO activity!! OK this may be a poor time but nobody at all? I was shocked. 

Sunspots - Wednesday June 14th 2023

 Solar flux is 146 and the SSN 98.  A=6 and K=2. 

Hereford Cathedral - NOT amateur radio

 

This is a photo of Hereford Cathedral. 

8m Q65 experiment failure

My overnight Q65 8m 30A tests overnight with G0KTN failed. I may try another test at a longer TX mode with higher weak signal ability. This will be of a shorter duration overall. 

Sunspots - Tuesday June 13th 2023

 Solar flux is 146 and the SSN 116. A=6 and K=1. 

8m Q65 30A tests overnight

This is a mode I have never tried. Overnight I am doing some tests with G0KTN.  Q65 takes fragments of messages and uses these to build up the message. For these tests the power will be 2.5W. I have no idea if it will work.

UPDATE 2115z: No spots. 

European Es (Monday)

At the moment, Es in Europe is mainly in the east. Things can change quite quickly, so we will see how the day develops.

See https://www.tvcomm.co.uk/g7izu/radio-propagation-maps/europe-sporadic-e/

UPDATE 1836z: Things are looking more promising with widespread Es on 6m. Currently I am doing some 8m WSPR QRPP tests at 10mW with HC02 (1808km) in Portugal.  No spots all day.

Blacksmith - NOT amateur radio

Yesterday, our local museum had a free open day.  One of the things was a blacksmith working in the forge. The photo shows some of the things he has made.

6m super DX

At this time of year 6m opens regularly from Europe to the Far East. For a VHF band, this is a very long way. The propagation seems to be linked with the formation of noctilucent clouds in the mesosphere. The best times are in the early morning. As far as I know, this path opens regularly at the end of June into July.

See https://sites.google.com/view/g3xbm4/home/vhfuhfmicrowaves/super-dx

More Google rubbish - NOT amateur radio

This morning I received a second email about Google Adsense. I am none the wiser!! Why can't they write in plain English instead of  crappery?