6 Jul 2023

Amateur radio cartoon


This was sent to me by G1KQH some time ago. With QRP RF burns are rare. I have no idea where it originated from. 

Am I a spy?


A few days ago we went to the Spy Museum in Berlin. My wife said that my shack looked similar! 

Sunspots - Thursday July 6th 2023

 Solar flux is 154 and the SSN 101. A=7 and K=2. 

5 Jul 2023

Bridge of Spies - NOT amateur radio


This is a model at the Spy Museum in Berlin Germany of the famous bridge over which many spies of east and west were exchanged. 

Sunspots - Wednesday July 5th 2023

Solar flux is 167 and the SSN 121. A=4 and K=1. 

4 Jul 2023

Fossil sponge - NOT amateur radio


Back in 2012 I found this and asked experts at Cambridge University what it was. Apparently it is a fossilised sponge about 100 million years old. 

OFCOM news

 In the last few days OFCOM has published several papers. They also hold updated data on licences held. See the OFCOM website for more information. 

Sunspots - Tuesday July 4th 2023

Solar flux is 173 and the SSN 117. A5 and K=1.

3 Jul 2023

European Es good again

European Es again looks good today with good openings on many bands. 

Berlin Zoo - NOT amateur radio



Although not a zoo person, today we visited Berlin's famous zoo.