G3XBM Project Scrapbook - Issue 5

My free PDF "G3XBM Project Scrapbook"  is now at issue 5.  I hope to update all links to it.

If you spot errors, please tell me soon.

Pass it on - NOT amateur radio

This was one of my FaceBook memories from 2021. It means a lot to me. We are here for just a short time really.

6m QRP FT8 (Friday)

As my 8m antenna system is faulty, I am on 6m FT8 with 2.5W and the vertical omni V2000 antenna. The gear was turned on at 0850z.  Already spotted by CT1IUA (1814km) in S.Portugal so there is some Es about.

UPDATE 0916z:  Plenty of Es spots of my QRP from Portugal and Spain. Nothing yet on RX, which is surprising.

UPDATE 0939z: Still the same 10 stations spotting my 2.5W on TX and just G3RIK (224km) spotted on RX. Disappointing on RX.

UPDATE 1045z:  5 UK stations spotted on RX and I have been spotted by 14 stations (G, CT and EA).

UPDATE 1321z:  Still 14 stations spotting my 2.5W QRP FT8 and I have spotted 11 stations on RX. All these on RX were in the UK.

UPDATE 2026z:  24 stations have spotted me on 6m QRP FT8 today. Now QRT.

Old work colleagues - NOT amateur radio

 

Every month some old work colleagues meet up for a meal at a different place in the area. Last night, we met up in Ely.

Sunspots - Friday July 14th 2023

 Solar flux is 203 and the SSN 146  A=7 and K=3.

10m QRP FT8 (Thursday)

Stations spotting
my 2.5W FT8
at 1610z

It is now 1620z. I have been on 10m FT8 since before lunch. So far, 82 stations have spotted my 2.5W  including Brazil and Namibia. Just now I was spotted in Argentina.

Rally on Sunday

The following has been notified to me. I always advise checking first.

Sunday July 16th - McMichael Radio Rally. No postcode given. Contact  rally@radarc.org  .

Sunspots - Thursday July 13th 2023

Solar flux is 193 and the SSN 219. A=6 and K=1. 

10m QRP FT8 (Wednesday)

So far today (I have only been on for about 45 minutes) 21 unique stations have spotted me according to PSKreporter.

UPDATE 1550z:  25 stations have spotted me. This looks like Es. On RX I have spotted 35 stations.

Amused - NOT amateur radio

This cartoon from many years ago amused me. It still does!