Windmill Maintenance - NOT amateur radio

A cherry picker was brought in to do some work on the windmill next door. 

Our hedge is in the front of the photo. 

8m QRP FT8 (Monday)

 My 2.5W and dipole was turned on at 0700z. So far just local G4WSZ (12km) spotting me.

UPDATE 1350z:  ZR1ADI (9777km) again spotted. Sadly he has not spotted my QRP!

10m 500mW WSPR TX (Monday)

My QRP 10m WSPR beacon designed and made by W5OLF is on again with the PA on!! It was turned on at 0700z. So far, spots from local G4KPX (14km) and the Canary Is..

UPDATE 1146z: 5 stations spotted so far today.

UPDATE 1214z:  7 spots so far.

UPDATE 1509z:  25 stations have spotted me. Many are in the USA.

Tristan da Cunha

Years ago I was fascinated by this remote island in the South Atlantic. I have heard it on 20m SSB, but never worked anyone on Tristan.

630m WSPR RX last evening

No further stations were copied after midnight. I hope to fix the transverter this week. 

Sunspots - Monday October 2nd 2023

Solar flux is 161 and the SSN 136.  A=9 and K=1.

630m WSPR RX (Sunday)

 As usual, I am on 630m WSPR RX. So far (at 0730z) 3 stations spotted.

UPDATE 2107z:  5 stations spotted.

The next solar maximum?

 According to my favourite site for solar data, the peak of solar cycle 25 is still November 2023, which is just next month. The data was only updated today. 

Solar conditions could still be good for several years yet.

See https://www.solen.info/solar/ .

St Ives (Cambridgeshire) - NOT amateur radio

This is a delightful town we visited last Friday on the guided bus from Cambridge. The photo shows the view from the bridge in the centre of the town.

8m QRP FT8 (Sunday)

 Once again my 2.5W and a dipole is on 40.680 MHz FT8. So far, just local G4WSZ (12km) spotting me.

UPDATE 1220z: 3 spots of my 8m QRP FT8 today (2 on PSKr). I see G9PUV has been spotted in S.Africa.

UPDATE 1527z:  4 English stations have spotted me today, 3 on PSKr and 1 emailed a screenshot.  No DX.

UPDATE 1723z:  ZR1ADI (9777km) in S.Africa spotted on 8m FT8. This is the furthermost this autumn.