Last Ones? - NOT amateur radio

This lunchtime I picked, washed and ate the last few blackberries on the bush near our home. 

Hopefully I shall eat more next year. 

UPDATE October 29th: Still picked some today! See later post.

8m QRP FT8 (Saturday)

 My 2.5W FT8 to the dipole has been on all morning. Just local spots by G4WSZ (12km).

UPDATE 1339z:  ZR1ADI (9777km) has been a good signal on 8m FT8 RX.

UPDATE 1418z:   VA2CYX (4965km) spotted on 8m FT8 RX quite well, but no luck him hearing me!

10m QRP WSPR TX (Saturday)

My 500mW TX  beacon has been on all morning and 23 stations have spotted me with the furthermost DP0GVN (13685km) in Antarctica yet again. 

UPDATE 1500z:   49 spots of me today.

UPDATE 1636z:   61 spots of me.

630m WSPR last evening

Overnight 8 stations spotted me. I was spotted twice in Norway. 

Sunspots - Saturday October 14th 2023

 Solar flux is 149 and the SSN 91. A=13 and K=1.

Rallies on Sunday

The following rallies are due on Sunday October 15th:

   Dartmoor Autumn Radio Rally, Yelverton, Devon, PL206AL Contact 2e0rph@gmail.com. 

   Hornsea ARS Rally Driffield YO25 9DW. Contact ibipinkney@hotmail.co.uk . 

OFCOM publications

A reminder that there are some new publications have been published on the OFCOM website. They also update and publish the data it holds on licences etc.. See the OFCOM for more details.

War crimes - NOT amateur radio

The recent barbaric attacks by Hamas in southern Israel were terrible and I can understand the anger. 

However, taking revenge on the (largely) totally innocent men, women and children of Gaza is surely not the right course of action. 

By attacking Gaza they may weaken Hamas, but innocent people will be harmed. Israel will be guilty of war crimes itself! 

The only solution, in the end, is peaceful co-existence and mutual respect of differences. People the world over are different, and rarely, if ever, do wars really solve issues. All they do is create yet more hatred and bitterness, as well as many innocents killed or maimed. All it does is increase the coffers of arms manufacturers the world over, when this wasted money could be far better spent solving the existential threats that call into question of the very survival of the whole human race.

In my view the UK should keep out and the USA should put pressure on all sides to negotiate a fair and just peace that respects everyone.

We live in dangerous times.

8m QRP FT8 (Friday)

My 2.5W 8m FT8 has been on since breakfast. So far, just spots from local G4WSZ  (12km). I am hopeful of some F2 spots later.

UPDATE 1355z:  ZR1ADI (9777km) has been a good signal. Nothing spotted "across the pond" and no reports by F2 of my QRP 8m FT8 today.

UPDATE 1435z:  GM0SXQ/8 (576km) is a new one for me. As far as I know, I have not copied this station before on 8m FT8.

10m QRP WSPR TX (Friday)

My 500mW 10m WSPR TX beacon was turned on at breakfast time. Lots of Europeans have spotted me. 

UPDATE 1404z:  35 spots of me today. See table.