Fog of war - NOT amateur radio

When there are wars on it is very hard to discern the truth as all sides tend to distort the truth. This was true in the Vietnam war and was certainly true in WW2. 

At the moment, in the Middle East, it is hard to untangle the facts. Clearly Israel wants to eliminate the threat from Hamas. At the same time, many innocent people are being killed or maimed and their homes destroyed. The best way I have found is to listen to the news from both angles and try to make up your mind on the truth. With the "fog of war", this is hard.  

The only thing for certain is that all involved bend the truth!!

10m uW WSPR (Thursday)

My 10m WSPR beacon is still turned on but with the PA turned off. No spots. My beacon is pre-programmed to say 0.5W, even though the power is actually about 500uW.

UPDATE 1630z:  Unless things dramatically change, I think spots of my 500uW on 10m WSPR TX are very unlikely today. Tomorrow, I shall probably revert to 500mW, i.e. QRO for me! I guess the issue for many is now a high local noise floor.

630m overnight

With 15 stations spotting me overnight (on 630m WSPR with 10mW ERP) this is my best this season. Once again the best were 3 spots  by OH1LSQ (1733km).

Sunspots - Thursday November 16th 2023

Solar flux is 119 and the SSN 41. A=12 and K=2.

630m QRP WSPR (Wednesday)

 My 10mW ERP from the earth-electrode "antenna" in the ground was turned on shortly after 1730z.

UPDATE 1736z:   2 spots of me so far.

Fungi - NOT amateur radio

 

This fungi was on a log at Anglesey Abbey, near Cambridge, earlier.  At one time there was a hornet's nest here.

Medieval stained glass - NOT amateur radio

 

This stained glass is in King's College Chapel in Cambridge and dates from the 1500s.

As locals, we can get in to the chapel free.

The chapel is darker than normal as there is scaffolding and tarpaulins outside.

8m QRP FT8

My 8m QRP (2.5W) was turned on about 0920z.  No spots yet.

UPDATE 1442z: An Irish station called me, but we were unable to complete the contact.

UPDATE  1725z: No spots of me today on PSKreporter.  Shortly QSYing to 630m WSPR.

10m uW WSPR TX

A reminder that today I am trying my 10m WSPR beacon with the PA off. According to my TinySA spectrum analyser the output is about 0.5mW or 500uW. This is pre-programmed to show the power as 0.5W even though the power is actually 30dB lower. As yet, no spots.

UPDATE 1720z: No spots all day. I think conditions have to be well up for this to succeed.

630m WSPR overnight

12 stations spotted me overnight whilst I was using 10mW ERP from the earth-electrode "antenna"  in the ground.