Outside our post office - NOT amateur radio

Our village (Burwell, Cambs, UK) is a mix of old and new buildings. This photo was taken about now several years ago. One of the trees was rotten and taken down, but has been replaced by a cherry tree.

8m QRP FT8 (Sunday)

My 2.5W and dipole were turned on at 1116z. 

UPDATE 1429z:  No spots.

Continuing my 10m QRPP WSPR tests (Sunday)

My 500uW (0.5mW) WSPR TX is on. 

UPDATE 1429z:  No spots today.

630m WSPR overnight

 

11 stations spotted my 10mw ERP signal from the earth-electrode "antenna" in the ground with the furthermost SM6BOC (1054km).

Yet more Googledgook - NOT amateur radio

 Yesterday, I got another email from Google that I could not understand. It was titled:

"Allow for contextual programmic demand when serving Ads"

.....hmmm. 

Plain English? No, Googledgook.

Shetland (again) - NOT amateur radio

This was posted on 365project a few days ago by someone who lives in the Shetland Islands It is a great photo.

Mid-winter Es

Do not ask me why as I do not know the answer, but there is often a small Es peak at the end of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. This can bring brief openings up to about 1500km.  Look out for Es at the end of December and the start of January. Compared with the spring and summer, this is minor.

Sunspots - Sunday December 10th 2023

 Solar flux is 128 and the SSN 125. A=3 and K=1.

630m QRP WSPR (Saturday)

My 10mW ERP WSPR was turned on at 1544z. So far, 2 stations have spotted me.

UPDATE 2104z:  7 stations have spotted me this evening with the furthermost EI0CF (602km).

Israel and Hamas - NOT amateur radio

My friends are of all faiths and none. 

Whilst I have every sympathy with Israel over the senseless events by Hamas on October 7th, I think their revenge on the people of Gaza is over the top.  We can understand that Israel wants to feel safe, but in their hunt for Hamas fighters they are inflicting great pain on the people of Gaza.

One could be forgiven for thinking that Israel wants to get rid of all Arabs in the land they believe is theirs. 

In my view, a radical review of the Middle East is needed based on dialogue and not war. There is a great danger of much hatred being created, which could backfire on Israel. What have the innocent children in the photo done?

The world is losing patience.

See https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67670679 .