630m QRP WSPR overnight

 

In all 9 stations spotted me overnight. Not bad for Christmas Eve. 

Very old photo 1838 - NOT amateur radio

Sorry, but I do not know where this copy of an 1838 photo comes from. It is one of the earliest photos ever made. 

Imagine if we had had photos 200 years earlier!

Sunspots - Christmas Day

 Firstly a very happy Christmas to all readers. Solar flux is 183 and the SSN 113. A=9 and K=1.

630m QRP WSPR (Sunday)

 My gear (10mW ERP) was turned on at about 1730z.

UPDATE 1740z:  2 spots so far.

Shetland sun - NOT amateur radio

This photo was posted on 365project recently by a friend. It can be very windy on Shetland.

Yesterday's birthday celebrations - NOT amateur radio

Yesterday, I mentioned that I was 21 and quite a bit. 

It was relaxing day at home with the wind blowing outside.

10m 500uW WSPR TX (Sunday)

My 500uW (0.5mW) 10m WSPR transmissions continue. So far today, no spots.

UPDATE 1223z:  No spots.

UPDATE 1720z:  2 spots from stations in the Canary Is at 500uW (0.5mW).

40m QRP FT8

Yesterday I matched, using my z-match, the coax going to my 2m big-wheel antenna and was amazed by the spots. With 2.5W FT8 I was spotted by 255 stations including 2 in the USA.

Sunspots- Sunday December 24th 2023

Solar flux is 174 and the SSN 123. A=6 and K=1.

40m QRP WSPR (Saturday)

Just tried loading up the coax to my 2m big-wheel antenna via my z-match on 40m (7.074MHz). 18 spots of me already after about 10 minutes.

UPDATE 1612z:  24 stations have spotted my 40m QRP FT8 so far.