For several weeks I have had spots of my QRPP 10m WSPR most days. Interestingly, there have been no spots of me this week. It looks as if conditions have to be really good to get spots at 500uW (0.5mW).
24 Jan 2024
Round Church, Cambridge - NOT amateur radio
The Round Church in Cambridge is very old. It is one of just a few in England.
Family history - NOT amateur radio
My father's genealogy can be traced continuously to the mid 1500s in South Devon. I have an isolated record in an adjoining parish from the mid 1400s.
What I did not realise is if you go back 22 generations our ancestors number more than the entire population of the entire British Isles!
This means we are probably related to everyone alive today if we go back far enough. So, we are probably all related to the English royal family. Some of our ancestors may have moved here from abroad and almost certainly some of our distant ancestors married people who were distantly related.
This is quite humbling.
23 Jan 2024
630m QRP WSPR (Tuesday)
My 10mW ERP 630m WSPR was turned on about 2130z. At 2200z I have been spotted by 6 stations.
Confused - G4KPZ
For years my old work mate Richard lived in Ely. I thought his call was G4KPZ. Now I see this is issued to someone called Vernon, who lives in Ramsey. Unless the callsign has been re-issued, or I wrongly remember it, I am confused.
UPDATE 1928z: Richard is G4KPX. Yes, I am going gaga.
Angry sky - NOT amateur radio
10m QRPP WSPR (Tuesday)
My 500uW10m WSPR is on again, but no spots now for the last couple of days.
Pretty sure conditions have to be very good and the RX noise floor low.
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