Most Tuesdays we go into Cambridge on the bus. As we are old, it is free with our bus passes. We grab a bite to eat then walk through the grounds of King's College to West Road concert hall. Every week they feature different students and different sorts of music.
There is no doubt that Cambridge University has some excellent musicians and we are lucky to be able to enjoy them for free.
The photo shows me having a bite to eat.
My 6m 2.5W FT8 and V2000 vertical omni antenna have been on most of the day. 11 stations spotted me and 5 stations spotted by me. All these (TX and RX) were English with no DX.
Despite being on all day, no spots of my QRPP 10m WSPR signal. It looks like conditions have to be very settled and good for this tiny power to work.
My 500uW (0.5mW) 10m WSPR has now been spotted in 7 countries and 3 continents. Antenna remains the low Par end-fed.
It will be interesting to see what happens in the Es season.
Last night I tried some local 137kHz tests using my 137kHz beacon. Then it blew up!! I could smell burning and the transmission stopped.
I think this puts an end to my tests at 137kHz.
UPDATE 0929z: In a vain hope, as my FT817ND was widebanded when I bought it, I tried directly TXing on MF and LF. It said "TX err", so no luck!
My 10mW ERP from the earth-electrode "antenna" in the ground was turned on about 1900z.
UPDATE 2004z: So far spotted by 13 stations - all the usual stations and nothing special.
UPDATE 2318z: 20 stations have spotted me so far.
My 17m QRP FT8 (about 4W) was turned on at about 1618z. Within a few minutes, I was spotted by 33 stations, See map.
