Today I shall stick with 6m QRP FT8 but unlike yesterday (I forgot!) I shall also be on 10m QRP WSPR with my 500mW beacon.
26 Aug 2024
25 Aug 2024
70cm Moxon antenna
A reminder that 70cm antennas do not have to be expensive.
This is a Moxon made from an old coat hanger. It took me about 30 minutes to assemble and worked some useful DX when out portable on QRP SSB.
Antennas do not have to be pretty to work!
See https://sites.google.com/view/g3xbm4/home/antennas/70cm-moxon .
Classic Car Day - NOT amateur radio
This day at our museum next door is always popular with stacks of classic cars. The windmill sails are turning on a glorious morning.
6m QRP FT8 (Sunday)
My 2.5W 6m FT8 was turned on at about 0800z.
UPDATE 09510z: 14 stations have spotted me. 10 stations spotted on RX including several from southern Europe.
UPDATE 1934z: 39 stations have spotted my QRP 6m FT8 today. See map. QRT soon.
24 Aug 2024
Bird roosters - NOT amateur radio
We get fewer small birds in the garden than we did some years ago. In the hope of helping more small birds to survive the winter I have bought some raffia roosters to sleep in overnight.
I hope they get used to these and use them. These are mainly placed in the tree nearest the bird feeders.
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10m QRP FT8 (Saturday)
Stations spotting my 2.5W 10m FT8 up to about 1120z |
10m FT8 is "humming" with plenty of stations spotted with the furthermost VK3WK (16832km). In all, my 2.5W FT8 has already been spotted by 161 stations. The map shows the stations spotting me until about 15 minutes ago.
OFCOM updates
OFCOM regularly updates the information it holds on licence numbers etc.. Please see the OFCOM website for the latest.
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