More Google crappery - NOT amateur radio

Just now I got another email from Google. It was entitled "Moving the policies for video inventory to the Google Publisher Restrictions". Having read it several times, I am none the wiser! 

Why do they bother?

Classic Car Day - NOT amateur radio

Every year the museum next door holds a Classic Car Day. It is always very popular with loads of classic cars and motor bikes.

Although biased, it probably ranks as one of the very best local museums in the UK. It is vast.

See https://burwellmuseum.org.uk/ .

6m QRP FT8 (Monday)

Most of the morning I have been on 6m FT8 with my 2.5W QRP. Lots of Es (I think!).

UPDATE 1037z: 36 stations have spotted me. See map.

UPDATE 2127z: Spotted by 105 stations today.

10m QRP WSPR TX (Monday)

My 500mW  beacon has been on most of the morning. Spotted by 30 stations. See table.

UPDATE 1617z:   66 stations have spotted me today. I think this is a mixture of Es and F2 propagation.

WISPY 2012

 

Many years ago I designed and built this circuit for 10m WSPR. It was later adapted for 10m FT8. It works really well.

See https://sites.google.com/view/g3xbm4/home/hf-mf-and-lf/homebrew/10m-wispy .

Monday plans

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.

Sunspots - Monday August 26th

 Solar flux is 233 and the SSN 178. A=7 and K=2.

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.