27 Aug 2024

6m QRP FT8 (Tuesday)

My 2.5W 6m FT8 was turned on at about 1245z. It looks like I caught a small patch of Es to Portugal. 


UPDATE 1826z: 
Spotted VE1SKY (4730km) on 6m FT8 with the V2000 vertical omni antenna. Not sure if this was F2 or a brief patch of Es.  15 stations have spotted me today.

10m 500mW WSPR TX (Tuesday)

 


My beacon was turned on at about 1245z. So far, spotted by 3 stations.

UPDATE 1822z: Spotted by 4 stations today. I think these were mostly F2.

Lego dolphin - NOT amateur radio

In the Grand Arcade in Cambridge is a series of animals made from Lego.

Pulls Ferry - NOT amateur radio

 Last month we visited Norwich. Pulls Ferry is where the stones to build Norwich Cathedral came through from Caen in France 🇫🇷.




Tuesday plans

 My current plans are the same as yesterday with QRP 6m FT8 and 10m QRP WSPR TX with my 500mW beacon.

Sunspots - Tuesday August 27th

 Solar flux is 232 and the SSN 202. A=5 and K=1.

26 Aug 2024

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.