24 Oct 2024

Work reunion - NOT amateur radio


This morning I went to a reunion of old work colleagues some of whom I had not seen for years. It was a good gathering. Some had not changed a bit. Some had changed a lot.

Windose? - NOT amateur radio

 My “old “ PC that was running Windows 10 will no longer allow me to log in. I think Microsoft wants me to upgrade to Windows 11 even though this PC will not support Windows 11. 

Later I shall go to the newer Windows PC and upgrade to Windows 11 and reinstall WSJT-X and see what happens. 

I have still to make a Linux distro on a flash disk. Having family these last few days has prevented me.

Sunspots - Thursday October 24th

 Solar flux is 185 and the SSN 104.  A=9 and K=2.

23 Oct 2024

St Ives near Cambridge - NOT amateur radio

We went here today on the guided bus from Cambridge. The weather was good.


10m 500mW WSPR (Wednesday)

 So far today 82 stations have spotted me - a good day.

10m QRP WSPR TX yesterday

 In all 69 stations spotted my 500mW yesterday afternoon including many in the USA πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ.

Ely Cathedral - NOT amateur radio


This was a view of Ely Cathedral yesterday from the carpark at Tescos.

Sunspots - Wednesday October 23rd

 Solar flux is 176 and the SSN 130. A=8 and K=2.

22 Oct 2024

10m 500mW WSPR (Tuesday)

 Although my beacon has been on since about 0810z, no spots.


UPDATE 0955z:
  10 stations have spotted me. See table. F2 related?

UPDATE 1517z:   62 stations have spotted my QRP 10m WSPR today.

6m 2.5W FT8 (Tuesday)

 My gear was turned on about 0810z. So far, just one G spot.


UPDATE 1025z:
Several stations spotted in Europe but only 7 G spots of my 6m FT8 QRP so far. See map of where I have been spotted.

UPDATE 1514z:  Just one station from "across the pond" spotted on 6m FT8 today - WA1NLG (5244km). My QRP didn't make it. 24 stations spotted - mostly UK, but some in continental Europe.