24 Oct 2024

Yesterday on 10m 500mW WSPR

 Yesterday, 94 stations spotted me, which I think is a record. This included many in North and South America.

Someone else locally said he had been doing WSPR tests at 1mW and 2mW. Results were far easier at 2mW than 1mW.

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 🇺🇸.

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.