Almost forgot - 2m UKAC submission

Not quite sure why I bother as I know I shall be well down the results! 

Last Tuesday was the 2m leg of the RSGB organised activity contest (UKAC). Despite running 10W and an omni I submit my results, despite stopping on for very little time. Conditions seemed a bit "up". 

The map shows the stations worked in 30 minutes.

Microwave meeting on Saturday in Scotland

 The following is due this Saturday. Check before going far.

• Saturday November 9th - 12th Scottish Microwave Round Table, GMRT Museum of Communication, Burntisland, Fife.  Contact gm4hwo@gmail.com . 

Years ago (many!) I attended a Microwave Round Table at Martlesham in Suffolk. It was very good.

10m QRP WSPR (Thursday)

As my 10m antenna is free, I am on 500mW 10m WSPR TX with my stand-alone beacon. No spots yet.

UPDATE 1141z:   My little beacon is now being spotted by 12 stations. Now being spotted in the USA.

UPDATE 1213z: Now being spotted by 32 stations with many in the USA.

6m QRP FT8 (Thursday)

At about 1110z I QSYed to 6m QRP FT8 with the QMX+. So far, just 11 English stations have spotted me.

UPDATE 1139z:  Now spotted on 6m FT8 QRP by 21 stations including one in southern Italy.

UPDATE 1257z: My first 6m spots from the USA and Canada today with QRP FT8 were at about 1230z.

UPDATE 1427z: 50 spots of my QRP 6m FT8 today.

QMX+

These last few days I have been using my QMX+ rig to good effect on 6m and 10m QRP FT8.  I reckon my output is about 3W. 

At first the PC does not want to recognise the QMX+ so I have to do a reset. SSB is promised with a software release. 

It works really well and has been copied "across the pond" on 6m QRP FT8 and around the planet on 10m QRP FT8. with simple antennas.

See  https://qrp-labs.com/qmxp.html .

Lunch - NOT amateur radio

 

My wife goes in to Cambridge for her U3A so I prepare lunch . Avocado 🥑 with prawn.

10m QRP FT8 (Thursday)

My QMX+ has been on since just before breakfast. My QRP has been spotted by 140 stations (furthermost Japan) and I have spotted 284 stations (at 0900z) with the furthermost FK8HM (16470km) in New Caledonia.

UPDATE 0942z:  346 stations spotted on 10m FT8 RX. The map shows the stations spotted here.

UPDATE 1032z: The map shows the stations spotting my QRP 10m FT8 so far today. Worldwide.

Sunspots - Thursday November 7th

 Solar flux is 260 and the SSN 155. A=10 and K=1.

USA Elections - NOT amateur radio

The people of the USA have voted and chosen Mr Trump again. I wish them well although I am quite surprised.

6m QRP FT8 (Wednesday) with the QMX+

Just after 1200z, I went on 6m FT8  with my QMX+ and V2000 vertical. At 1215z just English stations were spotted.

UPDATE 1315z: 2 stations spotted on RX and my QRP FT8 has been spotted by 16 English stations.

UPDATE 1730z:  53 stations have spotted my QRP FT8 today including several "across the pond".