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".

10m QRP WSPR (Wednesday)

 Change of plan!  

For some reason my PC is not working with the SignaLink USB so I am just on QRP 10m WSPR TX.

UPDATE 1738z: 52 stations have spotted my QRP beacon.

Wednesday plans

Probably the same as yesterday. 10m QRP WSPR TX and QRP 8m FT8.

Sunspots - Wednesday November 6th

 Solar flux is 245 and the SSN 149. A=11 and K=3.

2m activity contest (UKAC)

A reminder that the November 2m activity contest (UKAC) is on tonight starting at 2000z. Although I usually submit an entry, there is no need to do so. Many just come on to enjoy the activity. Because of my poor voice and low power I do not stop on long. 

See https://www.rsgbcc.org/cgi-bin/contest_rules.pl?year=2024&contest=2mukac .

UPDATE 2038z: 4 stations worked with my 10W and omni, then I stopped as it was too hard with my poor voice. Best DX was GW1YBB/P. I have no idea (yet) how far this was.

10m 500mW WSPR (Tuesday)

 My beacon is active.

UPDATE 1427z:  65 spots of me so far today. See table.

UPDATE 1534z:  75 stations have spotted my 10m QRP WSPR beacon today. Furthermost is F61694 (9729km) in the Indian Ocean.