Having confirmed that most 6m MS activity is around 50.280MHz in Europe, I am again monitoring this overnight.
17 Nov 2024
10m DX in 2012
One of my Facebook memories today was of a report from the USA 🇺🇸 when I was using my ultra-simple CW transceiver on 10m.
See https://sites.google.com/view/g3xbm4/home/hf-mf-and-lf/homebrew/10m-lesser-chirpy .
OFCOM news
OFCOM is to auction off chunks of mm wave spectrum near 25GHz and 40GHz. It also updates the information it holds on licences etc.. See the OFCOM website.
Awareness of speed - NOT amateur radio
For many years, I have been aware that my perception of speed is "different". When I drive (locally only) it is as if I am doing 20 mph faster than I am. I glance down at my speedometer and it feels like I am doing about 65mph whereas I am doing about 45mph only and there is a stream of traffic behind me!
Earlier in the week I was a passenger in a car with a friend. He seemed to be going fast, but was only doing about 50mph.
In the past I put this down to my 2013 stroke, but perhaps it is old age. It is getting worse.
6m QRP FT8 (Sunday)
UPDATE 1417z: 24 stations (all in Europe) have spotted me.
10m 500mW WSPR (Sunday)
My QRP beacon has been on most of the morning. So far, 13 stations have spotted me.
UPDATE 1420z: 26 stations have spotted me.
Unusual view - NOT amateur radio
The windmill next door has been on the blog many times but this is an unusual view over the allotment gardens .
Leonid meteor shower
This peaks on November 17th.
Usually meteor showers result in VHF reflections. Although some manage QSOs with random meteors, the duration of reflections is usually longer in showers, so QSOs tend to be easier.
Pings tend to be strong, but of short duration. MSK144 is a popular mode.
UPDATE 0942z: No spots overnight. I hope I am on the correct frequency.
Very clever people
Thanks to Amateur Radio Weekly, I have been watching a video showing how someone uses a microcontroller as a TX and RX just by writing code. These chips are not intended to do this at all. To me this is magic!
I would not know where to start, HI.
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