This photo appeared yesterday of a USA shack in 1955.
When I started in the early 1960s, most HF was AM. These days it is mostly FT8 and SSB.
17 Dec 2024
1937 USA amateur allocations
Yesterday I came across this, which may be of interest especially to USA readers. Notice an amateur band at 11m, no 160m , no WARC bands and no 15m. I am sorry the chart is not clearer.
10m QRP WSPR (Tuesday)
My 500mW 10m WSPR beacon was turned on at about 0915z. Yesterday, 55 stations spotted me.
Back on 6m QRP FT8 (Tuesday)
At the moment I am back on 6m FT8 with the IC-705. So far, at 0930z, 3 English stations have spotted me.
UPDATE 0936z: 6 English stations have spotted me.
RF in the shack?
As reported yesterday, I have an issue using my IC-705 on 10m FT8. There was no problem on 6m.
It suddenly occurred to me that this might be due to RF in the shack as I use an end-fed antenna on 10m. Later I will try adding some RF chokes to see if this cures it.
Times Radio - NOT amateur radio
Most days, I watch the YouTube videos from Times Radio. Often they interview a wide range of experts on a host of world affairs. It is hard to find unbiased sources of world news, but this is pretty good.
16 Dec 2024
"Early doors" - NOT amateur radio
Until this year I had never heard of this phrase. This year, I have heard it several times. Maybe I have led a too sheltered life!
I am wondering if it was a common phrase in the UK before?
OFCOM updates
A reminder that OFCOM updates the data it holds on licences etc.. It also has announced more about the auctions of 26GHz and 40GHz spectrum.
10m QRP FT8 (Monday)
Before it went funny I was briefly on 10m QRP FT8. 20 stations spotted me before I moved to 10m QRP WSPR with my beacon.
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