Sunspots - Thursday December 19th

 Solar flux is 174 and the SSN 82. A=15 and K=3.

Sunrise - NOT amateur radio

 

This was the sunrise this morning in our close.

10m QRP WSPR (Wednesday)

 

My 500mW beacon has been on most of the day. 31 stations have spotted me at 1519z.

6m QRP FT8 (Wednesday)

My IC-705 has been in most of the day. 46 stations have spotted me with the most distant CU6AB (2694km) in the Azores.

Sunspots - Wednesday December 18th

 Solar flux is 170 and the SSN 88. A=29 and K=3.

Christmas tree festival - NOT amateur radio

This was a Christmas tree 🎄 festival in our village church.

1955 shack

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.

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. 

UPDATE 1432z:  So far today I have been spotted by 24 stations.

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. 

UPDATE 1151z:   Spotted by 13 stations.

UPDATE 1912z:   19 stations have spotted me today (see map).