Faroe Is - NOT amateur radio

One of the pleasures of 365project, as I have said before, is having a "window on the world" as in this photo recently posted by a friend who lives in the Faroe Islands. I can imagine that it is often cold, wet and windy.

See https://365project.org/mubbur/365/2024-12-29. 

The year of 23cm?

I bought  my 2W transverter with a view to using it in the RSGB activity contests (UKAC) when out /P last year, but the weather put me off, so maybe I shall try again in 2025. 

Also I have an SDR receiver that is better suited to beacon hunting. 23cm (for me) would be a new challenge. Since buying the 23cm transverter, it has hardly been used.

10m 500mW WSPR (Saturday)

 My QRP 10m WSPR beacon is on again, but again no spots. I suspect there is a problem uploading spots as I know it is working and time is synced.

UPDATE 1545z:  Whatever was wrong seems to have been fixed as my little beacon is being spotted by 39 stations with furthermost ZD7GB  (7607km).

UPDATE 2035z:  QRT.

The home of horseracing - NOT amateur radio

 

Newmarket is world famous as the home of horseracing. These horses have just returned from exercising on "The Gallops" nearby.

6m QRP FT8 (Saturday)

 Today, I am back on QRP 6m FT8 with the QMX+.  At 1043z 6 English stations had spotted me.

UPDATE 1418z:  13 stations have spotted me, all in the British Isles.

UPDATE 2025z:  QRT.

Wet string next time on 80m FT8?

 In the last 12 hours I was spotted by 184 stations despite just running a few watts of 80m FT8 from my QMX+ to the coax up to my 2m big-wheel antenna via an ATU. 

On 80m FT8 RX 629 stations were spotted here. See the map of stations received.

Hence my title! If this works anything will.

Sunspots - Saturday January 4th

 Solar flux is 200 and the SSN 190. A=9 and =5.

Back on QRP 80m FT8 (Friday)

At the moment I am back on 80m QRP FT8 with my QMX+ and the coax up to my 2m big-wheel as the antenna, tuned via an ATU.

Lots of spots already from across Europe. See map to see where I am being spotted.

I am surprised how effective this "Heath Robinson" antenna is on 80m.

UPDATE 2218z:  176 stations have spotted me on QRP 80m FT8. 404 stations spotted here on 80m FT8 RX.

Christmas shadow - NOT amateur radio

The Christmas and New Year holidays are almost over. We pack the Christmas things away on Sunday. 

This time, time has seemed to fly by. I expect in what seems like 5 minutes it will seem like Christmas again!

The Times (UK) on YouTube - NOT amateur radio

Trying to keep abreast of world affairs I get The Knowledge by email free every day and watch TimesRadio on YouTube most days, also free. 

It is important to get news from multiple sources as just one source often has bias.  Here in the UK The Guardian newspaper is very left wing politically and the Daily Mail very right wing. 

The video below is an example of news from TimesRadio.