Amaryllis - NOT amateur radio

The first amaryllis plant of this group has just come into flower. 

We had one much earlier that grew very tall. 

They are great fun.

6m QRP FT8 with the QMX+ (Saturday)

 My QRP gear was turned on at about 1015z. 

UPDATE  1027z:    8 stations have spotted me.

10m QRP WSPR (Saturday)

My 500mW 10m WSPR beacon was turned on at 1010z.

UPDATE 1242z:  44 stations have spotted me so far.

Sunspots - Saturday January 18th

 Solar flux is 227 and the SSN 149. A=21 and K=2.

6m QRP FT8 (Friday)

For a very brief time before turning my QMX+  off, I went on 6m FT8 for about a minute. In all, 3 English stations spotted me.

Eating the nuts - NOT amateur radio

 

Another post from 365project by a friend.

See https://365project.org/carole_sandford/365/2025-01-16 .

10m QRP WSPR TX (Friday)

My 500mW beacon has been on since about 1300z. So far, 21 stations have spotted me.

UPDATE 1900z:  Now QRT. Furtherrmost was ZD7GB (7607km). See WSPRrocks by Phil VK7JJ.

OFCOM consultation

 At the moment OFCOM is consulting on licence free services. I noticed this:

"Amateur Radio Full (Temporary Reciprocal) – this would enable the use on a short-term basis of Radio Amateur equipment by people visiting from certain countries"

Please see the OFCOM website for details of how to respond to the consultation.

Signs of spring? - NOT amateur radio

Before lunch we went for a walk 🚶 at nearby Anglesey Abbey. There are a few signs of spring but really we are in the middle of winter still.

Back on 8m QRP FT8 TX (Friday)

 Since about 1300z,  I have been on 40.680 MHz FT8 TX with a few watts to my low dipole from the QMX+.

UPDATE 1914z:  No spots of me all day.  QRT.