Sunspots - Friday February 7th

 Solar flux is 188 and the SSN 169.  A=9 and K=0.

8m QRP FT8 (Thursday)

With my antenna PL259 mended I went back on 8m at about 1230z. 

UPDATE 1416z: No spots of me.

10m QRP FT8 (Thursday)

My 10m QRP FT8 (using the IC-705) was turned on at about 1115z. 

UPDATE 1147z: 120 stations have spotted me. See map.

Thursday plans

Today, I have several things to do: 

1. Go on 10m QRP WSPR (already on).

2. Mend the PL259 plug on my 8m antenna (it came unsoldered).

3. Try 10m QRP FT8 with the IC705.

4. Set up GB3PI on my IC-705 and check access.

10m QRP WSPR (Thursday)

My 500mW beacon was turned on at 0900z.

UPDATE 1402z:  16 stations already spotting me today with the furthermost ZD7GB (7607km).

See https://wspr.rocks/

UPDATE 1642z: 32 stations have spotted me today.

Christ's Pieces - NOT amateur radio

This is Christ's Pieces, a park behind the bus station in Cambridge.  

Christ's College, part of the University of Cambridge, is nearby.

Cambridge buildings - NOT amateur radio

My wife made this collage of Cambridge buildings yesterday. 

She took the photos on her way back from her course at the University of the Third Age.

VLF memory 2011

 This was my copy of a VLF amateur signal from Germany 🇩🇪 on 8.97kHz with my earth-electrode antenna in the ground in 2011.

Sunspots - Thursday February 7th

 Solar flux is 191 and the SSN 159. A=6 and K=3.

10m QRP FT8 (Wednesday)

Since fixing the RF feedback issue (see earlier post) I have been on 10m FT8 since about 0700z.

UPDATE 1940z:  14 spots already with the IC-705, all bar one in the USA .