25 Apr 2025

Rally this Sunday

 Sunday April 27th - Cambridge Repeater Group Rally, Foxton near Cambridge ,  CB22 6RN. See www.cambridgerepeaters.net .

Durham Cathedral yesterday - NOT amateur radio

Yesterday we visited Durham Cathedral and an old school friend of my wife.

Apparently this was where Scottish 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 prisoners were kept hundreds of years ago. To keep warm they burned wooden things, but spared the clock as it has a small thistle. 

Sunspots - Friday April 25th

 Solar flux is 170 and the SSN 152. A=13 and K=1.

24 Apr 2025

The tiny QDX is all you need?

 Because of my poor voice following my 2013 stroke I use WSJT-X digital modes almost all the time. I still use voice modes occasionally. Arguably, all you ever need is the QDX which is so small.








Newcastle artwork - NOT amateur radio


 This was seen in a shop window in Newcastle UK yesterday in the colours of Newcastle football ⚽️ team.

Sunspots - Thursday April 24th

 Solar flux is 167 and the SSN 132. A=7 and K=2.

23 Apr 2025

Kitchin regenerative RX (more)

 I am a great fan of regen receivers as you get lots of “bang for your buck” in that they work well yet are simple.


Newcastle cathedral - NOT amateur radio

This was Newcastle cathedral earlier. The people are extremely friendly.

3D printed CW key

 This was on the DX Explorer YouTube channel earlier. I like this channel. There are lots of very informative videos on this channel.

Millennium bridge , Newcastle UK - NOT amateur radio


 This links Newcastle and Gateshead .