2m activity contest last night

 Last night, I (eventually) got an email reminder of this RSGB contest. I did not stop on long and only made 1 QSO with my 10W to the big-wheel omni. The usual suspects were on and I am sure would have been workable had I stopped on. 

It was very hot and humid but today it is not nearly so hot and humid and we have had some rain.

Sunspots - Wednesday July 2nd

 Solar flux is 126 and the SSN 144. A=7 and K=2.

2m activity contest this evening?

 Usually this is on the first Tuesday in the month that is tonight although I have not yet received an email reminder.

Lunch in Devon - NOT amateur radio

We had Sunday lunch at the Cottage Hotel in Hope Cove. In the background is an Iron Age fort that was probably manned by one of my ancestors thousands of years before. 

Sunspots - Tuesday July 1st

 Solar flux is 128 and the SSN 158. A=11 and K=3.

Devon trip different - NOT amateur radio

 These last few days I have been in South Devon visiting my brother.

For some reason it feels different. For many years I have tried to recreate some memories from years ago. This time I have accepted these as good memories that I can never repeat, just accept. 

Sunspots - Monday June 30th

 Solar flux is 128 and the SSN 151. A=8 and K=2.

Friedrichshaven

This is the biggest gathering of radio amateurs in Europe. An old work colleague who lives in Devon goes most years. I was hoping to see him in Devon, so need to change when I come in 2026.

Devon view - NOT amateur radio

 This is the view from my brother’s in Devon. It is still very green.

Lancaster cockpit - NOT amateur radio

As I said several days ago, my dad was a flight engineer in a Pathfinder squadron in Lancasters in WW2. He was a very brave man who did not like to talk about the war. This is the cockpit.