Thursday plans

 After lunch I shall probably go on 10m 500mW WSPR and 6m 5W FT8. After lunch as my younger son is here. We don't see him that often.

The Old Cheese Shop - NOT amateur radio

This is in Rochester, Kent, UK and is supposed to be the last place ever mentioned by Charles Dickens in his novels. Charles Dickens lived in Rochester.

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Dickens

6m 5W FT8 (Wednesday)

My IC-705 was turned on at about 1400z on my return from Canterbury. 79 spots of me. Mostly Es I suspect. 79 stations spotted me.

Sunspots - Thursday July 24th

 Solar flux is 150 and the SSN 85. A=27 and K=3.

10m 500mW WSPR (Wednesday)

My beacon was turned at about 1400z.

UPDATE 1718z:  So far, just V51RS (8481km). No Es.

Hartley 80m TX

 

This is how advanced technology looked 100 years ago.

Sunspots - Wednesday July 23rd

 Solar flux is 150 and the SSN 101. A=27 and K=4.

In Rochester - NOT amateur radio

This was our morning in Rochester with our son.

The Es season

 Whilst it lasts, the Es season is fun. In the northern hemisphere this usually peaks in May, June and July. After a while people get used to the openings around Europe and look further afield. Openings to North America seem to occur quite often. Some of these openings are multi hop Es although I believe some are some kind of E layer chordal hop. 

Floods - NOT amateur radio

 After several weeks of hot and dry weather we have had floods. This was where my son teaches in Kent yesterday.