Sunspot numbers

My favourite site for solar data usually publishes an updated forecast of solar data at the start of a new month. 

See https://www.solen.info/solar/ .

Friday plans

 At present I plan to go on 10m QRP WSPR and 6m QRP FT8.

Nature miscellany

 This was at Anglesey Abbey, near Cambridge, UK yesterday.

Sunspots - Friday August 1st

 Solar flux is 145 and the SSN 138. A=11 and K=1.

10m 1W FT8 (Thursday)

 My 1W FT8 was turned on just after tea.

UPDATE 1916z:   104 stations have spotted my 1W including several in the USA.  I suspect these are E layer either chordal hop or multi hop Es.

UPDATE 2055z: Spotted by 169 stations.  Now QRT.

10m 500mW WSPR (Thursday)

My QRP beacon was turned on a shot while ago.

UPDATE 1156z: Spotted by 13 stations, presumably most by Es.

UPDATE 1546z:  42 stations have spotted me. Es almost certainly for most. At the end of July, Es is still going strong!

2m 5W FT8 (Thursday)

 My 2m FT8 was turned on a few minutes ago.

 

UPDATE 1151z: 12 stations have spotted me. I am convinced this is some sort of scatter.

UPDATE 1541z:  25 stations in 5 countries have spotted me. See map. I would have never achieved this with 5W CW or SSB to an omni antenna!

Thursday plans

 Nothing decided yet, but I might try 2m QRP FT8 for a change later. If I go on 2m I shall go on 10m WSPR with my beacon.

Sunspots - Thursday July 31st

 Solar flux is 149 and the SSN 131. A=8 and K=2.

10m 1W FT8 (Wednesday)

 When we got back from my son's I went on 10m QRP FT8 at 1430z.

UPDATE 1453z:  8 spots of me and 7 spots here. Furthest with my 1W FT8 is Chile
CA6SNT (12447km). 

UPDATE 1532z:  So far, spotted by 23 stations today.

UPDATE 2054z: 212 stations have spotted my 1W 10m FT8. See map shows stations spotting me today with this power.