Echolink

 I am not a great fan of EchoLink but chanced upon GB3HN-R which seems to link many repeaters (?) connected by Hublink. Every time I have connected it has been busy.

Sunspots - Wednesday August 13th

Solar flux is 140 and the SSN 152. A-=15 and K=3.

Paddy’s wigwam

 

This is the name given to the Roman Catholic cathedral in Liverpool. From the outside it is a fairly boring round concrete building (hence the name) but inside the light and colour are amazing.

Perseid meteor shower

This peaks tonight I think. Often meteor showers are linked to good VHF propagation due to their ionised trails . Often signals are brief but strong.

Liverpool Lime Street railway station

 Most years we spend a few days with our best man (1971!!) who lives near  Liverpool. The photo is Liverpool Lime Street station . I 

Anglesey Abbey near Cambridge

 We go here for a walk every few weeks.

70cm activity contest this evening

 The second Tuesday in the month is usually the UKAC activity contest run by the RSGB starting at 1900z. Activity on SSB is good. 

Sunspots - Tuesday August 12th

 Solar flux is 146 and the SSN 157. A=17 and K=3.

10m 1W FT8 (Monday)

 My gear was turned on late morning.

UPDATE 1436z:  70 stations have spotted me.

More Google Adsense rubbish

 Last month alone I was supposed to have had about a third of my all time blog visits. 

Also yesterday I was supposed to have had far more visits than normal.  

Personally, I think this is total garbage.