6m 5W FT8 (Sunday)

My IC-705 at 5W to the V2000 vertical omni antenna was turned on just before breakfast.

UPDATE 2004z:  79 stations have spotted me with the furthest many stations in Finland.   The number spotting me in S.Europe is very small. Now QRT.

New Beofang portable

Beofang are selling their UV5-R mini at ridiculous prices. Steve G1KQH found them at £26 for a pair delivered to the UK. That is £13 each!! 

This is for a 5W dual band handheld!

Sunspots - Sunday August 31st

 Solar flux is 317 and the SSN 183. A=7 and K=2.

ICOM IC-5200 announced

At the recent Tokyo Ham Fair ICOM announced the IC-5200 VHF/UHF mobile transceiver. 

It is still in development, so we might see it in 2026. I have no idea about the sort of price.

Burtrand Russell quote

 He is supposed to have made this quote

"I would never die for my beliefs because I might be wrong"

Holiday 13 years ago

 

In 2012 we went on holiday in Slovenia 🇸🇮 which is like Switzerland 🇨🇭 but far less expensive.

10m 500mW WSPR TX (Saturday)

My W5OLF beacon was turned on at 0808z.

UPDATE 1355z:  2 stations in the Canary Isles have spotted me multiple times. Single hop F2?

6m 5W FT8 (Saturday)

My gear was turned on at 0808z.

UPDATE 1939z:  39 stations have spotted me. For the last few days numbers have been declining suggesting, on average, there are fewer Es openings and/or people are leaving 6m now the Es season is drawing to a close.

Late summer cheer

 A while back I planted some sunflower seeds in the ground and a trough. Most are now in flower  bringing cheer to the late summer. 

Sunspots - Saturday August 30th

 Solar flux is 222 and the SSN 195. A=6 and K=2.