11 Sept 2025

6m 5W FT8 (Thursday)

My  gear has been on since about 0830z.  

UPDATE 0900z:  8 spots so far. One station in Poland with the rest in England.

Sunspots - Thursday September 11th

Solar flux is 119 and the SSN 94. A=13 and K=2.

10 Sept 2025

More Anglesey Abbey

 This was Anglesey Abbey near Cambridge yesterday.


Lightning threat

 As they threatened lightning today I avoided going on the air until this evening.

Sunspots - Wednesday September 10th

 Solar flux is 121 and the SSN 99. A=18 and K=4.

9 Sept 2025

10m 500mW WSPR TX (Tuesday)

My beacon has been on since 1210z.

UPDATE  1325z:  Spotted by 4 stations including 2 in the Canary Is.  F2?

Hedge trimming

We go for a walk at nearby Anglesey Abbey quite often. This morning was bright, dry and sunny, We sat on a bench for a few minutes and noticed this man trimming a hedge.

Can you spot him?

6m 5W FT8 (Tuesday)

 My gear has been on since 1210z.

UPDATE 1742z:  Just 19 stations spotting me. A few Europeans, but not many. Aircraft? Scatter?

Sunspots - Tuesday September 9th

 Solar flux is 124 and the SSN 93. A=12 and K=2.

8 Sept 2025

6m 5W FT8 (Monday)

Already lots of spots from Europe. If this is Es, it is very late in the Es season. Could it be scatter or aircraft reflection?

Stations spotting me on 6m FT8
UPDATE 2047z:  Spotted by 92 stations in the last day on 6m FT8. Now QRT.