My gear was turned on at 1314z.
UPDATE 1740z: So far, spotted by 7 stations. The furthest is Denmark.
24 Sept 2025
AliExpress - a warning
On September 17th I ordered a Beofeng UV5 Mini via AliExpress. The money was taken from my PayPal account, but the order was not shown when I looked for it. I thought the order had been "lost in the system".
I contacted AliExpress who told me the order had been placed in a different way (paying via PayPal?) and to log in again using Google. The order appeared thankfully.
The goods are due to arrive in the coming days.
I have had no problems with AliExpress in the past. In fact I have been impressed.
10m QRP FT8 (Wednesday)
UPDATE 0927z: Spotted by 127 stations. With the sunspot count and solar flux high, even 5W FT8 gets you all over the planet on 10m.
UPDATE 1300z: 351 stations have spotted me. See map.
23 Sept 2025
10m QRP WSPR yesterday
Tuesday plans
As we have old university friends here, I doubt I shall be on the radio today. I shall try to be sociable!! 😄
6m QRP FT8 yesterday
Although not at the level in mid-summer, I was still spotted widely across Europe. See map.
Imagine if I was running 50W to a decent beam i.e. with an ERP 20dB higher! If I can do it with QRP....
Fragility of life
Yesterday my brother was playing a game of golf when his partner just dropped dead whilst walking away from the 1st green.
We have no idea when our time is up.
Live life as if this is your last day and enjoy every minute.
22 Sept 2025
10m 500mW WSPR TX (Monday)
My stand alone beacon has been on since about 1312z.
UPDATE 1513z: 22 stations including many in the USA and Canada have spotted me.
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