7 Oct 2025

The nature of time

We experience time as flowing from the past to the future. 

According to Einstein, time depends on the observer. What is "now" to us is not "now" to others.  If correct, this means in an infinite universe all time exists "now". This is also the case with quantum mechanics where things may be described as wave functions that exist in all time and space.

Concepts of time and infinity are extremely hard to grasp. It means that to some observers the past has not yet happened and the future already exists.  Really, we know so very little.

Already some really counter-intuitive ideas have been proven. For example, tunnel diodes only work as a result of quantum mechanical tunnelling.

What appears "real" to us may not be.

6m 5W FT8 (Tuesday)

My gear was turned on at about 0600z.


UPDATE 2052z:
  48 spots so far .

Sunspots - Tuesday October 7th

 Solar flux is 133 and the SSN 136.  A=6 and K=3.

Central Cambridge

 This was Bridge Street, Cambridge yesterday.

6 Oct 2025

10m 500mW WSPR (Monday)

My beacon was turned on before breakfast.

UPDATE  2050z:   24 stations have spotted me. See table.

6m 5W FT8 (Monday)

My gear was turned on before breakfast.

UPDATE 2058z:  37 stations have spotted me including 2 in South America. See map.

Monday plans

 Again today I  expect to go on 6m QRP FT8 and 10m QRP WSPR.

Homemade cheese scones

For a first attempt, these turned out well. They looked good and tasted good. 

See https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/classic-cheese-scones .

Harvest Festival time

In many places, this is the traditional time for Harvest Festival. Our church had a display on Sunday.

Sunspots - Monday October 6th

 Solar flux is 148 and the SSN 127. A=9 and K=0.