My 10m 2W FT8 was turned on at about 1230z.
UPDATE 1631z: So far, 177 stations have spotted me.
29 Oct 2025
Wednesday plans
Later, I shall probably try 10m, 12m, and 15m 1W WSPR frequency hopping. Maybe some 10m QRP FT8 later.
28 Oct 2025
6m 5W FT8 (Tuesday)
My gear has been on since 1023z.
UPDATE 1135z: 32 stations have spotted me today so far.
UPDATE 2015z: Spotted by 51 stations. See map. Es? Every day I go on 6m QRP FT8 I seem to get spotted at great distances. Are we seeing more E layer openings due to climate change?
UPDATE 2200z: 55 stations have spotted me today.
The future of experimentation
For a long time, I have been wondering about the future of radio experimentation.
Fewer amateur radio people carry out experimentation preferring instead to buy ready-made transceivers to communicate.
In the future I am sure a small number of people will want to carry on with radio experiments although, more and more, I am convinced this will be outside traditional amateur radio.
I suspect many will go the ISM direction or possibly other forms of communication such as light beams or sub-8.3kHz. In the past I have experimented at 481THz (red light) and very low frequencies through the ground. Neither require licences. No licences are required to use ISM, although a self-declaration of conformity may be needed, certainly in the UK.
27 Oct 2025
Meshtastic
This uses LoRa and ISM bands. It is yet another form of experimentation that does NOT need amateur radio.
Operation on the ISM bands is licence-free.
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