Sunspots - Sunday November 16th

Solar flux is 132 and the SSN 97. A=9 and K=3.

10m 500mW WSPR (Saturday)

My beacon was turned on about 1645z.

UPDATE 1940z:  Spotted by 20 stations.

6m 5W FT8 (Saturday)

 At about 1645z, I QSYed to 6m QRP FT8.

UPDATE 1650z:  Spotted by 3 English stations.

10m 4W FT8 (Saturday)

My gear was turned on  late morning.

UPDATE 1653z: So far, spotted by 519 stations today. See map. Now QSYed to 6m.

Sunspots - Saturday November 15th

 Solar flux is 145 and the SSN 114.  A=5 and K=1.

Frontline for Times Radio

This is a YouTube channel I look at quite often for world news. They frequently interview some important people on the world stage. 

As I often say, it is important to get your news from multiple sources to minimise bias.

CB and amateur radio

It is a while since I listened on 11m CB, but in the past the CB band was busy when the 10m amateur band appeared to be dead. 

It is my view that at some point in the future there will be a merging of amateur radio and CB. I have come across an online SDR which monitors the CB band from the UK.

10m 4W FT8 (Friday)

My gear has been on since breakfast.

UPDATE 1915z: So far, 594 spots of me.

Sunspots - Friday November 14th

 Solar flux is 156 and the SSN 104. A=59 and K=1.

Born in a stately home!

After WW2 Flete House in Devon was a nursing home. This is where I was born. At the time we lived in a council house.