Web SDRs

One useful resource these days are online web SDRs allowing you to "get a feel" of what it is like to listen in other parts of the world.

One example is http://vhfsdr.gb0snb.com:8074/#freq=50153148,mod=usb,sql=-150 

Sunspots - Sunday January 4th

 Solar flux is 165 and the SSN 136. A=12 and K=0.

15m 100mW WSPR (Saturday)

 For a change I am on 15m 100mW WSPR. Lots of spots.

UPDATE 2030z:  19 stations have spotted me. See table. The impression I have is that results with 100mW WSPR are broadly similar to 5W FT8.

6m 2W WSPR (Saturday)

 At about 1442 I QSYed to 6m QRP WSPR.

UPDATE  1447z: Spotted by 2 English stations.

Amateur TV live streams

Amateur Radio Weekly reminds us that BATV has live streams of many of the TV repeaters around the world.

See https://batc.org.uk/live/

10m 100mW WSPR (Saturday)

 My gear was turned on after breakfast.

UPDATE 1308z: 17 stations have spotted me. See table.

UPDATE 1432z: 29 stations have spotted my 100mW 10m WSPR.

Pathetic attempt

Last evening there was a full moon over our local museum next door. So on maximum zoom, I took a photo of it. It was pathetic! 

In real life the moon looked huge whereas in the photo it looked like a tiny dot!

Sunspots - Saturday January 3rd

 Solar flux is 166 and the SSN 124. A=24 and K=3.

6m 2W WSPR (Friday)

 WSPR is not a mode I widely use on 6m, so I thought I would try it. My gear was turned on at about 1445z.

UPDATE 1456z: Spotted by 2 stations so far, both English.

6m 5W FT8 (Friday)

At about 1422z I QSYed to 6m FT8.

UPDATE 1430z:   Spotted by 2 English stations so far.