Public office

It is my view that anyone in public office has to be totally honest and serve for the good of the people and not for individual, selfish, good. 

It is hard enough not being in the public eye, but those in public office have to be honest with themselves and with those they are in office to serve.

Rocket radio

 

Maybe you remember this? I don’t. 

I think it was a crystal set. I am not sure it was sold in the UK. Was this in the 1950s or 1960s?

RSGB advert

Back in the 1960s, the RSGB magazine RadCom was the RSGB Bulletin, known affectionately as "the Bull".

Way back in 1966, Pye Telecom, that I joined in 1970, put an advert in "the Bull" to attract new people. In those days a Radio Amateur licence counted for a lot, before the days of software!

Sunspots - Thursday February 5th

 Solar flux is 167 and the SSN 166. A=10 and K=5.

Chesterfield Islands

I have to confess I have no idea where these are and the callsign does not help. 

In a short while I shall look them up. This is a QSL card. 

UPDATE  1928z:  It's  in New Caledonia. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chesterfield_Islands .

Brunch

Today was my University of the Third Age in Cambridge. Before it starts I have brunch.

10m 200mW WSPR (Wednesday)

My beacon was turned on just before breakfast.

UPDATE 1950z: 73 stations have spotted me today. See map by VK7JJ.

QRP CW

 

Recently, there was a 50mW CW QSO on 20m using this homemade TX. I forget who designed and built this.

Fog of war

The trouble with wars and conflicts is it impossible to tell who is telling the truth. Both sides in a conflict tend to invoke propaganda to show they are winning or have the upper hand.

Whatever a side says treat it with a degree of skepticism.

Sunspots - Wednesday February 4th

 Solar flux is 178 and the SSN 171. A=5 and K=0.