Network radio?

When I first saw this I was very surprised.  

On further looking it appears it is a network (internet) radio dressed up like a tiny "real" radio, 

It would appear to be available from several sources at various prices.

Sunspots - Saturday February 7th

 Solar flux is 164 and the SSN 132. A=16 and K=3.

AI historical reconstructions

There are lots of AI historical reconstruction videos about. Some make errors, but in the main these are very impressive. This is an example.

10m 200mW WSPR (Friday)

My beacon was turned on at 0940z.

UPDATE 1013z:  So far, just spots by EA8BFK (2880km). 

UPDATE 1453z:  Spotted by 25 stations. See table, and map by VK7JJ.  200mW WSPR seems plenty.

The sea will win

In my lifetime, there has always been a road across Torcross Line in Devon, UK. 

This is a long strip of land dividing the saltwater sea from a freshwater lake known as Slapton Ley. Apparently the road was only built 28 years before I was born.

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slapton_Ley

It was where Americans practised for the D-day landings in WW2.

In recent storms and high tides, it looks like this lifeline road has been damaged beyond repair leaving some villages very isolated. In years gone past, most places were self-sufficient. Nowadays, people have to travel for shopping, work or school, so things are harder.

It looks like the sea is winning. Long after I have gone, I expect this stretch will be breached and Slapton Ley will be saltwater.

We forget that things that seem forever to us are not.

See https://www.independent.co.uk/ .

Cambridge park

This was Midsummer Common in Cambridge on Wednesday. 

The photo was taken from a moving bus. 

In the distance are the boathouses that line the River Cam.

Sunspots - Friday February 6th

 Solar flux is 176 and the SSN 139.  A=22 and K=1.

How do they do it?

For less than £20 I have bought a tiny multi-band, multi-mode, RX from Banggood with delivery.  This is exceptional value.

10m 200mW WSPR TX (Thursday)

 My beacon has been on most of the day.

UPDATE 1835z:   Only spotted by 2 stations. Are conditions disturbed?

Speed perception

This is probably as a result of my 2013 stroke rather than old age, but my perception of speed is "different". When driving I think I am doing 65 miles per hour whereas I am actually only going at 45 miles an hour and there is a big queue behind me! 

The other thing is reading subtitles: these seem to change faster than I can read them.  It makes following foreign language films hard.

It is as if my perception of speed is damaged and my brain operates at a different speed.

At one time driving was a pleasure - no longer.