10m 5W FT8 (Friday)

At about 1440z, I decided to go on 10m FT8 with my QDX-M transceiver. 

Currently I am 10m FT8 RX only.  

On TX it was widely spotted across Europe and North Africa. 

The map shows the stations received at about 1500z.

UPDATE 1848z:  21 stations have spotted me. See map.  Now QRT.

Leper Chapel, Cambridge, UK

This photo was taken from a moving bus earlier this week. The Leper Chapel is the second oldest complete building in the city and dates from the 1100s when it was a hospital.

See https://cambridgeppf.org/leper-chapel/.

10m 200mW WSPR TX (Friday)

 My beacon has been on since about 0940z.

UPDATE 1011z: Just EA8BFK (2880km) spotting me

Sunspots - Friday February 13th

 Solar flux is 129 and the SSN 82.  A=9 and K=2.

Seen on Facebook

 

This was seen on Facebook recently.

UberSDR

Many people get lots of fun from web SDRs experiencing amateur radio in various locations around the planet. Although I have yet to try it, you can also make your own SDR into a webSDR so others can use it too I believe.

See https://ubersdr.org/ .

Winter Olympics controversy

A Ukrainian athlete has been banned for wearing a controversial helmet showing people killed in the war with Russia.  Usually sport and politics don't mix. He has made his point.

See https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articles/c309pj8d8qqo .

Hopeful signs

Although we are still in the depths of winter in the UK, there are hopeful signs everywhere in nature. 

Snowdrops are out everywhere and daffodils are coming out. Nights are getting lighter and the birds are singing.

Of all the seasons I like spring best of all, but I like this time of year as it is filled with anticipation.

Thursday plans

 Later, I hope to retry 10m 5W FT8 with my QDX-M by QRP Labs.

10m 200mW WSPR (Thursday)

My beacon was turned on just before breakfast,

UPDATE 1525z:  So far, 15 stations have spotted me. See table.

UPDATE 1618z:  Spotted by 27 stations today.