10m 2.5W FT8 (Saturday)

My gear was turned on at 0803z RX only.

UPDATE 0900z: 187 stations have been spotted.

UPDATE 1019z:  434 stations spotted here on 10m FT8 RX. 

UPDATE 1443z:  1167 stations spotted on 10m FT8 RX.  See map by Phil VK7JJ.  

UPDATE 1950z:  So far, 1851 stations have been spotted here.Conditions seem very good today.

Sunspots - Saturday February 28th

 Solar flux is 139 and the SSN 53. A=10 and K=2.

Hungry squirrel

This was yesterday. This squirrel was more interested in the chips in the bin than in me!

Russian losses in the war with Ukraine

 This war has been going on now for 4 long years and is now entering the 5th with no clear end in sight. It would seem President Putin is trying recreate the USSR and does not see Ukraine as a legitimate state. He has shown no willingness to stop the fighting.

10m 2.5W FT8 (Friday)

I have been on 10m 2.5W FT8 since about 0930z.

UPDATE 1203z:   After a brief session on FT8 TX, I am 10m FT8 RX only. 102 stations spotted so far. See map.

UPDATE 1337z:  167 spots on FT8 RX.

UPDATE 1348z:  33 spots of my 2.5W 10m FT8.

UPDATE 1944z:  988 stations spotted with the best Hawaii.

Sunspots - Friday February 27th

Solar flux is 130 and the SSN 43.  A=18 and K=2.

The USA and Iran

Things are moving very fast. I am sure President Trump would like regime change in Tehran, but at the same time does not want "forever" wars with no clear end. With the mid-term elections coming up, if he was to get embroiled in a war with Iran this might be really bad for his prospects.

10m 2.5W FT8 (Thursday)

 My gear has been on since lunch. The impression I get is there is far more FT8 activity than WSPR on 10m.

UPDATE 2026z: 563 stations spotted on RX from all corners of the planet. During the brief TX periods my signal has been spotted by 15 stations. The map shows the stations spotted on RX here.

Free Project Scrapbook PDF

This is a reminder that my Project Scrapbook is available as a free PDF download from my main website. 

Over the years this hobby has given me lots of fun and I hope you get as much fun as I did. Thankfully we all get fun in different ways.

It is well overdue for an update!

See https://sites.google.com/view/g3xbm4/book

Amaryllis

Every winter we enjoy seeing amaryllis bulbs transform into amazing flowers. 

In all, they probably provide about 4 months of fun. Now they are almost over for this season. Those that remain are top-heavy and easily topple over.  Still, spring on Sunday!

Notice the windmill behind.