Sunspots - Sunday October 4th

 Solar flux is 93 and the SSN 53. A=7 and K=3.

Electric truck batteries

We are approaching a tipping point with EVs. With the price of diesel and supply security, this may make this happen sooner.

10m 200mW WSPR (Saturday)

My TX beacon has been on since about 0945z.

UPDATE 1022z: So far, spotted by I0UVN (1542km) 5 times.

UPDATE 1824z:  15 stations have spotted me with the best PY2NMB (9542km) in Brazil. See table. One of the spots was from Svalbard way up in the Arctic. Brrr!

6m 1W FT8 (Saturday)

 My gear was turned on at about 0945z.

UPDATE 1019z:  5 English stations spotted.

Encarta

 

In the late 1980s we were amazed that an encyclopaedia could be contained on a single CD ROM. 

These days we just go on Google or similar.

It was amazing at the time.

630m WSPR RX last evening and overnight

Yet again I was on 630m WSPR RX.  In all, 8 stations were spotted with the best a station in Sweden spotted 44 times.

Sunspots - Saturday October 3rd

 Solar flux is 92 and the SSN 37. A=3 and K=2.

Black headed gull

This is a small, noisy gull that can be seen right across the UK both inland and on the coast. In the breeding seasion it has, what appears, a black head. It is actually brown.

See https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/black-headed-gull .

630m WSPR RX (Friday)

 Rather earlier than usual (mid afternoon) I QSYed to 630m WSPR RX.

UPDATE 1508z:  Just G0MRF (139km). spotted.

EI7GL's blog?

This is one of the best blogs around for amateur radio related stuff. 

But I noticed it has not been updated for several months. I hope John is OK.

See https://ei7gl.blogspot.com/