My beacon was turned on at 0836z.
UPDATE 0844z: Immediately spots by EA8BFK (2880km).
UPDATE 1946z: Spotted by 5 stations with the best Antarctica.
Simple QRP projects, 10m, 8m, 6m, 4m, FT8, 160m, WSPR, LF/MF, sub-9kHz, nanowaves and other random stuff, some not related to amateur radio.
My beacon was turned on at 0836z.
UPDATE 0844z: Immediately spots by EA8BFK (2880km).
UPDATE 1946z: Spotted by 5 stations with the best Antarctica.
In case you have not come across this treasure trove, the Wayback Machine has many snapshots of websites dating right back to the very early days of the internet. I managed to find a 1996 snapshot of one of my very first websites.
One amazing resource is the DLARC collection of amateur radio related documents. It truly is amazing. If you have not looked before I highly recommend it.
My beacon was on before breakfast.
This is 1 hour ahead of GMT meaning we get lighter evenings. It changed last night. I think it was first created in WW2 so farmers had light in the evenings to grow food. It always takes me a few weeks to get used to BST rather than GMT .
These videos are on most days I think. Usually some high profile people are interviewed.
One could be forgiven for thinking the US President does not fully appreciate the implications of the war in Iran.
Maybe I am totally wrong and there is some incredible plan being enacted. After all, I am a minion not privy to intelligence and security briefs.
These facts are clear already:
1. Inflation is likely to rise across the world including in the USA.
2. Many (most?) face shortages of fuel and many other things.
3. This is an asymmetric war between those with power and those with certain levers.
4. Many innocent people will suffer.
With all the political uncertainty around at the moment, it would appear the UK is moving back more towards Europe. I think this makes sens...