"Our" windmill at sunset

Last night we walked back from a Gilbert and Sullivan light opera quite close to home. 

The windmill right next door looked magical.

6m 3W FT8 (Saturday)

Stations spotting my 3W 6m FT8 today at 1312z

My gear was turned on at breakfast.

UPDATE 1725z:  Spotted by 177 stations.

10m 200mW WSPR (Saturday)

 My beacon was turned on at breakfast time.

UPDATE  1730z:  Spotted by 26 stations.

Flowers

 

These were near our home yesterday.

 I should know what they are!

4m in the Caribbean

 A station in the USA has an experimental licence for 4m. This station has been received in the Caribbean, presumably by Es on FT8. I hope it is copied in Europe this summer.

Sunspots- Saturday June 20th

 Solar flux is 111 and the SSN 55. A=7 and K=2.

Free AVOs

My local radio club is advertising some faulty AVOs for free. I have no idea what is wrong, but this looks like a steal. At one time AVOs were considered the "Rolls Royce" of multi-meters.

Far East 6m openings

So far, with my set-up, I have not managed to catch any Far East openings on 6m FT8 this summer. They occur as regularly as clockwork about now.

These amazing openings seem to be linked to the formation of noctilucent clouds in the mesosphere. Apparently, with global warming, these are becoming more common.

i guess compared with a beam at a decent height I could be down 10-15dB with my V2000 omni fed with CB coax. This means I could well miss some weak signals. I have spotted 6m Japanese signals in some years.

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

Patio

Every summer I grow tomatoes. It is probably far easier and cheaper just to buy them in the supermarket, but I like the smell and fun. We have plants growing in pots too. Sadly, until these last few days we have not had the weather to enjoy them.

6m 3W FT8 (Friday)

My gear was turned on at about 0840z.

UPDATE 1106z:  So far, spotted by 40 stations.