Northern Iceland - NOT amateur radio

The photo shows Husavik in northern Iceland some years ago when we visited Iceland. We had a great holiday. 

1990s station

This photo was a Facebook memory. I think the year is sometime in the 1990s. 

Sunspots - Sunday July 3rd 2022

Solar flux is 100 and the SSN 57. A=19 and K=2.

Echolink - SO quiet

My Echolink now works, but I realise why I lost interest. Nobody seems to be on. I tried calling through the most promising repeaters in the UK and overseas before giving up. Nobody answered. 

Famous words - NOT amateur radio

These words are above the entrance to a church in Kingsbridge Devon. Death, the great leveller. 

8m experiment tomorrow

Today, I return home after a few days with my brother. All being well, I hope to be on 8m TX on 40.680 MHz USB dial FT8 tomorrow. 

Sunspots - Saturday July 2nd 2022

 Solar flux is 98 and the SSN 39. A=7 and K=4.

Salcombe in the sun - NOT amateur radio

This photo was taken this afternoon in Salcombe, Devon. 

Sadly, tomorrow I have to leave. 

Rallies this weekend

 The following rallies have been notified to me. I always recommend contacting the organisers to check it is on and details are correct.

Saturday July 2nd - Laugharne Radio Rally. Contact Matthew 0739 882 5024. 

Sunday July 3rd - Cornish RAC Rally. Contact: Ken Tarry 01209 821073 

Sunday July 3rd - Barford Norfolk Radio Rally. No contact details given. 

OFCOM updates

 As usual, OFCOM has updated the website with the latest data it has. See the OFCOM website. 

Kingsbridge Devon earlier - NOT amateur radio

 This was about 0645z today. Very calm and tide in. 

Solar data

Early each month, I look forward to the updated information on solar data. My favourite site has not yet updated its data when I looked, but usually does so quite quickly.

See http://www.solen.info/solar/

Sunspots - Friday July 1st 2022

 Solar flux is 96 and the SSN 40. A=5 and K=2.

Batson Creek - NOT amateur radio

This is Batson Creek in Devon. I passed this on my 6 mile walk today. Although giddy I was well pleased I managed it.  Sadly the tide was out! 

Echolink password

 As I was awake early and in bed awaiting others, I thought I should try Echolink again after a break of well over a year. I am using the app on my phone. It asked for my password that I have forgotten and I cannot see how to reset it. Looks like I shall have to give it a miss. 

Seen on Facebook - NOT amateur radio

 Some will understand. 

Devon walk later - NOT amateur radio

After breakfast, I hope to walk to Salcombe along the back lanes. It should take about 1-2 hours. 

Sunspots - Thursday June 30th 2022

Solar flux is 92 and the SSN 48. A=6 and K=1.

Kingsbridge Devon - NOT amateur radio

The photo shows the view looking from the embankment towards the town. Tide out!! 

Devon rain - NOT amateur radio

There is a phrase "come to sunny Devon where it rains 6 days out of 7". Lovely in the sunshine! It was just raining. Sunny earlier.