6m 5W FT8 (Monday)

My gear was turned on before breakfast.

UPDATE 2058z:  37 stations have spotted me including 2 in South America. See map.

Monday plans

 Again today I  expect to go on 6m QRP FT8 and 10m QRP WSPR.

Homemade cheese scones

For a first attempt, these turned out well. They looked good and tasted good. 

See https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/classic-cheese-scones .

Harvest Festival time

In many places, this is the traditional time for Harvest Festival. Our church had a display on Sunday.

Sunspots - Monday October 6th

 Solar flux is 148 and the SSN 127. A=9 and K=0. 

Spitting Image

Years ago I used to enjoy watching Spitting Image on TV. I think it is a sign of a mature society if we can poke fun at our leaders without fear.  In some places making fun of your leader would have you imprisoned or even killed.

It is sometimes "near the bone" so I see it is now on YouTube. I think it reflects how society is these days. 

10m 500mW WSPR (Sunday)

Usually, 10m starts to come to life after lunch, but my TX WSPR beacon is on anyway as the antenna is available when I go on 6m FT8.

UPDATE 1910z:  Spotted by 8 stations today. See table.

6m this autumn

Most times I have been on 6m with 5W or 3W FT8 to the V2000 vertical omni antenna I have been spotted in mainland Europe. I shall stick with 6m FT8 QRP today.

6m 5W FT8 (Sunday)

My gear was turned on at 0834z.

UPDATE 1812z: 21 stations in 5 countries spotting me. No continental stations have spotted me today. See map.

Thermidor

Having bought these from a UK store I decided to try my own. There was too much tomato so next time I'll get my wife to do the sauce. 

Not bad for a first attempt. 5/10 and a star for effort.

Comparing regen and direct conversion receivers

In this video VK3YE compares these types of receivers. In my view, both have their places.

Sunspots - Sunday October 5th

 Solar flux is 158 and the SSN 137. A=20 and K=3.

The garden in autumn

 

Although most trees still have their leaves, they will soon lose them. The colours this autumn are great.

SSB on the QMX and QMX+

These radios from QRP Labs now support SSB. I see there is a video on how to wire up an electret mic to use with the QMX.

Yucca

This is in a neighbour's garden. 

10m 500mW WSPR (Saturday)

My stand-alone 10m beacon has been on since lunch.

UPDATE 1950z:  12 stations have spotted me including plenty ""across the pond". See table.

6m 5W FT8 (Saturday)

Since lunch I have been on 6m QRP FT8.

UPDATE 1754z:   12 stations have spotted me. See map.

Sunspots - Saturday October 4th

 Solar flux is 170 and the SSN 161. A=30 and K=3..

10m 500mW WSPR (Friday)

My 10m QRP WSPR TX beacon has been on since mid morning. Once again, plenty of spots from the Canary Is..

UPDATE  1919z: Just those 2 stations in the Canary Is. all day. Now QRT.

Pass it on

 Last night my wife and I re-watched the film "The History Boys" by Alan Bennett. It really is a very good film, although I have not read the book. 

It is actually a very deep film. One famous quote (it's been on this blog before) is about "pass it on". See https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/8740630-pass-the-parcel-that-s-sometimes-all-you-can-do-take .

See also https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0464049/?ref_=fn_all_ttl_1 .

It is available on Amazon.

"Pass the parcel. That's sometimes all you can do. Take it, feel it, and pass it on. Not for me, not for you, but for someone, somewhere, one day. Pass it on, boys. That's the game I want you to learn. Pass it on.”