Dragonfly - NOT amateur radio

A few days ago we visited the Blue Eye spring in southern Albania. I have never seen such clear water anywhere. These small blue dragonflies were everywhere.

Realtime HF Band Conditions

Southgate News reports on a real-time HF band conditions website. When I looked 10m was not even shown, encouraging the (often false) assumption that this band is a total waste of time for DX. OK, 10m is harder work now, but if no-one is there it will appear dead when in fact DX contacts can be made!

See http: //www.bandconditions.com/ .

Hacking attempts again? - NOT amateur radio

Even though I have posted little today so far, the blog visits are high again, with lots of "interest" from a certain nation in eastern Europe. Genuine visits are welcome, whereas "probes" are not.

Sunspots and 10m - Tuesday May 16th 2017

Solar flux is 70 today. Sunspot number remains zero. A=14 and K=2.

Albania: a surprise - NOT amateur radio

In my mind Albania was a scruffy, post-communist place. Remember Radio Tirana in the communist days? I was expecting a polluted dump. How wrong can you be!

Sarande, on the coast, is a vibrant town with lots of building work.  The waters near the Blue Eye spring were crystal clear and clean. In fact cleaner than most rivers.

The remains at Butrint date back to the early Greeks and were remarkable.

There are beautiful mountains, lakes and forests. Everyone we met was kind and helpful.  Prices were reasonable and far less than in Corfu.

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

Sunspots and 10m - Monday May 15th 2017

Solar flux is 70 and sunspot number zero again. A=10 and K=2.

QRP and QRP Club

From Oleg:

Dear Club 72 members and friends,

Weekly QRP Rendez-Vous Report (May, 14, 2017)
Visitors  of  the  week:  DK1HW,  G3XJS, UR7VT, RV3GM, I1DBD, IK2RMZ,
DK2SC,  R2FAE,  R1CAN, UR5EFD, PA5XM, HA7NE, IZ0RQF, US5ERQ, EW7BW/1,
R1CAF,  UA1CEG,  ON6WJ,  HB9DAX, UA1CEX, UR0ET, US3EN, DL1HSI, OM6TC,
IK3GHZ, LZ1AQ, RU3NJC
Congrats!
PA5XM, DL1HSI entered in the Honor Frequenters list (regular visitors)
Welcome new Visitors - I3DBD, IK3GHZ, LZ1AQ
See full Frequenters and Visitors lists on the Club 72 web page
Some comments...
See full version of the WQR Report on the blog page -http://qrp-club72.blogspot.ru/
Special thanks Peter G3XJS for regular comments!
See all QRP operators on the next 'rendezvous" round tables

72! Oleg RV3GM / KH6OB "Mr. 72"

This is a periodic Newsletter of the Club 72. Don't reply to Newsletter address! Send any requests or news to mr72@club72.su please.

Sunspots and 10m - Sunday May 14th 2017

Solar flux is 70 today and the sunspot number remains zero. A=4 and K=3.

Sunspots and 10m - Saturday May 13th 2017

Solar flux is 69 today and the sunspot number is again zero. A=7 and K=1.

Rally

MAY14th  2017 : 36th LOUGH ERNE ARC ANNUAL RALLY

Share Centre, Smiths Strand, Lisnaskea, Co. Fermanagh BT92 0JZ Doors open at 11.30am. There will be trade stands, a Bring & Buy and an RSGB bookstand, Catering is available on site. Mark Mullaney, EI4HDB by email to ei4hdb@gmail.com.

A list of rallies can be found at http://rsgb.org/main/news/rallies/