630m QRP WSPR (Saturday)

 For about the last 30 minutes, I have been on 630m WSPR with my 10mW ERP from the earth-electrode "antenna" in the ground. So far,  3 stations have spotted me.

6m QRP FT8 (Saturday)

Most of the day, my 2.5W 6m FT8 to the V2000 omni vertical antenna. 24 stations spotted including one in Denmark.

10m QRPP WSPR

All week I have been trying out (again) on 500uW 10m WSPR. Yet again, my 500uW 10m WSPR has been spotted in the USA again and I have lost count of the  number of spots by EA8BFK (2880km) in the Canary Is..

Sunspots - Saturday March 30th

 Solar flux is 167 and the sunspot number is 79. A=6 and K=1.

8m QRP FT8 (Friday)

My 2.5W and dipole have been on most of the day.  No spots of me although I did copy ZR1ADI (9777km) in Western Cape, South Africa.

500uW 10m WSPR (Friday)

Amazingly, EA8BFK (2880km) has spotted my extreme QRPP 6 times already!! I had to double check it really was 500uW (0.5mW). It definitely was!!

UPDATE 0917z:  11 spots already of my 500uW (0.5mW) by EA8BFK.  Amazing.

UPDATE 1630z:   27 spots of me today including 3 from the USA. Quite incredible for 500uW. Conditions must have been very good these last few days. The map (from WSPR Rocks by Phil VK7JJ) shows the 10m WSPR spots these last few days with 500uW (0.5mW).

UPDATE 2122z:   31 spots of my 500uW (0.5mW) today. I suspect conditions must have been exceptional.

Village cottage - NOT amateur radio

 

There is a mix of both old and new houses in our village.

Dramatic clouds- NOT amateur radio

As the rain came in earlier in the week, we were treated to some spectacular clouds in our close as the photo shows.

630m QRP WSPR overnight

Overnight my 10mW ERP 630m WSPR was spotted by 14 stations. Best DX spots were from Norway.

Sunspots- Friday March 29th

 Solar flux is 173 and the SSN 101. A=7 and K=1.