Today was a definite spotting low over the River Great Ouse.
18 Apr 2024
At last a swallow! - NOT amateur radio
At Ely today, I saw my first definite swallow. One may have flown over 2 days ago, but I could not be sure.
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OFCOM microwave auction changes
OFCOM is making changes in its auction for 26GHz and 40GHz spectrum to protect radio telescopes near Cambridge. See the OFCOM website for details.
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17 Apr 2024
Ickworth near Bury St Edmunds, UK - NOT amateur radio
We were quite surprised to see lambs so late at Ickworth today. We went for a nice walk and a snack lunch.
It is owned by the National Trust, so members can walk around the grounds and house.
If you are not a member, you pay an entry fee. There are a variety of walks. Some are long and some short.
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8m FT8 RX
At the moment (Wednesday AM) I am on 40.680MHz USB dial FT8 RX. No spots. I have yet to repair my 8m dipole, so I have no idea (other than the highish SWR) how it is performing.
UPDATE 1642z: ZR1ADI (9777km) in South Africa was the only spot today. I guess this is TEP.
10m QRPP WSPR (Wednesday)
No luck yet today with my 500uW (0.5mW) 10m WSPR today.
Yesterday there were quite a few spots of my 500uW WSPR by EA8BFK (2880km). The impression I am getting is this ultra low power works on single hop F2 as long as things are settled, but multiple hop F2 is far harder. Based on these results, I am expecting European spots via Es later.
UPDATE 1545z: No spots today.
UPDATE 1618z: I spoke too soon! 3 spots late afternoon from the Canary Islands (again).
UPDATE 2050z: EA8 (probably F2) ,OE and DL (probably both Es?) spotted my 500uW QRPP WSPR. If these two were Es, this is probably the start of the Es season.
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