Solar flux is 217 and the SSN 283. A=19 and K=2.
22 Apr 2024
21 Apr 2024
8m ISM WSPR (Sunday)
Shortly, I shall be turning on my 10mW ERP 8m WSPR under ISM rules on 40.680MHz USB dial.
This means my QRPP WSPR will be about 1450Hz higher. I am not really expecting any spots as I have yet to sort out my antenna.
I shall ask locals to check I am getting out.
UPDATE 1436z: No spots.
10m 500uW (0.5mW) WSPR (Sunday)
My QRPP beacon has been re-synced to Internet time, but no spots yet.
UPDATE 1437z: EA8BFK (2880km) has spotted my 500uW 10m WSPR 10 times so far today.
70cm UKAC activity contest results
You would not exactly say I am a contest nerd. One thing is certain: guess who will never win! If I come half way up the table I'd be very pleased!
I like to submit an entry into the activity contest even though I stay on very little time, use 10W SSB and a 2m big-wheel omni antenna. In the low power section I am 43rd out of 70, which is not bad.
See https://www.rsgbcc.org/cgi-bin/vhfresults.pl?Contest=432MHz%20UKAC&year=2024 .
20 Apr 2024
6m QRP FT8 (Saturday)
At about 1620z, I QSYed to 6m FT8. At 1630z, 4 stations had spotted my 2.5W FT8 to the V2000 vertical omni antenna.
UPDATE 1800z: 9 stations have spotted my QRP. On RX, the furthermost is EA9ABC (1873km) in North Africa.Knotted tree - NOT amateur radio
8m FT8 RX (Saturday)
Currently, I am monitoring 40.680MHz USB dial FT8.
UPDATE 1348z: No spots.
UPDATE 1621z: Locally I can see ZS1TX, ZS3/V51PJ and ZR1ADI were spotted but these did not appear on PSKreporter. For some reason, these spots were not uploaded.