Gaza

 According to the UN, most in Gaza are hit badly by floods with leaking tents.

My only comment is

WHY?

QMX+ on FT8

 This short video show the QMX+ QRP rig on FT8.

160m FT8 RX (Saturday)

 My gear was turned on at about 1850z.

UPDATE 1919z:  24 spots, all in Europe.

Our village

 

Our village is a mix of old and new buildings. This is part of it, near the middle.

Blackberry picking

For months, I have picked blackberries for breakfast. 

Today, I took a look and found just a few. 

I could not resist taking this photo of this beetle. 

With luck I might pick a few more this autumn.

10m 1W FT8 Saturday

Stations spotting my 10m, 1W, FT8 today

 In a few moments I shall switch on my 10m 1W FT8 gear. It will probably be on until teatime.

UPDATE 1012z:  26 stations have spotted me, all at F2 single hop range.

UPDATE 1831z: 211 stations have spotted me from all over the place. See map.

Sunspots - Saturday November 7th

 Solar flux is 125 and the SSN 91. A=9 and K=3.

160m FT8 overnight

Once again, stations in the USA spotted overnight in the 243 stations received in the last day.  Best DX was NY1V (6425km) in Indiana. See map.

160m vs FT8 RX (Friday)

Very shortly I will be going on 160m FT8 RX for the evening and night.

UPDATE  1923z:  Already 34 stations spotted with the best RV0AR (5577km) in Asiatic Russia. Promising.

Orchard Street, Cambridge, UK

 

We see this street (Orchard Street) from the bus when we go into Cambridge.