English Lake District

Last week, one of my grandsons was here doing walks here as part of his Duke of Edinburgh gold award. This is a popular award in the UK, with several elements such as social care, physical endurance etc.. It is a good grounding and helps with CVs!

Over the weekend they had over 100mm of rain here, which he just missed! This is Borrowdale.

10m 1W FT8 (Monday)

My gear was turned on at about 0900z.

UPDATE 0913z:  7 stations have spotted me.

UPDATE 1058z:  22 stations have spotted me and 77 stations spotted here.

UPDATE 1425z:  60 stations have spotted me. See map.

160m FT8 overnight

 As I often do, I monitored 160m FT8 RX last evening and overnight.

In all, 286 stations were spotted with the best UN0GY (5538km) in Kazakstan.

Russian diesel?

 Allowing Russia to sell its diesel on the world market and in the USA is questionable.

Sputnik day

This has been on many times.

I am not sure if this still occurs, but in 2011 a group of us built a 15m CW TX using the same type of valve used in the first Sputnik satellite in 1957. 

One of the group G4NUA is now a SK. The rig was built by G4ALB and I was chief operator!

Within minutes we had a good QSO with a station in the USA.

Sunspots - Monday October 26th

 Solar flux is 89 and the SSN 22. A=5 and K=0.

SAQ 17.2kHz CW

 This is the historic alternator transmitter in Sweden. It broadcasts a few times a year on special occasions.

160m FT8 RX (Sunday)

My gear was turned on at about 1645z.

UPDATE 1917z:  So far, 106 stations have been spotted here.

10m 1W FT8 (Sunday)

My gear was turned on at about 0935z.

UPDATE  0944z:  So far, spotted by 9 stations.

UPDATE 1633z:  32 stations have spotted me today. See map.

UPDATE 1833z:   60 stations spotted.

160m FT8 RX overnight

 134 stations spotted with the best RU9F (3511km) in Asiatic Russia. Nothing transatlantic.