160m FT8 RX (Monday)

My gear was turned on at about 1800z.

UPDATE 2006z:  122 stations spotted.

Cyber attacks

There have been a spate of cyber-attacks on supermarket freezers across Europe of late. I do not know who is behind these. 

Whist these will hit supermarkets hard, far worse is possible, so states have to be on their guard and have contingency plans.

See https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq1kd1nee80eo .

CB FT8 RX

For a change I am monitoring 27.265MHz FT8 RX. I have spotted stations here on CB FT8 in the past.

UPDATE 1738z:  Spots from Canada, Brazil and the USA.  CB FT8 is alive and well. See map.

See https://g4nsj.co.uk/cb-radio-citizens-band-27mhz-11-metres/

Ukraine

 The continued war in Ukraine is ridiculous.  I hope it ends soon.

See https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cm4g1yjxv38gt

Rigs compared

 This video compares some of the most popular 100W transceivers.

10m 1W FT8 (Monday)

 My gear was turned on at about 0945z.

UPDATE 1122z:  So far, spotted by 19 stations. 33 stations spotted here.

UPDATE 1431z:  Spotted by 61 stations. 80 stations spotted here. See map of stations spotting me.

Christmas present?

The Pebble HF is a low cost transceiver for either 40m or 20m. If has most parts already fitted leaving just 12 parts to assemble. It does CW and SSB at 5W.

160m FT8 RX overnight

My gear was running overnight. In all, 299 stations spotted, mostly in Europe, but nothing transatlantic again. Switching to 10m 1W FT8 shortly.

Sunspots - Monday November 2nd

 Solar flux is 94 and the SSN 30. A=19 and K=2.

160m FT8 RX (Sunday)

My gear was turned on at about 1825z. It will stay on overnight.

UPDATE 2228z: 164 stations spotted. Best DX is UA4CC (3100km).