10m 1W FT8 (Friday)

 My gear was turned on at breakfast.

UPDATE 1410z:  So far, spotted by 190 stations including North and South America.

Sunspots - Friday November 13th

 Solar flux is 116 and the SSN 115.  A=4 and K=1.

160m FT8 RX (Thuesday)

 My 160m FT8 RX was turned on at about 1840z.

UPDATE 1853z:  So far, I have spotted 12 stations withe best R2QA (2607km).

10m 1W FT8 (Thursday)

My gear was turned on after breakfast.

UPDATE 1644z:  Spotted by 235 stations. 638 stations spotted here including Reunion Is, S.America and Alaska. See map of stations spotting my 10m 1W FT8 today.

160m FT8 RX overnight

A disappointing session. 186 stations spotted with the best 9K2GR (4717km). Nothing transatlantic again.

Sunspots - Thursday November 12th

 Solar flux is 132 and the SSN 142. A=6 and K=1.

70cm FT8 activity contest (Wednesday)

It never fails to amaze me how far I can spot 70cm FT8 signals. 

This evening I worked a couple of stations, but most of the time I was on 70cm FT8 RX. I only use a 2m  big-wheel omni antenna. The map shows the stations spotted. I missed the first hour of the contest.

Armistice Day

During WW2 my dad was a Pathfinder flying night bombing raids over Germany in Lancasters. I am a great believer in talk rather than war, but I never got to tell him how brave he was. He died in 1987.  Every night he must have been terrified.

Guilty or not?

Some crimes are despicable. 

However I hate the "trial by media" in which people are named BEFORE they are found guilty. If they are innocent, it is already too late as their name/career is stained forever. In my view, names should only be revealed AFTER people have been found guilty by a court of law.

It seems the media goes into a "feeding frenzy" if a name is revealed, often months before guilt is proven.

Whilst I understand that power should never be used as a weapon against  lesser people, justice must be done.

POTA with the Pebble at 1W

 VK3YE takes the PebbleHF for a POTA activation powered by a mobile phone at 1W on 40m.