Coast Hopper bus

 Today , we went by Coast Hopper bus from Chichester to Portsmouth and back. We didn’t stop long because we really came for the bus ride . The buses are every 20 minutes.

Sunspots - Tuesday September 22nd

 Solar flux is 118 and the SSN 126. A=3 and K=0.

Chichester Cathedral

Chichester  Cathedral is magnificent. It’s free entry with a recommended donation with some lovely gardens.

Sunspots -Monday September 22nd

 Solar flux is 104 and the SSN 85. A=3 and K=0.

IC705 Mk 2?

People are beginning to speculate about an IC-705 Mk2 from ICOM. This is purely speculation, and I have seen no evidence of this "on the stocks". It reminds me of the speculation about a replacement to the Yaesu FT817.

Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness

As John Keats said, this is the time of year in the UK when fruit matures. Blackberries were early but there seems to be an abundance of apples. I am told by my neighbours the apples on the trees are not good.

Sunspots - Monday September 21st

 Solar flux is 101 and the SSN 54. A=6 and K=1.

10m 200mW WSPR (Sunday)

 My beacon was turned on at about 0945z.

UPDATE 1053z:  No spots of me yet.

6m 1W FT8 (Sunday)

 My gear was turned on about 20 minutes ago.

UPDATE 1052z:  So far, just 3 English stations have spotted me.

Russia and the West

In Ukraine , Russia seems to be trying to grind down civilians, who seem to be tiring of the war. At the same time Ukraine is trying to bring the war closer to ordinary people within Russia. 

At the same time Russia seems to be probing NATO to see how it would respond. 

I am pretty sure most ordinary people in Russia and Ukraine really just want a peaceful life. I do hope they can find a way of ending the needless carnage and destruction. It is all so silly.