It seems to me that the world is ruled by billionaires. It seems true in the USA and Russia and probably true in other countries too. The danger is they have the money to influence results.
To me, I think most wars in the past were caused by rich people but fought by ordinary folk . I am sure most ordinary folk want to live in peace.
This "special military operation" is now over 4 years old and should have been a few days. How it will all end is anyone's guess.
In recent years, solar panels have come a very long way. They are now far less expensive and more efficient.
In China as much power is now generated by solar as coal. If energy storage is also made smaller,cheaper and better, solar will clearly replace coal.
The USA? It is in great danger of being left behind.
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| Stations spotted on 2m FT8 yesterday evening |
It never fails to astound me how far away stations can be spotted.
I wonder if with FT8 we can tap into weak troposcatter signals?
We are now at the very end of the Es season. Openings can occur at any time, but are usually far less common. What often happens is people abandon the higher HF bands and 6m sadly.
My beacon was turned on at about 0754z.
UPDATE 1512z: 9 stations spotting me.
My gear was turned on at about 0754z.
UPDATE 1510z: 12 stations spotting me. No Es evident.
UPDATE 1927z: It never fails to amaze me how far away stations can be copied on FT8. I have already copied stations along way away in many countries. See map.
UPDATE 1409z: 8 stations spotting me. See map.
UPDATE 1551z: 10 stations spotting me.
