Racism - no place

In my view, racism by anyone has absolutely no place in modern society.  Those in public office must always ensure it is not possible.

10m 200mW WSPR (Saturday)

 A brief TX on 10m WSPR this morning resulted in 14 spots of me by EA8BFK (2880km).

Heathkit HW8

For about a year I owned an HW8 2W CW transceiver. This transceiver covered 40-15m. It worked really well and made some great DX contacts. 

I think it was sold back to the original owner. I wish I still had it!

The image is copyrighted. It will be removed if using it is an issue, but the best site I have seen is at https://wd8rif.com/hw8.htm by William McFadden (who has the copyright), which is filled with useful information.

10m 5W FT8 (Saturday)

 My QDX-M was turned on very early morning before breakfast.

UPDATE  0950z:  Spotted by 4 stations and  I have spotted 3 stations in Eastern Europe.

UPDATE 1053z:  Spotted by 16 stations.

UPDATE 1341z:   Spotted by many stations including some in the USA and Canada. See map.

Network radio?

When I first saw this I was very surprised.  

On further looking it appears it is a network (internet) radio dressed up like a tiny "real" radio, 

It would appear to be available from several sources at various prices.

Sunspots - Saturday February 7th

 Solar flux is 164 and the SSN 132. A=16 and K=3.

AI historical reconstructions

There are lots of AI historical reconstruction videos about. Some make errors, but in the main these are very impressive. This is an example.

10m 200mW WSPR (Friday)

My beacon was turned on at 0940z.

UPDATE 1013z:  So far, just spots by EA8BFK (2880km). 

UPDATE 1453z:  Spotted by 25 stations. See table, and map by VK7JJ.  200mW WSPR seems plenty.

The sea will win

In my lifetime, there has always been a road across Torcross Line in Devon, UK. 

This is a long strip of land dividing the saltwater sea from a freshwater lake known as Slapton Ley. Apparently the road was only built 28 years before I was born.

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slapton_Ley

It was where Americans practised for the D-day landings in WW2.

In recent storms and high tides, it looks like this lifeline road has been damaged beyond repair leaving some villages very isolated. In years gone past, most places were self-sufficient. Nowadays, people have to travel for shopping, work or school, so things are harder.

It looks like the sea is winning. Long after I have gone, I expect this stretch will be breached and Slapton Ley will be saltwater.

We forget that things that seem forever to us are not.

See https://www.independent.co.uk/ .

Cambridge park

This was Midsummer Common in Cambridge on Wednesday. 

The photo was taken from a moving bus. 

In the distance are the boathouses that line the River Cam.