24 Sept 2026

6m 1W FT8 (Thursday)

 


Just 5 English stations spotted this afternoon.

10m 200mW WSPR (Thursday)

This afternoon, I came back from a short break in Chichester. I went on 10m WSPR  at about 1400z.  Plenty of spots from the Canary Is..

Sunspots - Thursday September 24th

 Solar flux is 121 and the SSN 142. A=4 and K=3.

23 Sept 2026

Coastrider bus

Today, we went by Coastrider 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. Being old, it was free with bus passes.

Sunspots - Tuesday September 22nd

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

22 Sept 2026

Chichester Cathedral

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

Sunspots - Monday September 21st

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

21 Sept 2026

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.