It was late afternoon before I went on.
UPDATE 1845z: Spotted by 27 stations in Europe.
21 Jul 2026
Oil prices - going up?
Whatever your views, the Iran war is now going on for months and fuel prices are rising again.
In my view, this war was a mistake.
Iran is (arguably) no wonderful land of peace and love. Judging by the videos I have seen it is (was?) a beautiful place, that nobody has a right to destroy. This war has put back efforts to convert this country away from being considered a warmonger to a peace loving nation.
We have seen vandals in the past who have destroyed things of beauty just because the rulers at the time did not approve - think of the UK King Henry VIII and the English Civil War and actions in Syria and Afghanistan by the Taliban.
Google Adsense rubbish
According to Google Adsense my blog had nearly 1 million views yesterday in one day. There is no way at all this is correct! It's very flattering (!) but totally wrong! Not sure what algorithm is being used, but it is very very wrong.
10m 200mW WSPR TX (Tuesday)
My 200mW WSPR beacon was turned on mid morning.
UPDATE 1900z: So far today, 53 stations have spotted me.
Toyota Solid State EV?
Recently Toyota announced a car with a solid state battery. The solid state battery has been delayed and delayed.
This (somewhat sceptical) video examines the claims. Yes, solid state batteries could unlock far less expensive EVs with great range.
Yesterday on 6m FT8
Yesterday was another good 6m day.
My 500mW FT8 was spotted widely by 358 stations in the last day including KP4AA (6905km) in the Caribbean. So my 500mW 6m FT8 has now been spotted across the Atlantic twice in 2 days!
On RX, several stations in the USA were spotted on 6m FT8. The map shows the stations spotted on 6m FT8 RX yesterday.
20 Jul 2026
Is President Trump supported?
I have looked for videos and people supportive of President Trump, but I have totally failed. I have found not one video and not one person outside his inner circle that supports him - not a single one! I would have expected some that would support him, but I cannot find any!
If he really is this hated, why is he still there?
In the interest of fairness, please would those that do support him make a comment? It would be good to hear what "Joe Public" has to say.
6m 500mW FT8 (Monday)
My gear was turned on mid-morning.
UPDATE 1026z: Spotted by 69 stations with the best D4L (4517km) in Cape Verde Islands. Good Es again today with 500mW.
UPDATE 1533z: Spotted by 281 stations today. On 6m FT8 RX quite a few stations in the USA and Caribbean have been spotted.
This is far from scientific, but the impression I get with Es is that 6m QRP FT8 TX is more productive than 10m QRP WSPR. I know this is like comparing apples with pears, but it seems easier with 6m FT8 than 10m WSPR. On 10m I run 200mW whereas on 6m 500mW. I would guess ERPs are similar. WSPR can decode far weaker signals, but needs far longer. I guess Es conditions often are fleeting and less suited to WSPR.
10m 200mW WSPR (Monday)
My 200mW beacon was turned on early this morning.
UPDATE 1511z: So far spotted by 84 stations. Good Es mainly around Europe.
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