My 160m FT8 RX was turned on at about 1840z.
UPDATE 1853z: So far, I have spotted 12 stations withe best R2QA (2607km).
12 Nov 2026
10m 1W FT8 (Thursday)
My gear was turned on after breakfast.
UPDATE 1644z: Spotted by 235 stations. 638 stations spotted here including Reunion Is, S.America and Alaska. See map of stations spotting my 10m 1W FT8 today.
160m FT8 RX overnight
A disappointing session. 186 stations spotted with the best 9K2GR (4717km). Nothing transatlantic again.
11 Nov 2026
70cm FT8 activity contest (Wednesday)
This evening I worked a couple of stations, but most of the time I was on 70cm FT8 RX. I only use a 2m big-wheel omni antenna. The map shows the stations spotted. I missed the first hour of the contest.
Armistice Day
During WW2 my dad was a Pathfinder flying night bombing raids over Germany in Lancasters. I am a great believer in talk rather than war, but I never got to tell him how brave he was. He died in 1987. Every night he must have been terrified.
Guilty or not?
Some crimes are despicable.
However I hate the "trial by media" in which people are named BEFORE they are found guilty. If they are innocent, it is already too late as their name/career is stained forever. In my view, names should only be revealed AFTER people have been found guilty by a court of law.
It seems the media goes into a "feeding frenzy" if a name is revealed, often months before guilt is proven.
Whilst I understand that power should never be used as a weapon against lesser people, justice must be done.
POTA with the Pebble at 1W
VK3YE takes the PebbleHF for a POTA activation powered by a mobile phone at 1W on 40m.
10m 1W FT8 (Wednesday)
My gear was turned at about 0845z.
UPDATE 0857x: So far, 18 stations (mostly Europe at F2 single hop distance) have spotted me. I have spotted 35 with some Japanese stations.
UPDATE 1653z: 250 stations have spotted my 1W 10m FT8 and 745 stations spotted here. See map showing stations spotting me.
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