East Anglia is usually quite a dry area of the country, but yesterday we had only the first rain ☔️ this month after a very dry April. I hope we get some more ….at night!
14 May 2026
FT8 issue?
Earlier I planned to go on 10m FT8. My Windows 10 PC had other ideas.
Last night it did a Windows update and refuses to TX! I need more disk space to upgrade to Windows 11 or recover to an earlier date. I shall try reloading WSJT-X first and see if that cures it 😢
UPDATE 0930z: Reinstalled WSJT-X. Still no TX .
13 May 2026
70cm FT8 activity contest
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| Stations spotting me on 70cm FT8 this evening |
It never fails to amaze me how well 10W FT8 and a 144MHz big-wheel omni does on 70cm . Tonight was the 70cm FT8 activity contest. Every contest I seem to be copied in continental Europe and was spotted at considerable range within the UK. See map.
I was only on about 10 minutes.
EV batteries
CATL is the biggest battery manufacturer in the world and has announced some remarkable advances. In my view we are on the cusp of a transport revolution leaving fossil fuel vehicles left in the Stone Age.
Wake up USA, or you will be left far, far behind.
10m 3W FT8 (Tuesday)
So far, the thunder has missed us, so I have gone on 10m FT8.
UPDATE 1518z: Spotted by 65 stations.
Thunder?
Our weather forecast is a mix of sunshine and showers. We may get some thunder so I think that radio will "take a miss" today.
See https://www.lightningmaps.org/#m=ses;t=3;s=0;o=0;b=;ts=0;y=50.6166;x=0.7725;z=7;d=2;dl=2;dc=0;
My son and jazz
My son is a professional jazz pianist playing all the major London venues (Ronny Scott's, 606 club etc.) and across the country and abroad.
70cm activity contest yesterday
Last night was the May leg of the UKAC activity contest.With my poor voice, 10W and 144MHz big-wheel omni antenna it’s hard work, so I don’t stay on long. Just 2 stations worked.
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