2 Sept 2026

6m 1W FT8 (Wednesday)

 My gear was turned on at about 0620z. 

UPDATE 0642z:  Just 1 English station spotting me.

10m 200mW WSPR TX (Wednesday)

My  beacon was turned on at about 0620z. 

UPDATE 0640z: No spots of me.

Sunspots - Wednesday September 2nd

 Solar flux is 101 and the SSN 55. A=7 and K=0.

1 Sept 2026

Flowers

My wife likes having flowers in the house. 

She bought these earlier.

6m 1W FT8 (Tuesday)

My gear was turned on at about 0950z.

UPDATE 0938z: Spotted by just 1 English station so far. Outside of the Es season, many abandon 6m.

UPDATE 1742z:  Spotted by 8 stations. I suspect some are aircraft reflections? Some may be Es. QRT soon.

10m 200mW WSPR (Tuesday)

My beacon was turned on at about 0850z.

UPDATE 1812z:  Spotted by 12 stations. QRT soon.

Autumn

According to the Met Office, September 1st is treated as the first day of autumn. 

I agree with this. To me autumn is September, October and November, with winter December, January and February. All seasons have their own beauty, although autumn has come early this year.

Sunspots - Tuesday September 1st

 Solar flux is 107 and the SSN 81. A=12 and K=1.