Roger G3XBM's (Mainly) Amateur Radio Blog

My gear was turned on at 1034z. UPDATE 1800z :  25 spots mostly GW and G. See map.

 Later I expect to go on 6m 5W FT8 and 500mW 10m WSPR. 

This has been a pub since 1620!! These days it’s mainly a restaurant.

 Solar flux is 121 and the SSN 87. A=9 and K=3.

Maybe I am just too old, but I remember when W7 or W6 was on the west coast and W4 was on the east coast. These days it could be anywhere! I...

This dates from the 1960s I think and was a medium wave AM radio in kit form.

 When on 6m FT8 I can go on 10m WSPR with my beacon. UPDATE 1415z:  11 spots mainly from the USA and Canada.

I have now gone QRT on 10m FT8 and am now on 6m 5W FT8. UPDATE 1540z:   33 stations have spotted me.

This is either the oldest, or nearly the oldest, National Trust reserve in England.  It is about 6km from us.  It has a rich diversity of wi...

For a change, I am on 4W 10m FT8 today. My gear was turned at breakfast time. UPDATE 1222z:   Spotted by 202 stations with the best ZS2PA ...