I am on 10m WSPR with 500mW from the W5OLF beacon.
UPDATE 1042z: So far today, 2 unique stations have spotted me with the furthermost TA4/G8SCU (3010km).
15 Apr 2022
8m testing (Friday)
After a brief TX period on FT8 (one local FT8 spot) and then Q65, I am now on FT8 RX only.
UPDATE 1044z: Nobody spotted on 8m FT8 RX.
View from the shack window
Spring is a great time of year with lots of fresh growth and blossom. The photo shows the view looking down the garden from the shack.
14 Apr 2022
Simple 10m FT8 RX
If you want an FT8 10m RX, you may want to take a look at my 10FT8R receiver. This is very effective and does not miss much.
See https://sites.google.com/view/g3xbm4/home/hf-mf-and-lf/homebrew/10ft8r-rx .
Boris - NOT amateur radio
Boris Johnson is the UK Prime Minister. He has recently been fined for parties during the Covid-19 pandemic. He is under a lot of pressure to resign as he set the rules. The Ukraine war has helped delay the inevitable.
Minehead - NOT amateur radio
Ten years ago were on holiday in North Devon and went to Minehead in Somerset where we saw lots of steam trains.
10m QRP WSPR TX (Thursday)
At the moment I am on 10m WSPR TX with 500mW from the W5OLF beacon. So far just G4KPX (14km) spotting me (44 spots by 0940z).
UPDATE 2020z: QRT.
Stations spotting me today
8m tests (Thursday)
My 8m station was turned on at about 0800z. Initially, I tried sending some Q65 for a test with a station in Bath without success. I am was on 8m FT8 with just a local spot.
UPDATE 0924z: Currently monitoring 40.680 MHz USB dial FT8.
UPDATE 2025z: QRT. Only local spots of me. On RX the furthermost was EI9KP (649km).
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