The following rallies have been notified to me. Always check with organisers before setting out on long trips.
Sat June 11th - Rochdale and District ARC Summer Rally is now CANCELLED.
Sun June 12th - Mendips Radio Rally mendipsrally@hotmail.com .
Sun June 12th - Junction 28 Radio Rally, Alfreton. www.snadarc.com. 01332 679913.
It is now 0850z and I have been on 10m WSPR TX with 500mW for about 30 minutes. Nobody has spotted me yet.
UPDATE 1153z: 12 people have spotted me today so far.
Later today I expect to be on 8m FT8 TX on 40.680 MHz USB dial. Most days I am spotted by Es propagation. Yesterday 3 people spotted me and the day before 9.
UPDATE 0827z: TX turned on at about 0820z.
UPDATE 1312z: 3 stations have spotted me today and 2 in Croatia have exchanged FT8 reports. Unless you are OFCOM or the RSGB, these used to known as FT8 QSOs. QSOs?? Odd concept in the UK on 8m FT8!!
UPDATE 1320z: Stations in 8 countries have spotted my 8m FT8 QRP so far.
Solar flux is 100 and the SSN 0. This is the first spotless day for a long time. A=5 and K=1.
Most of the afternoon, I have been on 10m WSPR TX with 500mW from the W5OLF beacon. Widely spotted in Europe by Es.
UPDATE 2147z: Yesterday 50 stations spotted my 500mW WSPR on 10m. Today it was 9 the last time I checked.
Later I hope to be on 8m FT8 TX again although some thunder may cause some interruptions.
UPDATE 2145z: Spotted by 3 stations today on 8m FT8 QRP TX.
My 500mW stand-alone 10m WSPR beacon has been on since this afternoon. So far, 13 stations have spotted me.
