8m QRP FT8 (Thursday)

Turned on the 8m QRP FT8 gear just after breakfast as Hugh in Portugal tells me England starting to come through.

UPDATE 1010z: No spots. 

UPDATE 1613z:  Spots of my QRP have been received from Spain and Slovenia today.

10m WSPR QRP TX (Thursday)

My 500mW 10m WSPR beacon was turned on at breakfast time.

UPDATE 0738z: Already 4 unique stations have spotted me today. 

Thurlestone Devon yesterday - NOT amateur radio

My brother took the picture yesterday. We lived near here. 

Sunspots - Thursday June 22nd 2023

Solar flux is 176 and the SSN 190. A=8 and K=1. 

PYO strawberries - NOT amateur radio

This was my wife picking strawberries this morning. She has made a crumble with some. 

East Anglian skies - NOT amateur radio

This part of England (East Anglia) is famous for being flat. As a compensation, we get some amazing skies. This was when we had a storm recently.

10m WSPR TX 500mW (Wednesday)

Just after 1100z, my 10m, 500mW, WSPR TX beacon was turned on. At 1115z,  5 unique stations have spotted me. 

8m FT8 (Wednesday)

Just after 1100z, my 2.5W FT8 was turned on. It is now 1107z and, so far, no spots. It looks like there are more monitors active.

UPDATE 1352z:  No spots.

UPDATE 1617z:  My QRP has been spotted by stations in Spain and Poland. It looks like HC02 in Portugal also got me, but this was not reported on PSKreporter.

Plans for today (Wednesday)

 As long as there are no storms nearby, my plan is to go on 8m QRP FT8 and QRP 10m WSPR TX with my 500mW beacon that does not need the PC.

Actually, I have gone off 4m: there is almost no activity that I could find outside the Es season and what is possible when there is Es is now known. I was actually expecting the band to be quite good inter-G at all times, but activity is even lower than 2m. If you are considering 4m, prepare for disappointment.

"Our" windmill this morning - NOT amateur radio

This was the windmill next door this morning in the sunshine.