Christmas bookings - NOT amateur radio

It is only September, but I am inundated with emails urging me to book pubs meals for Christmas. 

To me the Christmas season does not start until December. This is pure commercialism. I have deleted these emails.

One of the major retailers in Cambridge often puts up Christmas decorations in October. I boycott them!!

630m WSPR RX last night

Last night, 6 stations were spotted. I think I have spotted 8 unique stations on the band this autumn. I must get back on TX!

10m QRP WSPR TX (Thursday)

 My 500mW beacon was turned on at 0726z. So far,just spots from local G4KPX (14km).

Sunspots - Thursday September 28th 2023

 Solar flux is 156 and the SSN 138.  A=15 and K=3.

630m WSPR RX (Wednesday)

Once again, I have QSYed to 630m WSPR RX with my earth-electrode "antenna" in the ground. So far, no spots.

UPDATE 2020z: The spots so far this evening are shown in the table.

8m QRP FT8 (Wednesday)

As the Es in Europe looks a bit promising, I have QSYed from 6m to 8m FT8. 

Storm Agnes - NOT amateur radio

This is the first named storm in the UK this autumn. Although it is cloudy and the wind is getting stronger, it is far worse in the west.

OFCOM and mm wave 5G spectrum

OFCOM has announced that it will issue city-wide licence allocations at 26 and 40 GHz for 5G services that will last 15 years. See the OFCOM website for details.

Amazing Ali-Express deal

In case you missed Keith's comment on a post yesterday, you can now buy a complete 40m Pixie CW transceiver kit for just 42p with free shipping!!  They cannot make any money on this at all.

See https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32659942384.html?spm=a2g0o.detail.0.0.798d3e717zW8OZ&gps-id=pcDetailTopMoreOtherSeller&scm=1007.40050.354490.0&scm_id=1007.40050.354490.0&scm-url=1007.40050.354490.0&pvid=cf2c5bcb-d6d5-46a0-82f8-937ee83d86b6&_t=gps-id:pcDetailTopMoreOtherSeller,scm-url:1007.40050.354490.0,pvid:cf2c5bcb-d6d5-46a0-82f8-937ee83d86b6,tpp_buckets:668%232846%238113%231998&pdp_npi=4%40dis%21GBP%214.20%210.42%21%21%214.96%21%21%402101e9a216958169374761959e95a7%2159889805406%21rec%21UK%21%21AB

10m 500mW WSPR TX (Wednesday)

 As I am not using the 10m antenna, I am on 10m WSPR with my QRP TX beacon.  So far local G4KPX (14km) and the 2 monitors in the Canaries. 

UPDATE 1035z: More spots by the same stations.

UPDATE 1249z: 5 stations have spotted me today. Mostly F2 I think.

UPDATE 1351z: Spotted in Antarctica yet again on the German research station DP0GVN (13685km). I think this is the third or fourth time this has happened. USA (SE) spotting me now.