Two-faced? - NOT amateur radio

The USA (according to the BBC) has told congress that it wants to send $1bn in arms to Israel.  No doubt these (along with many others before) will be used to render women and children dead, maimed or homeless. 

We accuse Russia of war crimes in Ukraine, but allow Israel to do the same in Gaza with weapons we provide. 

Indeed, Israel has a perfect right to defend itself.  However, many will question the way Israel is trying to prosecute the war in Gaza.

My firm belief is everyone on the planet has a right to live in peace, be respected and worship in the way they choose.

See https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-69013279.

Ghent street performers - NOT amateur radio

 

These street performers were in Ghent last week.

500uW 10m WSPR (Wednesday)

My QRPP 10m WSPR has been on since about 0830z. 

UPDATE 1707z:  No spots.

6m 10mW WSPR (Wednesday)

My QRPP 6m WSPR was turned on at about 0830z.

UPDATE 1606z:  No spots. I am beginning to think that 10mW 6m WSPR is harder than I was expecting. When I went on earlier I noticed that there were quite a few lines of interference. This, if typical, could make reception of weak signals hard.

Sunspots - Wednesday May 15th

 Solar flux is 220 and the SSN 185. A=6 and K=1.  Solar activity seems to be high. Another peak?

OFCOM auction

OFCOM is consulting on the format of its upcoming auction of 26-40 GHz spectrum. See the OFCOM website for details.

Reminder - Dayton Hamvention

This is a reminder that the Dayton Hamvention is this coming weekend.  Dayton is in Ohio, USA 🇺🇸.

As far as I know, it is the biggest amateur radio gathering on the planet. It particularly attracts visitors in the USA, but is also a meeting place for overseas visitors too.

It is often the place where new products are announced. I am still waiting for the FT817 true successor, although I fear it is now too late!

See https://hamvention.org

630m QRP WSPR overnight

I forgot to change back to G3XBM from GE3XBM that I was using on 6m during my QRPP tests overnight. Just a single station spotted my 10mW ERP overnight. It was quite the worst night for months. Probably time to think of a new challenge!!

UPDATE 0950z: I shall keep going on 630m WSPR until the weekend before reconsidering things.

70cm activity contest (UKAC)

This evening was the 70cm activity contest. I worked a couple of stations with my 10W pep SSB to the 2m big-wheel omni antenna before I went QRT after about 40 minutes.

10mW 6m WSPR (Tuesday)

This is really to see how 8m WSPR would work under ISM rules (10mW ERP). I am testing on 6m as I hope there will be more monitors. 

If it works on 6m, I am pretty sure it would work on 8m. On 6m QRPP WSPR I am using a unique callsign so I can ID spots at 10mW.

UPDATE 2000z:   No spots of me all day.