My intention is to go on 10m FT8 with my Windows 10 PC and QDX. This is conditional on:
Apparently there is a fix for the first by connecting and powering up the QDX first. There is not an issue with Linux, just Windows.
The jury is still out on the smoothed peak of solar cycle 25. At one time it was last year, but now it is thought possible it could be October 2024 according to Solan.
What is certain is solar conditions are good and likely to remain so for some years to come.
There are also lots of lights that could be for Divali........or Christmas. Am I being cynical thinking this is a way to increase profits, reduce costs, and look good?
You can tell it is October in the UK! Drizzle, cold and miserable.
As I am in Cambridge much of the day for my U3A courses I do not expect to do much radio today.
Assuming it all works, I intend to go on 10m QRP FT8 after breakfast with my QDX.
UPDATE 1744z: It did not work! Apparently the QDX has to be power cycled. Not only that, but the Windows update wants to move to Windows 11 and the PC has not enough disk space. If I was more confident, I would convert it to Linux, but I do not understand how to do it and then install WSJT-X under Linux. Ideally, I would like someone locally to do it!
In many countries the 49MHz band is allocated to low power devices such as baby alarms and toy walkie-talkies licence-free as long as they a...
