Sunspots - Monday February 10th

 Solar flux is 163 and the SSN 142. A=18 and K=2.

Tower Bridge - NOT amateur radio

 

This was Tower Bridge in London last weekend. It was a dull day.

8m QRP FT8 (Sunday)

 For a few hours I was on 8m QRP FT8 this afternoon, but nobody spotted me.

Progress? - NOT amateur radio

It seems that every spare piece of land in our village is being used for "infilling" with yet more houses like these at the back of long gardens. I prefer "infilling"  to swallowing up farmland.

10m QRP WSPR (Sunday)

 Before going on 10m FT8 I went very briefly on 10m WSPR with my 500mW beacon. Spotted by EA8BFK (2880km) before changing mode.

UPDATE 2130z:   When I went on 8m FT8, I returned to 10m QRP WSPR.   In all, 13 stations spotted me.

10m QRP FT8 (Sunday)

 

At the moment I am on 10m QRP FT8 with my tiny QDX transceiver. Power is about 3W. So far, at 1034z, 9 stations have spotted me. 

See https://qrp-labs.com/qdx.html

UPDATE 1430z: Spotted by 221 stations. Furthermost on RX is Australia.

Sunspots - Sunday February 9th

 Solar flux is 173 and the SSN 168. A=11 and K=2.

10m QRP WSPR (Saturday)

My QRP 10m WSPR was turned on at about 1230z.

UPDATE 1613z:  17 stations have spotted me. The furthermost was a station in Brazil.

Our local Co-op shop - NOT amateur radio

This is where we get the stuff that we forget to get on our "main" shop in Newmarket.

It is usually well stocked although more expensive. 

8m QRP FT8 (Saturday)

In a few moments I hope to go on 40.680 MHz FT8 QRP TX with my QMX+.

UPDATE 1629z:  Spotted by WW1L (4976km). First transatlantic spot of me on 8m QRP (2W) FT8 this month.