My beacon was turned on just before breakfast.
UPDATE 1139z: Just EA8BFK (2880km) spotting me. It seems the single hop F2 to the Canary Is is often open. Interesting that reports of me vary from -25dB S/N to -5dB S/N on this path. This implies he could still copy me with microwatts at times!
WSPRrocks by Phil VK7JJ
UPDATE 1640z: 26 spots of me with the furthermost Brazil.
A few moments ago I sent an email to an old work colleague who now lives in Moscow. He is a very keen radio amateur who has done a great deal for the hobby.
This is one thing I really like about amateur radio. Whether the person lives in the USA, China or Russia matters not one bit. We are all human beings and all equal. In the days of the USSR it mattered not and Americans freely talked to stations in the USSR.
Amateur radio is above politics.
Let's hope the thought police don't come knocking!!
The Ukrainian 🇺🇦 leader is not impressed with President Trump!! I can't say I blame him.
One of the things I remember from a time management course at work a long time ago was to think of issues in bite sized chunks. Every problem has a solution.
I am reminded of a famous quote by Descartes:
"Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible to resolve it"
See https://www.brainyquote.com/authors/rene-descartes-quotes.
Basically every problem, however complex, can be solved.
Today, I am on 10m QRP FT8 with the IC-705 at 5W.
UPDATE 0915z: 59 stations spotting me with the furthermost ZD7GB (7606km). An SV has his locator wrong as it appears he is in the Pacific Ocean!
