Badger sett?

 This afternoon we went for a walk. This hole in the ground was about 40cm across, far too big to be a rabbit hole.Badger sett?

Out of touch?

The latest thing from Google Adsense is about a webinar. Now I have absolutely no idea what they are talking about! Perhaps it means something to people still in work.

It proudly states: 

Why accessibility is your next big UI/UX opportunity

10m 500mW WSPR (Tuesday)

 My beacon has been on since about 0845z.

UPDATE  1210z:  7 stations have spotted me, most presumably Es.

6m 2W FT8 (Tuesday)

My IC-705 at 2W FT8 to the V2000 vertical was turned on at about 0845z.

UPDATE 1730z:  So far, 116 stations have spotted me. Plenty of Es still.

Valve TX

 

This was a modern build of an old design that I saw on the internet. It was NOT my build!!

Sunspots - Tuesday August 5th

Solar  flux is 142 and the SSN 86. A=8 and K=2.

10m 1W FT8 (Monday)

My IC-705 is turned on at just 1W FT8. My antenna is still a low end-fed.

UPDATE 1322z:  So far, 157 stations have spotted me and I have spotted 201 stations. The map shows the stations that had spotted me at 1322z.

UPDATE  1426z: Doh!! Guess who forgot to turn on the PSU?  So actually I was running 500mW and not 1W. Now at 1W FT8. 174 stations have spotted me.

UPDATE  2047z:  380 stations have spotted my 1W or less 10m FT8 today on 4 continents. QRT. The map shows the stations spotting me today.

Bee

This  bee 🐝 was on the edge of one of our windows yesterday.

Monday plans

 Today I think I shall concentrate on 10m FT8 at 1W.

Elecraft KX3

 One of my Facebook memories today was the introduction of the Elecraft KX3 in 2011. This is sadly too expensive in the UK so along with the later KX2 will not be on my Christmas list!