My W5OLF beacon was turned on at 0808z.
UPDATE 1355z: 2 stations in the Canary Isles have spotted me multiple times. Single hop F2?
Simple QRP projects, 10m, 8m, 6m, 4m, FT8, 160m, WSPR, LF/MF, sub-9kHz, nanowaves and other random stuff, some not related to amateur radio.
My W5OLF beacon was turned on at 0808z.
UPDATE 1355z: 2 stations in the Canary Isles have spotted me multiple times. Single hop F2?
My gear was turned on at 0808z.
UPDATE 1939z: 39 stations have spotted me. For the last few days numbers have been declining suggesting, on average, there are fewer Es openings and/or people are leaving 6m now the Es season is drawing to a close.
A while back I planted some sunflower seeds in the ground and a trough. Most are now in flower bringing cheer to the late summer.
My beacon was turned on mid-morning.
UPDATE 1723z: 9 stations have spotted me.
My gear was turned on late morning.
UPDATE 1748z: 101 stations have spotted me including one in South Africa. Not bad for 5W on 6m to a vertical omni antenna!
UPDATE 1925z: 120 stations have spotted my 6m FT8 QRP including South Africa and Indonesia. The latter seems genuine judging by this station's other spots.
Recently, I have bought non-alcoholic gin and tonic in cans. I could have sworn there were two left. My wife swears they were non-alcoholic beer cans. I think she must have been correct.
This begs the question "what is reality?". I guess it is what an individual experiences and for everyone this will be different.
By the way, I find non-alcoholic beers every bit as good as beers with alcohol: they have progressed enormously in the last few years.
Sable Island is a small island of shifting sands in the North Atlantic belonging to Canada. There is a DXpediton there in 2026. I think ther...