10m 5W FT8 (Friday)

My gear was turned on at about 0710z. 

UPDATE 1037z:  Spotted by 133 stations with the furthest Hong Kong.  

UPDATE 1750z:  Spotted by 720 stations. See map. World-wide at 5W.

Adsense crappery

Yesterday I was supposed to have had five times the number of visits to this blog than the day before. Today I have supposed to have more visits than two days ago already without any posts! Perhaps they just make it up as it bears no resemblance to reality 🥴. 

Sunspots - Friday December 19th

 Solar flux is 116 and the SSN 87. A=17 and K=2.

Nearby Anglesey Abbey

We go for walks in nearby Anglesey Abbey most months. This is a photo of the main house. 

The property is owned by the National Trust.

6m 5W FT8 (Thursday)

My gear was turned on at about 1442z.

UPDATE 1501z:   5 stations have spotted me. All in England and not too far away.

10m 500mW WSPR (Thursday)

My beacon was turned on at about 1440z.

UPDATE 1643z:  4 stations spotting me so far.

Sunspots - Thursday December 18th

 Solar flux is 119 and the SSN 68.  A=18 and K=3.

Day off radio

 As we had a funeral on the other side of the country (my wife’s brother) I was not on the radio today.

Sunspots - Wednesday December 17th

 Solar flux is 117 and the SSN 81. A=12 and K=2.

Times Radio and Ukraine

 Most days I watch Times Radio on YouTube about Ukraine It is usually informative.