Joe Blogs videos

 

These videos are on YouTube and are very informative.

Sibling reunions

My wife's elder brother died last November and we have her remaining brother staying with us with his wife for a few days. 

He is 80 in a few weeks so my wife made him a present of photos from our sibling reunions which we managed to hold every year for 22 years.

The photo shows my wife's brother holding the photo with my wife and I.

Wood spurge?

Most definitely I am not a plant expert. When it comes to trees, I am even worse! 

This plant, about 2cms across each flower head, was seen at Anglesey Abbey earlier. I think it is called wood spurge.

10m 200mW WSPR (Friday)

My beacon has been on since before breakfast.

UPDATE 1540z:  Spotted in Antarctica yet again today several times.

UPDATE 1630z:  5 stations in 4 continents have spotted me.

Antarctica again

 Yet again my 200mW WSPR was spotted at the German research base in Antarctica. It has been reported many times recently on 10m.

Sunspots- Friday March 27th

 Solar flux is 152 and the SSN 113. A=10 and K=2.

Brunch

My wife has a balance class in nearby Soham, so I do some shopping and have brunch. 

It is always very good.

See https://aromacafesoham.co.uk/

Joe Blogs videos

These are usually about economics and politics, but I watch them most days and enjoy them. This one was a bit different.

10m 200mW WSPR TX (Thursday)

My beacon was turned on at about 0850z.

UPDATE 1231z:  Just one spot by a station in Kenya.

How?

AliExpress is selling a G106c HF QRP transceiver for £42.99. I think I read this correctly. The shipping cost is nearly as much as the rig! 

Even with VAT and any duty, this is still very low cost. 

I know labour costs in China are very low (the old joke about a bowl of rice...) but 2 companies are supposed to be making profits.

UPDATE 0912z:  Is this just the straps? It would seem not. See https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005010477508773.html