Way back in 2014 I wrote this on Facebook. Nothing changes sadly.
3 Aug 2026
Faroe Is
The Faroe Islands are between the Shetland Islands and Iceland. I have never been there. A friend who lives there frequently posts some excellent photos.
10m 200mW WSPR (Monday)
As mentioned earlier, my beacon is on.
UPDATE 1455z: 9 stations have spotted me since breakfast. Es presumably
10m 200mW WSPR overnight again
Overnight (suitable supervised - the TX is about 3m from the bed)) I left my 10m QRP WSPR beacon running again.
Yet again I was spotted in Spain and the Canary Is. throughout the night. Es is definitely not just a daytime thing!
2 Aug 2026
The USA and Iran
Allegedly, President Trump has called off the latest strikes against Iran as they are desperate for a deal. We have heard this before.
As an outsider, it appears Iran has the USA "over a barrel" with a stranglehold on Western oil trade amongst other things.
President Trump likes to be a powerful winner and he does not like small countries that appear to have got the better of him.
Classic Car Day - Burwell, Cambridgeshire, UK
On Sunday August 16th they are holding their annual Classic Car Day. It is always very popular and attracts lots of old cars, motorbikes and people.
Experimenting with an ATU for EFHW antennas
DX Explorer appeals to me.
He is a real experimenter and learns through doing. One of his videos shows his experiments with an ATU for his end fed antenna trying to use it on other bands.
Solid state EV batteries nearer
BYD (allegedly) has just filed some new patents. BYD is working towards a future electric car that is designed for the mass markets (i.e. low cost, fast charging and decent range). I am sure other car manufacturers are racing to achieve this.
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