20 Mar 2026

YouTube and AI

Many of the videos on YouTube are now AI generated sadly. 

When these allow you to imagine what life was like like maybe 1000 years ago they can be very useful. Some of these are very good.

Sadly, it is all too easy to create a famous person saying something that they would never ever say. The sad thing is people believe this is true.

The only thing is to assume the video is an AI creation unless you can be absolutely sure of the source.


Sunspots - Friday March 20th

 Solar flux is 100 and the SSN 38. A=3 and K=2.

19 Mar 2026

Soham church, UK


 This is a fine church about 8km from us.

10m 200mW WSPR (Thursday)

 

Once again I am on 10m WSPR.

UPDATE 0929z: 20 spots of me. See table.

St John’s College, Cambridge

 

In the sunshine yesterday.

We have had good weather yesterday and today.

Sunspots - Thursday March 19th

  Solar flux is 113 and the SSN 83. A=5 and K=0.

18 Mar 2026

10m 200mW WSPR (Wednesday)

My beacon was turned on at about 0900z.

UPDATE 2232z: Spotted by 12 stations.

Puzzled?

Sorry but I can’t follow the logic of US President Trump. At one moment he declares he has won the war with Iran, then he is calling on NATO allies to clear the Strait of Hormuz, now he doesn’t need help. He seems to alter his position every day?


Sunspots - Wednesday March 18th

 Solar flux is 111 and the SSN 72. A=4 and K=1.

17 Mar 2026

10m 200mW WSPR TX (Tuesday)

My beacon was turned on briefly at breakfast time.

UPDATE 1432z: No spots. About to change back from 10m FT8 RX to 10m 200mW WSPR TX.

UPDATE 1541z: So far, spotted by just 2 stations in the Canary Islands multiple times.

UPDATE 1919z: Spotted by 3 stations with the best PP5ZX (10058km). QRT soon.