Lots of European spots of my little beacon. QRT very shortly.
15 Jun 2026
8m FT8 RX (Monday)
Yet again (more in hope than expectation) I am again on 40.680MHz FT8 RX.
UPDATE 0905z: Just EA7Y (1831km) spotted (on the wrong antenna at my end!). I am sure it is mainly lack of activity rather than poor conditions that prevents more stations being spotted. Despite that, I seem addicted to 8m!
UPDATE 1816z: Just EA7Y and EI2IP (605km) have been spotted.
6m FT8 RX (Monday)
My 6m gear was left on RX overnight in the hope I might spot some Far East stations on 6m FT8 around breakfast.
UPDATE 0820z: Just lots of Europeans on Es. Now QRT.
14 Jun 2026
6m 3W FT8 (Sunday)
My gear was turned on at about 0800z.
UPDATE 0915z: Plenty of European stations (Es I presume) spotting me. Now QRT.
10m 200mW WSPR (Sunday)
My beacon was turned on about 0800z.
UPDATE 0992z: Plenty of spots by EA8BFK (2880km). Now QRT.
Nearly the longest day already!
It seems odd that the longest day is next weekend, then it starts to get shorter again! You would think by now I would be used to this cycle, but spring seems to get shorter every year 😞.
One consolation is that the shortest day will be here soon enough! Every time of year is good.
13 Jun 2026
Amateur radio now?
Many years ago people came into amateur radio because it was seen as magic.
With amateur radio you could talk to people all over the world. Politics really didn't come in to it. One day you could be talking with somebody in the USA and the next to somebody in Moscow. Bands were busy.
These days people, in the main, really see amateur radio as a way of getting DXCC on FT8. There is far less chatting. Build your own gear? Experiment? Never.
These days you can speak with others across the world for free with the phone in your pocket without a licence.
I give amateur radio a limited future.
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