My gear was turned on at about 0445z
UPDATE 0753z: Just 1 local station spotting me.e
UPDATE 1541z: 14 stations have spotted my 1W FT8 with the best TL8GD (5586km). Conditions are poor today.
22 Oct 2026
160m FT8 overnight
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The map shows the stations spotted the previous night.
21 Oct 2026
20 Oct 2026
160m FT8 RX (Tuesday)
My gear (IC-705 and earth electrode "antenna" in the ground) was turned on at about 1655z. As it is wet outside the effective loop will be slightly smaller so results may be down on yesterday.
UPDATE 1708z: 22 stations spotted.
The start?
There was an outage (allegedly) of some Google Cloud services according to the BBC. This may be an innocent technical issue or it could be hacking by a foreign power out to do mischief.
See https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c58jd2kjp93xt
UPDATE 1227z: They claim it was "a power event". Hmmm.
Ukraine
President Trump wants a fast end to the Ukraine war.
Allegedly, he seems more allied to Putin and less to Zelensky. The midterm elections are fast approaching and gas prices in the USA are still too high.
10m 1W FT8 (Tuesday)
My gear was turned on at about 0815z.
UPDATE 0902z: So far, spotted by 5 stations several by F2 I think.
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| Stations received |
UPDATE 1015z: My QRP has been spotted by 14 stations so far with the best RA0SMS (6428km) in Asiatic Russia.
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| Stations receiving my 10m FT8 QRP |
UPDATE 1650z: Spotted by 133 stations today (see map) on 5 continents.
160m FT8 RX overnight
Overnight, I left my gear on. 241 stations were spotted mostly before midnight. Nothing transatlantic again. Once again using the IC-705 and earth-electrode "antenna" in the ground (totally invisible!!).
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