QSYed to 40m WSPR (from 10m WSPR)

I QSYed down to 40m WSPR around 2010z but only EU spots so far.

UPDATE 2238z:  The first USA 40m WSPR spot (of my 2W) was by N2NOM (5581km) at 2110z.

Kingsbridge, Devon passageways - NOT amateur radio

I spent about 10 years living in Kingsbridge, Devon. It has some famous "backways".  I see this paper, of interest to those who know this Devon town, was written by the local U3A (University of the Third Age) group.

See http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache%3ArQmow_WwQ5wJ%3Au3asites.org.uk%2Ffiles%2Fk%2Fkingsbridgeestuary%2Fdocs%2Fkingsbridgepassageways.pdf+&cd=25&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=uk

USA on 10m WSPR again

Well, I was right. W1VR (6965km) was spotted here on 10m WSPR at 1450z. So, the band did open to the USA today. I was not too surprised. No spots of my signal, well not yet anyway. I am convinced that these brief openings would go unnoticed without WSPR.

UPDATE 1736z:  Still just the single spot of a USA station here today on 10m WSPR.

Morrisons via Amazon - NOT amateur radio

Morrisons is signing a deal to sell its food via Amazon in the UK. Does this spell the beginning of the end of the high street as we knew it?  I have to confess to buying quite a few things via Amazon, but never food.

See http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-35684829  .

Shortwave interval and announcement signals

Nostalgia time!

See https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/15047843/SWintervalsigs.mp3 .

I first shared this some years ago, but I guarantee these sounds will bring a tear to some eyes.

I cannot recall where I found this recording and I hope the originator won't mind me sharing it here.

These are shortwave interval/announcement signals now long gone. For many of us I think these sounds will bring back happy memories. The communist broadcasters tried hard, but I was more interested in the interval signals than their propaganda. 

No, it is not the same these days.

Sunspots and 10m - Mon Feb 29th 2016

Don't forget this is a Leap Year!

Solar flux is 93 today and sunspot number 38 (K=0). Yet again the forecast for 10m propagation remains "poor".  Despite the forecast, I remain quietly hopeful that this will prove to be quite a decent day on 10m WSPR.

10m WSPR overnight

At some point my shack PC decided to close the WSPR programme, presumably to install updates, but I was pleased and surprised to see M0XDC (65km) was spotted in the early hours of the morning. Judging by the Doppler, I think this was aircraft reflection.  Although I'm unsure when the program stopped I turned the PC and WSPR program on again at around 0700z and checked time sync.

QRP Club News (from Oleg)

From Oleg...

Dear Club 72 members and friends,
This  week  QRP  Rendez-Vous visitors: UR7VT, UA1ASB, UA1CEG, SM2FIJ, OM6TC,  DF2IC,  F5SYC,  DL8NBG,  UA1CEX, G3UD, HB9DAX, UR0ET, OH6NPV, RU3NJC, ON6KZ, RA1M, RX3DOE, G6HUI, R2FAE, RW3AA, RV3GM, SP5AKO, RW3X, UA0SBQ, RN4W, M3WCK
DL8NBG became "rendezvous" Frequenter - Congrats!
See full Visitors and Frequenter lists at Club 72 web page.
Welcome QRP operators to QRP Rendez-Vous "round tables", see schedule
- www.club72.su
72! Oleg RV3GM / KH6OB "Mr. 72"

Ebola nurse released from hospital - NOT amateur radio

See http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-35683091  .

The British nurse who was in hospital 3 times because of Ebola has been released from hospital. They say she is not infectious.

Still on 10m WSPR

Although the chance of international DX has now passed on 10m, I am sticking with 10m WSPR overnight in the (faint?) chance of catching some GDX or near continentals by tropo or aircraft reflection during the night.

UPDATE 2212z:  No stations spotted on 10m WSPR since 1738z.  It will be interesting to see how soon stations are spotted on 10m WSPR in the morning.