Beginning of the end?

According to Southgate News, the Brazilian authorities are considering abolishing all exams for radio amateurs. I think they are treating amateur radio as CB. I can see this happening around the world. From an administrative perspective you can understand that amateur radio is too much hassle. 

North Norfolk Railway NOT amateur radio

A walk today took us to Waybourne station on the North Norfolk Railway. This was a 4.4 mile walk though Sheringham Park. We heard steam trains running. 

Sunspots - Sunday September 13th 2020

 Solar flux is 69 and the SSN 0 still. A=5 and K=1. 

What a long way we've come

When I was a teenager I wanted a Codar AT5. This was a 160m and 80m 12W AM TX. Today the IC-705 is about the same size and covers 160m to 70cm transceive with all modes, plus D-star, GPS, WiFi, Bluetooth and much more. The AT5 is featured on my main website. 

Baconsthorpe Castle Norfolk - NOT amateur radio

Just outside the sleepy village of Baconsthorpe in Norfolk is this hidden gem - Baconsthorpe Castle. It is about half a mile north of the village down a tatty farm track. There was hardly anyone there! It is maintained by English Heritage. 

Blickling Norfolk - NOT amateur radio

Today we visited Blickling Hall in Norfolk. It is owned by the National Trust and has extensive gardens and a lake. 

IARU preparation for WRC 2023

The IARU is already getting ready for the next World Radio Conference in 2023. It would be good if the first steps were taken leading up to an allocation at 8m.

See https://iaru-r1.org/

 

Sunspots - Saturday September 12th 2020

Still no sunspots! Solar flux is 69 and the SSN 0 still. By now I was expecting some sunspots. A=3 and K=2.

Felbrigg Hall, Norfolk - NOT amateur radio

Felbrigg Hall remains closed, but the gardens, grounds, café and toilets were all open. The photo shows the plants mostly in the walled garden. 

North Norfolk Railway - NOT amateur radio

This must be aa very British thing, but we have loads of preserved railways mostly run by volunteers. The NNR has trains running from Sheringham to Holt. At £35 each for the round trip, I will give it a miss!