UPDATE 1407z: 1005 stations spotted on 40m FT8 RX in the last day.
27 Feb 2022
40m FT8 in the last day
26 Feb 2022
40m FT8 RX (Saturday)
At about 1900z I QSYed to 40m FT8 RX using the 10m endfed antenna untuned. So far (at 1957z) 221 stations spotted. At the moment 40m seems to be the best all round band day and night. I shall probably leave it on overnight.
UPDATE 2020z: 264 stations spotted.
8m permit coming
Yesterday I had an email from OFCOM saying they have approved my application for an 8m permit. They forgot to tell me what the permit will say! Assuming it is what I asked for, I shall be invoiced and will start transmitting before the Es season starts.
It seems this OFCOM department is more efficient than the last. It has taken a few weeks whereas the last department took almost 5 months to tell me to get a different licence!
10m FT8 QRP (Saturday)
At the moment I am on 10m FT8 QRP with 2.5W. After a brief period on TX (2 G spots). I am RX only with 4 spots so far, all European. I have also spotted an FR4 earlier, but for some reason this did not appear on PSKreporter. Both G stations were not local. So, this was either normal tropo or aircraft I suspect. In the past, I have copied G stations from across the country on normal propagation on SSB. FT8 is likely to be far more effective.
UPDATE 0916z: Now one station in South Africa also spotted - ZS6KED (8874km).
UPDATE 1026z: Now 25 stations spotted.
UPDATE 1415z: 56 stations spotted.UPDATE 1642z: 122 stations spotted. I have seen better days.
UPDATE 2025z: QRT.
New world order? - NOT amateur radio
With the recent invasion of Ukraine by Russia, it suddenly feels that the world order is changing.
Now, I know that there are always 2 sides to any stories in the propaganda circulated in the run-up to wars and we in the west are not prefect.
However, I am concerned that many in Russia and Ukraine would much prefer not to have wars, destruction and loss of lives. This is especially true when many have relatives in the other country. Why can't peace prevail?
I also worry about Belarus. If its leader decides to try to attack any of the Baltic states that are NATO members, then by the articles of the treaty, all NATO members are being attacked.
What about China and Taiwan?
No, the balance of power is changing and it will impact the lives of our children and grandchildren.
All I ask is that we all try to live at peace with our neighbours.
Interesting that there we're several people on 40m FT8 sending "CQ STOPTHE WAR" and "CQ ST0PPUTIN".
Let history judge.
Knobs and bezels
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