4 Mar 2022

Ely marina - NOT amateur radio

This was Ely marina yesterday. 

Flag - NOT amateur radio


 

Sunspots - Friday March 4th 2022

Solar flux is 111 and the SSN 66.  A=5 and K=2.

3 Mar 2022

10m FT8 RX

Since getting back from a walk around the city of Ely, I have been on 10m FT8 RX. So far today 109 stations have been spotted. 

UPDATE 1700z:   329 stations spotted.

UPDATE 1950z:   445 stations spotted. QRT soon.

Ely - NOT amateur radio


Ely is about 20 minutes from home by car. It has a wonderful cathedral, some very old buildings and a great waterfront. This photo was taken from the waterfront. 

Rallies

As far as I know, the following rallies are on, but always check with organisers first.

Sat March 5th - Lagen Valley ARS Rally. See www.lvars.uk .

Sun March 6th (or is it Sat 5th?) - Exeter Radio and Electronics Rally. Contact Peter  g3zvi@yahoo.co.uk .

Sun March 6th - Hack Green Radio Surplus Hangar SaleSecret Nuclear Bunker, Nantwich www.hackgreen.co.uk .







ZS6WAB 8m beacon copied in Europe and QSL received


The South African 8m beacon has been widely copied across Europe and Borat in Central Europe has a QSL card as shown. 

G3XIZ sub 10kHz


This photo was taken some years ago and shows the signal from G3XIZ on VLF at 45km. Notice the timescales - hours!! 

Australian beach? - NOT amateur radio


This photo was on 365project recently. I think it is Australia. 

Hot Iron archive

Some may like the archive of W4NPN to "Hot Iron",  which many builders will find very useful. Hot Iron is an online magazine for constructors. 

See https://www.w4npn.net/hot-iron-directory/