Disappointing HF conditions here

Certainly, up to now, 10m and 8m have been very disappointing here with no spots at all on TX or RX. I think conditions are disturbed, but I am seeing no evidence here of F2 or Es propagation.

Corfu collage - NOT amateur radio

 

This collage shows some of the goods on sale in Corfu.

Corfu video - NOT amateur radio

This short video shows the garden in our Corfu hotel.

 

8m FT8

At about 0745z, my QRP 8m FT8 TX was turned on on 40.680 MHz USB dial. No spots on TX or RX.

UPDATE 1317z:  No spots on TX or RX 8m FT8 today.

UPDATE 1611z: Yet again, 8m FT8 spots were exchanged with EI9KP (649km). With a received report of -10dB S/N I can only conclude that this was either aircraft or Es. I have lost count of how many times he has spotted me on 8m FT8. He is by far my most regular reporter. He was also copied here (again).

10m QRP WSPR TX

Yet again, I am on 10m WSPR TX with my 500mW W5OLF beacon. No spots yet. What I thought was today was yesterday.

Did I reach China on VHF?

This was in 2020 and on 6m. It appeared as a FB memory today.

Wild flowers - NOT amateur radio

The windmill next door is looking very festive with lots of bunting hung for the special holiday to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the queen being on the throne.

The wild flowers outside the windmill next door look really amazing. 

Yesterday on 8m FT8 TX

As the first day back after a week on holiday, I went on 8m FT8 TX on 40.680 MHz USB dial. 

The 3 countries in which my QRP was spotted are shown on the map. 

Sunspots - Saturday May 28th 2022

Solar flux is 114 and the SSN 69.  A=17 and K=5.

OFCOM updates

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