UK oil prices - NOT amateur radio

Recently, UK oil wholesale prices seem to be around $105 a barrel. At the pumps prices have fallen a little bit, but not very much. I think the days of low cost petrol and diesel are over. Gas prices seem to be still going up in recent days.

Costume exhibition - NOT amateur radio

I stayed outside, but my wife went in to the Lady Chapel at Ely Cathedral to see the costumes on display. This is not my scene!

They have a display of all sorts of costumes from films and TV. If this excites you, I am sure this would be of interest. Free with cathedral entry. As locals, we get free cathedral entry.

Grandson - NOT amateur radio

This was my grandson sharing something with me yesterday. 

10m QRP WSPR TX

 As the 10m antenna is available, I am on 10m WSPR TX with 500mW. No spots after about 10 minutes. It would appear that even though many have moved over to FT8, WSPR is still quite well used.

UPDATE 1642z:  No spots. Poor day.

8m experiment (Friday)

In a few moments, I shall be going on 40.680 MHz USB dial QRP FT8. Judging by 10m FT8, I am not too hopeful.

UPDATE 1331z:  Switched on 8m FT8 QRP at 1329z.  No spots. Currently off so everything can coll.

UPDATE 1643z: On again since 1408z. No spots.  Poor Es day here.

10m FT8

At 0813z, my QRP 10m FT8 was turned on. The impression is that Es is patchy. It is now 0820z and, so far,  2 spots on TX and none on RX.

UPDATE 1315z:  59 stations spotted on 10m FT8 RX today.

East Anglian skies - NOT amateur radio

We get some great skies in East Anglia, but it is flatter than many parts of the UK. We still have hills, but they tend not to be as high as in some parts. This photo was meant to be of a windmill and 2 churches in Swaffham Prior across a cornfield, but they were hardly noticeable dots, so I concentrated on the sky instead!

Sunspots - Friday July 29th 2022

 Solar flux is 93 and the SSN 50. A=7 and K=1.

Rally Sunday

 The following rally is due to take place on Sunday. Check with organisers before going any distance.

Sunday July 31st - Wiltshire radio and Car Boot Sale, Kington Langley, SN15 5NJ. Contact rally@chippenhamradio.club .

10m FT8 QRP (Thursday)

Now, I am on 10m FT8. In addition to the hundreds of stations spotted on RX, my QRP TX has been spotted by 26 stations. Most of these look like Es propagation. Some QSOs have taken place.

UPDATE 1600z:  Most stations on RX are European with nothing (yet) from South America. All my QSOs have been European.