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UK Home Secretary under fire

Posted: 13 Jul 2021 02:16 AM PDT http://g3xbm-qrp.blogspot.com/2021/07/uk-home-secretary-under-fire.html


UK Home Secretary, Pity Patel, is under fire for her views on race. I have
seen better Home Secretaries. The UK Prime Minister seems determined to
keep her. I could not possibly comment.
See https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-57778668 .

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10m WSPR TX with 500mW (Tuesday)

Posted: 13 Jul 2021 03:44 AM PDT http://g3xbm-qrp.blogspot.com/2021/07/10m-wspr-tx-with-500mw-tuesday.html


For about 10 minutes (it is now 0753z) I have been on 10m WSPR. 2 spots of
me already by OH6BG (1718km).
UPDATE 0902z: This stations has now spotted me 13 times. It is interesting
how my slight drift (4Hz) drops to 0Hz after about 20 minutes as the
frequency settles. No other spots today so far.
UPDATE 1043z: OH6BG has spotted me 27 times this morning, although nobody
else has.

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6m FT8 (Tuesday)

Posted: 13 Jul 2021 01:48 PM PDT http://g3xbm-qrp.blogspot.com/2021/07/6m-ft8-tuesday.html


Apart from a very brief period on TX (with the V2000 omni vertical and
2.5W) - furthermost northern Sweden, I have been on RX only. So far (at
0748z) I have spotted 9 stations across Europe, presumably by Es.
UPDATE 0812z: 20 stations so far spotted here on 6m FT8 RX with the furthermost EB8AC (2930km).
UPDATE 1029z: 53 spots on RX so far with furthermost 4Z1UF (3580km). The latter looks like 2 hop Es.
UPDATE 1046z: 58 stations in 3 continents spotted so far today on 6m FT8
RX.
UPDATE 2047z: 293 stations spotted on 6m in the last day including the USA
and the Caribbean.

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Lightning danger

Posted: 12 Jul 2021 10:24 PM PDT http://g3xbm-qrp.blogspot.com/2021/07/lightning-danger.html


Ever since a friend's very ordinary house was struck by lightning many
years ago, I have taken no chances. If a storm is nearby, I disconnect everything. If a storm is near you may want to check the lightning maps.
See https://sites.google.com/view/g3xbm4/home/other-amateur-radio/lightning-maps .

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70cm activity contest tonight

Posted: 12 Jul 2021 10:23 PM PDT http://g3xbm-qrp.blogspot.com/2021/07/70cm-activity-contest-tonight.html


The 70cm activity contest (UKAC) organised by the RSGB starts at 1900z this evening. I shall be on using the 2m big-wheel omni and 10W SSB. I usually
stay on for less than 1 hour. Activity levels are usually good. Even with
this poor set-up, I usually manage over 100km. Great fun.

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Sunspots - Tuesday July 13th 2021

Posted: 12 Jul 2021 10:22 PM PDT http://g3xbm-qrp.blogspot.com/2021/07/sunspots-tuesday-july-13th-2021.html


Solar flux is 72 and the SSN 22. A=7 and K=2.

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