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Roger G3XBM's (Mainly) Amateur Radio Blog

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On our way to vote

Posted: 06 May 2021 11:52 AM PDT http://g3xbm-qrp.blogspot.com/2021/05/on-our-way-to-vote.html


These flowers were seen on our way to vote this morning.


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FT8 on the IC-705

Posted: 06 May 2021 11:06 AM PDT http://g3xbm-qrp.blogspot.com/2021/05/ft8-on-ic-705_6.html


It works on RX, but not (yet!) on TX. The drivers have been correctly
installed on the PC and appear in the device manager. The audio CODECs
appear too. Yet it still says the TX does not work as it cannot see the TX audio CODEC.
Perhaps the lead does not have the TX audio connection? I have a new lead (USBmicro to USB) coming and will try this tomorrow.
It could be finger trouble!

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Looking busy

Posted: 06 May 2021 08:30 AM PDT http://g3xbm-qrp.blogspot.com/2021/05/looking-busy.html


Earlier today, I was sent this photo of G3TFX as he was in 1974.

I speak to him on 2m FM most weeks.
He is using a Marconi 995 signal generator. These were common in the early 1970s. They drifted a lot and we had to wait hours for these to settle down!

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10m FT8 RX with the 10FT8R and tiny loop

Posted: 06 May 2021 05:09 AM PDT http://g3xbm-qrp.blogspot.com/2021/05/10m-ft8-rx-with-10ft8r-and-tiny-loop.html


At 0930z, I turned on the homebrew 10FT8R receiver and the tiny indoor
loop. Just M0NKR (27km) spotted so far.
UPDATE 1208z: 7 stations spotted so far today.

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Sunspots - Thursday May 6th 2021

Posted: 05 May 2021 11:05 PM PDT http://g3xbm-qrp.blogspot.com/2021/05/sunspots-thursday-may-6th-2021.html


Solar flux is 70 and the SSN 0. A=2 and K=1.

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