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  • [G3XBM] Thunder

    From G3XBM via rec.radio.amateur.moderat@21:1/5 to All on Wed May 19 08:34:35 2021
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    Thunder

    Posted: 18 May 2021 09:08 AM PDT http://g3xbm-qrp.blogspot.com/2021/05/thunder.html


    As a precaution, I have disconnected my mains PSU and PC in my shack. My antenna that is connected to my little 10m FT8 RX is indoors (the tiny
    loop). There is thunder about. I think it is some way off, but better safe
    than sorry.
    We have hail now at 1607z.
    See https://www.lightningmaps.org/#m=oss;t=3;s=0;o=0;b=;ts=0;z=4;y=35.8839;x=5.7931;d=2;dl=2;dc=0;

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    Seen on a recent amateur radio post

    Posted: 18 May 2021 08:18 AM PDT http://g3xbm-qrp.blogspot.com/2021/05/seen-on-recent-amateur-radio-post.html


    This appeared recently just below the signature. It made me laugh! 😊 "Cheer up, things could get worse..so I cheered up and, sure enough, things
    got worse!"



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    OFCOM and EMF

    Posted: 18 May 2021 05:14 AM PDT http://g3xbm-qrp.blogspot.com/2021/05/ofcom-and-emf.html


    OFCOM has announced some changes to licence conditions. I think these are
    about EMF. They are sending revised licences to those affected. See the
    OFCOM website for more details.

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    10FT8R - continued experiments

    Posted: 18 May 2021 07:12 AM PDT http://g3xbm-qrp.blogspot.com/2021/05/10ft8r-continued-experiments.html


    This morning, I am again on 10m FT8 RX with the tiny indoor loop. Late yesterday, I removed the last AF stage, but spotted no stations. There were lots of spikes and I am not sure what they were. Later, I shall stick the
    last audio stage back again to see if this was important.
    UPDATE 1010z: Something is wrong. On the 10FT8R RX no spots, yet when I
    went back to the FT817ND spots right away. Some spots were strong. I must
    be doing something stupid. More investigation needed.
    UPDATE 1206z: 9 spots so far.
    UPDATE 1411z: I have put back the final audio stage on the 10FT8R RX and
    the spikes have gone (no idea why) and I am spotting lots of stations again with this little RX connected to my indoor loop. At the moment this is the
    RX being used on 10m FT8 RX. So far, since reconnecting it, 20 stations spotted.

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