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07 : Blog

2 Post(s) for March 2025

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Fri 14 July 2023

  • SFI = 203 A = 7 K = 3
  • Flare : C5.8 @ 0031z

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09/03/25 14:41 GMT

Thu 13 July 2023

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Wed 12 July 2023

  • SFI = 214 A = 8 K = 1
  • All stations seem to be quite weak on 40m, and 30m
  • Period 1 10:10z
    • CQ 40m / 100W / BVp / 7200
      • RBN Spots
        • 7033.0 : MM0ZBH SE5E OH6BG DM6EE TF4M DF2CK G4HSO DL1HWS OE9GHV SM7IUN TF3Y MM3NDH DL8LAS G4ZFE PA0MBO DK9IP1
    • Bands seem to be almost dead now….
    • Solarham shows M6.9 Solar Flare at 08:55z…
    • DK0WCY : 10.144,0MHz is audible, no S-meter reading.
    • HB4FV/B : 10.133,5MHz is audible, no S-meter reading. https://www.qrz.com/db/HB4FV?aliasFrom=HB4FV/B
    • SA6RR : 10.131,0MHz is audible, no S-meter reading https://www.radiorud.se/fyren.php
    • CQ 30m / 100W / BVp / 7200
      • RBN Spots
        • 10119.4 : OH6BG TF4M TF3Y DM6EE SE5E DL1HWS DR4W OE9GHV OK1FCJ DF7GB DK9IP1 G4HSO
      • Called by DK7ZB - Mart - nr Kassel. BVp. ~RCh. “Age 77 QRV 55 YRS” - Very deep QSB down to zero signal towards the end - band unstable!
09/03/25 14:41 GMT

Tue 11 July 2023

  • started this Radio Diary area today, with a view to using it as a notebook for on-air activity, rather than of recording projects etc.
  • Rig : 7200
  • Period 1 10:00z
    • CQ on 30m / 100W / BVp / 18wpm:
    • RBN Spots:
    • 10123.3 : MM0ZBH OH6BG SE5E F8DGY TF4M TF3Y ON6ZQ DC8YZ DL9GTB G4IRN DM6EE DL0PF DR4W DL1HWS G4HSO DE1LON OE9GHV OK1FCJ DF2CK SM7IUN MM3NDH HB9BXE SQ5J GI4DOH
    • Called by MI0WWB - Will - QRP 5W - RST 549, and deep QSB to nil at times. Short QSO in difficult condx
    • Called by DK4AN - Wang - nr Bon - 76 yrs old - QRP 2W/5W. RCh. Nice chat…. sheep / cows / dogs / antenna fields / electric fences etc. QRP → 5W here too. BVc @ 22wpm
  • Period 2 1130z
    • CQ on 20m / 100W / SKh / 14wpm “CQ FISTS”
    • RBN Spots :
    • 14058.0 : OH6BG ES2RR SE5E F8DGY G4IRN S53A TF3Y S53WW R1LB OK1FCJ OK4QRO DC8YZ DL0PF RU9CZD DF2CK HA1VHF DR4W OE9GHV IK4VET CT7ANO DL9GTB DM5GG SM7IUN G0KTN W1NT2 G4HSO RK3TD (+ 7 more)
    • Called by OK2BWB - Karel - nr Brno. RCh. “home made vacuum tubes trx at 50W see qrz.com for pictures”
      • Very deep QSB from S9 → 0 and back at times
    • Period 3
    • CQ on 30m / 100W / BVp / 18wpm
      • Called by SM4ASX - Len. RSt. Swapped to SKh, Started @ 579…. → he ended QSO due to QSB
  • Period 3 2100z
    • Spent some time practising bug sending, BVp & BVc at 18/20/25/28wpm (28 is still rather too fast!)
    • CQ on 60m (5260kHz) 2100z… no reply
    • QRN Lightning crashes are fierce tonight!
    • CQ on 30m / 100W / BVp / 18wpm
      • Called by RW9FZ - Dima - Perm. ~RCh. 56 years old ⇒ Someone YOUNGER than me!
09/03/25 14:41 GMT
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