It looks like there are fewer European openings today, which may account for just English reports so far (1039z) on 6m FT8.

See https://www.tvcomm.co.uk/g7izu/radio-propagation-maps/europe-sporadic-e/ .

A while back I designed and build a 4m transverter that is on my website. It is only low power but managed to work well. It was in  GQRP SPRAT some years ago.

 So far today, no spots on 10m QRP WSPR.

My QRP 6m FT8 was turned on at about 0905z. 

UPDATE 1034z:  So far, spotted by 7 English stations. No DX.

 Solar flux is 170 and the SSN 103. A=23 and K=6.

 This is where my younger son got married. It is St Mary’s in Bury St Edmunds and has the longest nave to n the country.

Tomorrow I think I shall go on 10m QRP WSPR and 6m QRP FT8.

Today I am concentrating on 10m WSPR TX with my 500mW beacon . So far, just G4KPX (14km) spotting me.

UPDATE 1352z: 3 stations have spotted me today.

My brother and his wife have come up from Devon for a few days.

Solar flux is 173 and the SSN 68 . A=19 and K=3.

As there were no spots at all on 8m RX or TX, I have QSYed to 10m 500mW WSPR with my tiny beacon. Apart from time synchronisation at the start, it is totally stand alone and does not tie up a PC. 

UPDATED 1525z:  Already spotted 10 times by EA8BFK (2880km).

 When our children were young they had a "poorly smell". It was not unpleasant at all, but both my wife and I were aware of it. Maybe it is a parental thing that nobody else is aware of. 

Today I read of a nurse who has a remarkable sense of smell. She can literally tell if a patient has early signs of a disease by smelling their breath or even a swab. Her success rate is extremely high.

There are huge numbers of these, enabling you to hear what bands sound like in other parts of the planet. It is interesting to listen via some of these.

See http://websdr.org/

 Today, I am concentrating on 8m QRP FT8 (40.680MHz USB dial). As the match on my end-fed Par antenna is poor on 8m, I shall have to have breaks to let the PA cool.

Short wave radio is changing and there are far fewer English language broadcasters. I was pleasantly surprised by what I could hear back then. It is not just broadcast stations you can hear.

See https://sites.google.com/view/g3xbm4/home/hf-mf-and-lf/crystal-set-dxing .

It  looks like we’re in for a decent week with a big high pressure system over UK.