Reading view
Sepura SCL3 - NOT amateur radio
It looks more like a mobile phone than a traditional TETRA transceiver. I hope it is successful.
SeeΒ https://scl3.sepura.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/SCL3_Brochure_converted_compressed.pdf.
Rallies this weekend
The following have been notified, but always check details are correct before going far.
- Saturday September 21st - East Midlands and Electronics Rally, Doncaster, DN10 4FX. Contact www.g0raf.co,uk/rally . Please note this is a 1 day event, not 2. The location is actually nearer Gainsborough.
- Sunday September 22nd - Weston super Mare Radio Society 9th Radio and Electronics Rally, Worle, Weston super Mare,Β BS24 7DX. Contact westonradiosociety@gmail.com .
Interesting how many radio rallies have broadened their appeal to include a wider audience than in the past.
Sunspots - Thursday September 19th
Β Solar flux is 163 and the SSN 106. A=12 and K=2.
Advertisers and radio magazines
Today I received my copy of the RSGB RadCom. One large UK dealer has most of the advertising space. I have no idea what this must cost, but it must be a lot. If this major dealer decided to stop advertising, or advertised far less, it would have a major impact on the RSGB and the remaining UK radio magazine available on newsstands.
Without this one dealer, I suspect RadCom would have to shrink in size and the one remaining magazine radio amateurs couldΒ buy in newsagents would enter terminal decline.
I hope I am wrong.
Sunspots - Wednesday September 18th
Β Solar flux is 165 and the SSN 140. A=71 and K=1.
Radio Magazines
Β Already this year we have seen the disappearance of CQ and Radio User (at least as a separate magazine). Others may follow.Β
At one time you could pop into a UK newsagent and see several radio related magazines. Not any more. Over the years more and more have closed or maybe gone online only. If you want a magazine about PC games or steam trains there are several to choose from.
It is as if few people are interested in radio technology any more, sadly.
10 years' time? The best we can expect is a few pages in a magazine about technologies in general.Β
I have made my view plain in the past. Am I right or am I right?
Fewer EU openings today?
Β It looks like there are fewer European openings today, which may account for just English reports so far (1039z) on 6m FT8.
SeeΒ https://www.tvcomm.co.uk/g7izu/radio-propagation-maps/europe-sporadic-e/Β .
4m
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 inΒ GQRP SPRAT some years ago.
10m 500mW WSPR (Tuesday)
Β So far today, no spots on 10m QRP WSPR.
UPDATE 1145z:Β Local G4KPX (14km) seems to have stopped at breakfast time. EA8BFK (2880km) is now spotting me.
Sunspots Tuesday September 17th
Β Solar flux is 170 and the SSN 103. A=23 and K=6.