Reasonably normal flat conditions over last month but this morning (14/09/2020 ) when the bedroom TV was turned on for the 8am news on Radio 2 , up popped a NO SIGNAL message .

In a half awake state I looked outside to find mist overlaying the local area - thinks LIFT !

10GHz was working with PI7ALK at 45dB above noise (6Hz RBW) on the SDR-IQ .GB3SEE was a similar level , with GB3CAM 569 .

There were probably others that had been available but the Sun was by then at work and all ducting stopped at this 66m asl QTH at 9 am .

I then checked 5.7GHz and found GB3 FNM was still 40dB + .All enhanced signals were to my East , Northerly paths were normal .

I use a 60cm offset dish at 6m agl , with a locked original Octagon LNB on 10GHz and a VE4MA feed offset by 7 degrees for 5.7GHz , directly coupled to a modified Franco (G4DDK mod) preamp , followed by a 2 stage ERA mod amp gain block and 25m of Sat TV coaxial cable to the shack Kune DB6NT TVTR .

It was pleasing to give some 1/2 points away for RX only contacts on both 5.7 and 10GHz during the recent Cumulatives .There must be several stations with similar kit that could participate in the RSGB events ?

73

John

G0API

PS Photo attached of my QO100 TX uplink 80cm dish feed (POTY) in the morning light .