18 Aug 2014

472kHz WSPR this afternoon

After an afternoon monitoring JT9-1 on 10m this afternoon, I have returned to 472kHz WSPR.  To my surprise, at the time I switched on I find I am the only station in the world transmitting on 472kHz WSPR.  Hopefully, this will soon change. G0LRD has already spotted me though.

UPDATE 1605z: Still the only station TXing WSPR on the band but there are now 9 stations monitoring (was 7).

UPDATE 1611z:   Still just me on TX and now only 3 stations monitoring.
UPDATE 1636z:   Just spots from G0LRD so far.

 UPDATE 1655z: All spots so far from G0LRD (25km) and I am still the only European TXing on 472kHz at this time.  Maybe more will appear after tea when people get back from work?

UPDATE 1730z:   M0PPP has now spotted me 3 times too. Now 3 Europeans on WSPR TX with 16 stations active (TX and monitoring).
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4 comments:

  1. David (G0LRD)Mon Aug 18, 07:00:00 pm GMT+1

    Hi Roger,
    Apart from periods when I'm operating on HF, I'm trying to keep two of the more interesting bands on receive-only WSPR all of the time: 2m and 630m.

    The current status of my WSPR stations can be seen here:

    http://david-g0lrd.blogspot.co.uk/p/g0lrd-wspr-station-current-status.html

    Regards
    David G0LRD

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  2. David (G0LRD)Mon Aug 18, 07:10:00 pm GMT+1

    Addendum: I'm wondering whether 6m would be a more useful/educational choice instead of 2m for an always-on receive station? At the moment I have to go and drum-up 2m activity on the WSPR front page.
    David

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  3. Roger G3XBMTue Aug 19, 04:20:00 pm GMT+1

    There appear to be two frequencies in use on 2m and a LOT of people have drift issues on 2m. Personally, I think 6m is a better "always on" choice.

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  4. David (G0LRD)Tue Aug 19, 06:25:00 pm GMT+1

    Yes, there has been much debate about the 2m frequency. In Europe, 144.492MHz is the norm (despite what the band-plans say), while everywhere else is 3kHz lower. I think I'll stick with 2m for a few more days (been getting a few spots each day) then switch to 6m.

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