Well, I must be a masochist! I am yet again trying 6m WSPR in the hope of some GDX, Europeans or even some TEP. As yet, nothing at all - dead. I am using 30dBm ERP from my vertical V2000 VHF/UHF antenna.
UPDATE 1130z: So far on 6m it has been totally dead with not the slightest hint of signals - no MS pings, no aircraft Doppler from possible GDX - absolutely nothing seen at a.ll. It looks as if today will be as bad as the other recent days when I tried 6m WSPR. A pity, but I'll keep trying.
UPDATE 1404z: Still absolutely nothing at all on 6m WSPR. I'll keep going for this afternoon, but I really am getting nowhere on the band. It suggests the Europeans on 10m are probably F layer backscatter otherwise I might have expected some Europeans on 6m Es too.There are no stations at all copyable on 6m.
UPDATE 1635z: 6m still absolutely DEAD here still. Will continue to try until after tea time.
UPDATE 1715z: I have (reluctantly) concluded, again, that out of season 6m WSPR is a total waste of time. Today is the 5th day in recent weeks I have tried and not a single station has been seen on the screen (even those not decoding ) or spotted me. I think it is time to call it a day on 6m WSPR. Tomorrow iI shal try on a different band.
UPDATE 1930z: That's it then. After 5 DAYS of trying on 6m WSPR I am now going QRT as I have been spotted by no-one and no-one has spotted me. It was a dead loss and total wasted effort. QSYing shortly to MF.
You're a brave man Roger. I don't expect anything on 6m. But it's called the magic band. Anything can happen! Good luck, 73, Bas
ReplyDeleteI am still trying Bas, but nothing so far at all. This the 5th time I've tried in recent weeks.
ReplyDeleteIn the end I gave up on 6m. I either need much more ERP or to keep to the main Es months on 6m.
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