2 Oct 2016

QRP on 10m and 6m

After the storms yesterday, I have returned to 10m WSPR and 6m JT65. After waiting for the PC to configure Windows updates, I turned on JT65 software and resynced to internet time.

UPDATE 0900z:  Nothing so far on 10m WSPR and just G0LRD (25km) spotting me on 6m JT65. No Es or F2.

2 comments:

David (G0LRD) said...

Hi Roger,

My 6m JT65 spotter is now on permanently (apart from the odd occasion when I want to take my FT-817ND out portable). Decoding is via WSJT-X on a Raspberry Pi, so the whole set-up consumes about 7W. Antenna is a Diamond V-2000 at 10m.

73 David G0LRD

Roger G3XBM said...

Thanks David. I am using the FT817 and a V2000 fed with RG58 coax (lossy!). I get better results from the UK on 6m JT65 than 10m WSPR. I believe this is due to activity levels.