1 Oct 2018

10m FT8

For a change, I am on 10m FT8 (2.5W), mostly RX with the occasional CQ. So far, no spots of others and 1 spot of me from GM4WJA (624km). Not sure of the propagation mode.

UPDATE 1025z: No further 10m FT8 spots on RX or TX.

UPDATE 1107z: A surprise FT8 QSO (in answer to my CQ call) with CS7AOL (1457km). No other spots.

UPDATE 1505z: 5 stations in 4 countries spotted on 10m FT8 RX.

UPDATE 1542z: I am again calling CQ (2.5W). The impression I am getting is that transient E layer openings are still occurring, albeit less frequently than in the peak Es months, but there are fewer people on now: I guess they think 10m is "dead" and look elsewhere sadly.  At least with FT8 it concentrates activity and works with weak signals. As long as the station is there for 15 seconds, it gets spotted.

UPDATE 1907z: Several more Europeans spotted plus several South Americans (8). Sadly, no-one has spotted my CQs from outside Europe except EA8CYL (2990km) in the Canary Is off Africa.
Where my 2.5W 10m FT8 was spotted today
Stations spotted on 10m FT8 today

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