11 Mar 2020

70cm FT8 contest this evening

A few moments ago I remembered that tonight is the March 70cm FT8 contest. USB 432.174MHz is where to look. As I have no 70cm horizontal antennas I am using my 2m big-wheel antenna.

70cm FT8 RX
UPDATE 1926z:  My signal has been spotted by G4WSZ (12km) and G3YDY (64km). On RX the best DX spotted is PA3BGQ (272km). G3YDY worked.


70cm FT8 TX
UPDATE 1930z: ON4QJ (347km) now spotted. This is the most 70cm FT8 activity I have ever seen. Again, it shows how effective FT8 can be.

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