My beacon was turned on just before breakfast,
UPDATE 2048z: 43 stations have spotted me. I am being spotted in the USA with the best KQ2Y (5476km). This station is in Connecticut.
Simple QRP projects, 10m, 8m, 6m, 4m, FT8, 160m, WSPR, LF/MF, sub-9kHz, nanowaves and other random stuff, some not related to amateur radio.
My beacon was turned on just before breakfast,
UPDATE 2048z: 43 stations have spotted me. I am being spotted in the USA with the best KQ2Y (5476km). This station is in Connecticut.
My beacon has been on since mid-morning.
UPDATE 2041z: 44 stations have spotted me today. Now QRT.
My beacon was turned on at about 0815z.
UPDATE 1947z: Spotted by 32 stations, presumably Es. Now QRT.
My beacon has been on since mid-morning.
UPDATE 2056z: 28 stations have spotted me. These were probably Es. Now QRT.
As mentioned before, I left my beacon running overnight.
UPDATE 1950z: So far today, spotted by 124 stations, most via Es. Best DX are spots in the Canary Is.. Now QRT.
My beacon has been on since breakfast.
My beacon was turned on at 0815z.
UPDATE 1711z: 46 stations (probably Es) spotting me.
My beacon has been on since about 1133z.
UPDATE 1940z: Spotted by 70 European stations.
My little beacon has been on since just before breakfast. Most were spotted by Es.
UPDATE 0847z: Spotted by 25 stations so far.
My beacon was turned on after breakfast.
UPDATE 1452z: Went QRT, but now back. So far spotted by 4 unique stations, presumably by Es.
As we have company, I don't expect to go on the radio apart from my 10m WSPR beacon. It is also still hot over here in East Anglia, UK.
UPDATE 1700z: 102 stations spotting me around Europe. More wind and less humidity.
My TX beacon was turned on at 0542z.
UPDATE 0550z: Already spotted by 16 European stations. Amazing this early.
UPDATE 1934z: Spotted by 79 stations today. Now QRT.
We are right at the peak of the Es season in the Northern Hemisphere. Currently I am on 10m QRP WSPR, where it seems easy to get spots right across Europe.
I suspect the P29 is a pirate sadly.
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| Stations spotting my 200mW 10m WSPR this afternoon |
UPDATE 1844z: 99 stations have spotted me.
Since getting home, I have been on 10m QRP WSPR .
UPDATE 2048z: Today, 112 stations have spotted me. All (I think) in Europe most by Es. Now QRT.
My beacon was turned on at breakfast time.
UPDATE 1730z: Spotted by 26 stations.
My beacon was turned on at about 0815z.
UPDATE 1337z: 5 stations spotting me, probably Es.
My beacon was turned on at about 0850z.
UPDATE 1104z: Spotted by 4 stations.
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