10m 5W FT8 (Sunday)

Although I was briefly on TX I am mainly on RX. The gear was turned on before breakfast.

UPDATE 1008z:  141 stations spotted on RX.

10m 2.5W FT8 (Saturday)

My gear was turned on at about 0715z. At the moment TX is enabled.

UPDATE 1029z:   2 English stations have spotted me and I have spotted 97 stations on RX with the best ZS2DL (9836km). Just on 10m FT8 RX for the last hour.

UPDATE 1336z: Been back on TX for about 20 minutes. On TX spotted by 17 stations and on RX 425 stations.

UPDATE 1504z:  Back to RX only. 668 stations spotted on RX. At the moment we are experiencing very good conditions on 10m. In a few years time it will be very different. Enjoy it!

UPDATE 1952z: 1105 stations spotted here on RX today on 10m FT8 RX. See map. QRT soon.

10m 200mW WSPR TX (Friday)

My beacon was turned on at about 1515z.

UPDATE 1612z:  Spotted by 18 stations so far.

UPDATE 1953z:  Spotted by 31 stations with 2 in Brazil. Now QRT.

10m 2.5W FT8 (Friday)

Later, I hope to go on 10m 2.5W FT8. Although I shall mostly be on RX, I shall go on TX from time to time.

UPDATE 1615z:  On 1100 stations spotted on RX (see map), and 58 stations have spotted me. The map shows the stations received here.  Now on WSPR TX on 10m at 200mW.

10m 200mW WSPR (Thursday)

 At about 1300z my little WSPR beacon was turned on.

UPDATE 1312z:  Several spots of me already from the USA.

UPDATE 1929z:   36 stations have spotted my 200mW WSPR including the German base in Antarctica DP0GVN (13685km) 8 times.

10m 200mW WSPR (Wednesday)

My beacon was turned on at 1000z.

UPDATE 1010z:  Yesterday was good with a couple of spots of me in Antarctica as well as lots of other spots of my 200mW.

10m QRP FT8 (Wednesday)

 My gear was turned on at breakfast. With a 12V supply it produces 3.4W so with my diodes in the supply line I think (at most ) my output is 2.5W FT8 on 10m. Today I am mostly on RX.

UPDATE 0950z:   Spotted by 36 stations on TX  and I have spotted 390 stations here on RX with the best ZL1HD (18360km). There seems to be far more activity on FT8 than WSPR on 10m.

10m 3W FT8 (Tuesday)

My gear (10m QDX-M - see picture) was turned on at about 1410z.  It is fed via a series of suitably rated diodes to keep well within the 12V power limit. The output without the diodes is about 4W, I suspect I am running around 3W.

UPDATE 2015z:  666 stations spotted on RX with plenty of stations in the USA, Canada, South America and Africa. I find it amazing something this tiny works so well. With my 200mW 10m WSPR beacon and this rig I get about 95% of my amateur radio fun these days.

UPDATE  2056z:  QRT.

10m 200mW WSPR (Tuesday)

 My beacon was turned at breakfast time.

UPDATE 1010z:  38 spots by EA8BFK (2880km). The variation in S/N is over 20dB, most of which is probably QSB on the path, but some might be local noise I guess. Some might be QRM from other stations. At time just microwatts would be enough! 

10m 200mW WSPR (Monday)

 My beacon has been on since about 0900z.

UPDATE 0932z:   Several spots already by EA8BFK (2880km).

UPDATE 1615z:   Spotted by 29 stations so far. 200mW seems quite enough. See table. I must be getting lazy: I just switch on my WSPR beacon (no PC needed) and just  monitor where I am received. I was planning to try 10m 5W FT8, but that will now have to wait until tomorrow!

10m 5W FT8 (Sunday)

My 10m QRP FT8 was turned on at 1144z.

UPDATE 1149z: So far, spotted by 13 stations.

UPDATE 1252z:  Currently 10m FT8 RX only. 249 stations spotted.

UPDATE 1656z:  662 stations spotted here. See map. Seeing this 5W radio (QDX-M) is about the same size as a pack of cards, i.e. tiny, I am very impressed! Actually it is probably smaller than a pack of cards!  My antenna is just a low end fed. Now QRT.

10m 200mW WSPR (Sunday)

 My beacon was turned on at about 0922z.

UPDATE 0937z:  Two spots of me.

10m 5W FT8 (Saturday)

At about 1410z I turned on 10m FT8.

UPDATE 1502z:  57 stations have spotted me and I have spotted 195. See map for those received.

10m 200mW WSPR TX (Saturday)

 My beacon has been on since about 0945z. 

UPDATE 1440z:   17 spots of me with the best a spot from a station in Brazil.

10m 5W FT8 (Friday)

At about 1440z, I decided to go on 10m FT8 with my QDX-M transceiver. 

Currently I am 10m FT8 RX only.  

On TX it was widely spotted across Europe and North Africa. 

The map shows the stations received at about 1500z.

UPDATE 1848z:  21 stations have spotted me. See map.  Now QRT.

10m 200mW WSPR TX (Friday)

 My beacon has been on since about 0940z.

UPDATE 1011z: Just EA8BFK (2880km) spotting me

10m 200mW WSPR (Thursday)

My beacon was turned on just before breakfast,

UPDATE 1525z:  So far, 15 stations have spotted me. See table.

UPDATE 1618z:  Spotted by 27 stations today.

10m 200mW WSPR (Wednesday)

 In a very short while I expect to turn on my beacon.

UPDATE 0742z: Beacon switched on at 0730z.

UPDATE 0915z:  No spots.

10m 200mW WSPR TX (Tuesday)

 My beacon was turned on at 1015z.

UPDATE  1046z:   2 stations have spotted me with the best UN7LCJ (4187km).

UPDATE 1201z:  Spotted by 4 stations  with the best HZ1SF (4939km).

UPDATE 1325z:  16 spots of me with 7 from DP0GVN (13685km) in Antarctica with about 10dB in hand!

UPDATE  1611z:  40 stations have spotted me with 10 spots from Antarctica.

10m 200mW WSPR (Monday)

 When I get home later I expect to go on 10m 200mW WSPR TX.