Roger G3XBM's (Mainly) Amateur Radio Blog

This morning I was puzzled why I was getting no output on 20m FT8 with the QMX+. Disabling the SWR protection solved the mystery as the SWR ...

For a change, I am trying the coax to my 2m big-wheel omni matched by my Z-match ATU at 2.5W on 20m FT8. 96 stations have already spotted me...

Stations spotted on 20m FT8 RX with the QDX and 10m antenna Overnight, I left my QDX on 20m FT8 RX using my totally non-resonant 10m antenna...

My QDX and PC have been restarted and a Windows update carried out. It will be interesting to see if RX spots start. UPDATE 2031z:   165 st...

It has arrived and is tiny !!  Stations that spotted my QDX this afternoon on FT8 It has been tried out on 10m WSPR and FT8 and seems to wor...

For the last hour or so, I have been on 20m FT8 RX using the 8m dipole, which is way off tune. At 1858z, 35 stations spotted with the furth...

 4 stations spotted so far on 20m FT8 RX with the Miracle Whip. UPDATE 1540z:   29 stations spotted so far on 20m FT8 RX today. All bar one ...

Overnight, I was on 20m FT8 RX with the Miracle Whip on the shack windowsill. 130 stations spotted as the map shows.

  282 stations spotted in the last 12 hours (see map) on 20m FT8 RX.

Overnight I left my FT817ND on FT8 RX using the Miracle Whip on the shack windowsill on 20m.  UPDATE 0731z:   218 stations spotted on the Mi...

It is now 0913z. I am monitoring 20m FT8 RX will the Wellgood active loop antenna. So far, 33 stations have been spotted.  UPDATE 0927z:  62...

At the moment I am on 20m FT8 RX using the coax to my 2m big-wheel via the ferrite rod ATU on the bench. This is just a tapped coil on a fer...

At 1450z, I QSYed to 20m FT8 RX with the indoor loop. So far, after a few minutes, 41 stations spotted. There is little doubt that most dayt...

I have just switched to 20m FT8 QRP with 2.5W QRP and the (improved) indoor loop. I was very briefly on TX, but mostly on 20m FT8 RX.  Furth...

About an hour ago I went on 20m FT8 with 2.5W and the tiny indoor loop. So far, 136 stations spotted on RX. On TX 8 stations have spotted me...

At about 1630z, I QSYed to 20m FT8 using the tiny indoor loop and 2.5W.  Up to this time I was on 2m FT8 QRP.  After 5 minutes, 17 stations ...

 It is now 1205z. For about an hour I have been on 20m FT8 RX with the FT817ND and the indoor loop. So far, 188 stations spotted on RX. UPDA...

As 10m was pathetic here I QSYed to 20m FT8 at about 1517z using 2.5W to the tiny indoor loop.  At 20m this is so tiny that it does not loo...

Since about 1545z, I have been on 20m FT8 with 2.5W and the indoor loop antenna on the shack windowsill. So far, 1 spot on QRP TX and 10 sta...

At about 0905z, I went on 20m FT8 RX. Immediately, stations were spotted.  At 0940z 76 stations already spotted. UPDATE 1219z:   176 station...