3 Jan 2024
20m QRP FT8 (Wednesday)
12 Mar 2023
20m FT8 RX with the QDX
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. In all, 841 stations spotted as the map shows. Too easy!! I guess I was on for about 15 hours.
11 Mar 2023
QDX 20m FT8 RX (Saturday)
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 stations spotted on 20m FT8 RX. I suspect a delay at PSKreporter was the main issue.
UPDATE 2104z: 259 stations spotted on 20m FT8 RX with the furthermost VK7XX (17241km).
25 Feb 2023
QDX on 10m
Stations that spotted my QDX this afternoon on FT8 |
13 Jan 2023
20m FT8 RX (Friday)
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 furthermost N1HMT (5245km).
16 Aug 2022
20m FT8 RX with the indoor Miracle Whip
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 are in Europe, but one is 3375km away in European Russia (UA9CK). Compromise antennas they may be, but they work with FT8.
UPDATE 1628z: 72 stations spotted so far today on 20m FT8 RX with the indoor Miracle Whip.
12 Aug 2022
20m FT8 RX with the Miracle Whip indoors
11 Aug 2022
10 Aug 2022
20m FT8 RX with the Miracle Whip
UPDATE 0731z: 218 stations spotted on the Miracle Whip since yesterday,
26 Nov 2021
20m FT8 RX (Friday)
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 stations spotted.
UPDATE 1616z: 620 stations spotted on 20m FT8 RX with the Wellgood loop.
UPDATE 1905z: 638 stations spotted. Time to QSY.
18 Nov 2021
20m FT8 RX (Thursday)
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 ferrite rod with the tap with the lowest SWR chosen. Calling it an ATU is being kind, HI!!
Stations spotted at 1337z |
UPDATE 1337z: 243 spots on 20m FT8 RX today.
12 Apr 2021
20m FT8 RX
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 daytime FT8 DX is to be found on 20m.
UPDATE 1517z: 94 stations spotted.
UPDATE 1825z: 317 stations spotted in 5 continents on 20m FT8 with the indoor loop.
11 Apr 2021
20m FT8 RX
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.
Furthermost on 20m FT8 RX was W7RIS (7963km) on the west coast of the USA in Oregon. In all, 107 stations spotted on RX.
UPDATE 1904z: 251 stations spotted. Furthermost is ZS6LKF (9089km).
20 Feb 2021
20m FT8 QRP (Saturday)
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.
UPDATE 1900z: 11 stations have spotted me on QRP 20m FT8 TX. On RX 232 stations spotted.
UPDATE 2052z: QRT. QSYed to 630m RX.
19 Feb 2021
20m FT8 QRP (Friday)
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 spotted on RX, but nobody has yet spotted me on TX.
UPDATE 1812z: 85 stations spotted on RX with just 1 station spotting my QRP on TX.
UPDATE 2115z: 148 stations spotted on RX and 3 stations have spotted me on TX since just before teatime. I shall be going QRT later.
18 Jan 2021
20m FT8 RX
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.
UPDATE 1434z: Now on 2.5W TX too. So far today, 424 stations spotted on 20m FT8 RX.
UPDATE 1900z: 2 stations have spotted me on TX and 503 stations spotted on 20m FT8 RX today.
17 Jan 2021
QSY to 20m FT8 QRP (Sunday)
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 look like it could ever work!
At 1525z lots of USA stations already spotted. So far, 23 stations spotted on 20m FT8 RX, but nobody has yet spotted me on TX.
UPDATE 1810z: 1 station has spotted me on 20m FT8 QRP TX and 59 stations spotted on RX. The stations spotted are shown on the map.5 Jan 2021
20m FT8 QRP (Tuesday)
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 stations in 3 continents spotted on RX, mostly in the USA.
UPDATE 2131z: QRT. 127 stations spotted today on 20m FT8 RX.
4 Jan 2021
20m FT8 RX with the tiny indoor loop
At about 0905z, I went on 20m FT8 RX. Immediately, stations were spotted. At 0940z 76 stations already spotted.
UPDATE 1219z: 176 stations spotted with WW1WW (5237km) the first North American spotted at 1123z.
UPDATE 1402z: 287 stations spotted with 11 North American stations spotted so far.
UPDATE 1528z: 356 stations in 5 continents so far spotted today. The furthermost spotted is PY2LCD (9686km) in Brazil.
26 Dec 2020
20m FT8 RX
This morning, I am on 20m FT8 RX with the FT817ND and the indoor loop. The gear was turned on at about 0815z. It is now 0926z. So far today, 257 stations have been spotted already.
UPDATE 1046z: 432 stations spotted so far.
Stations spotted today at 1749z |