Roger G3XBM's (Mainly) Amateur Radio Blog

My gear has been on most of the day. UPDATE 1908z : So far, spotted by 176 stations, mainly Es in Europe. I think I need to try re-installin...

 My gear was turned on at about 0851z. UPDATE  0856z: So far, 5 spots with some Es.

My gear was turned on after breakfast. UPDATE 1333z :  37 stations have spotted me. UPDATE 2129z:   By chance I went back on 6m FT8 this ev...

My gear was turned on at about 0600z.  UPDATE 0625z : Just UK spots so far. UPDATE 0803z: Plenty of Es stations from southern Europe. Power...

  Stations spotting my 3W 6m FT8 today at 0810z My gear has been on since before breakfast. UPDATE 0810z:  66 stations have spotted me. I se...

Still plenty of Es on 6m. UPDATE 1923z:  So far today, my 500mW 6m FT8  has been spotted by 201 stations.

 It was late afternoon before I went on. UPDATE 1845z: Spotted by 27 stations in Europe.

Yesterday was another good 6m day.  My 500mW FT8 was spotted widely by 358 stations in the last day including KP4AA (6905km) in the Caribbe...

 My gear was turned on mid-morning. UPDATE 1026z:   Spotted by 69 stations with the best D4L (4517km) in Cape Verde Islands. Good Es again ...

Even with just 500mW FT8 from the rig, cheap CB coax and a V2000 omni antenna I was spotted deep in the USA on 6m.  There were lots of USA s...

My gear was turned on at about 1415z. UPDATE 1428z:   Spotted by F6BNX (1099km) and EA8JF (2831km).

My shack PC is playing up again.  When I try to enter my PIN, it thinks I am offline. Apparently this is a common issue with Windows.  Last ...

 My gear was turned on at about 0620z. UPDATE 1924z: Spotted by 241 stations today. Tomorrow I shall probably try 500mW FT8. QRT soon.

My gear was turned on about 0900z. UPDATE 1817z: So far spotted by 152 stations today.  Mostly European Es.

 My gear was turned on at teatime. UPDATE 2010z:    Spotted by 78 stations this evening.

My gear has been on since 0815z. UPDATE 1425z:  11 stations spotting me so far. Most are English with, perhaps, one by Es. It would seem th...

My gear was turned on at about 1133z. UPDATE 1942z: 336 stations have spotted me today.

Yesterday was brilliant on 6m.  Stations spotted yesterday on 6m FT8 RX On RX I copied stations in Alaska and the west coast of North Americ...

 I have been on 6m FT8 since just before breakfast. UPDATE 0845z:  So far 103 stations have spotted me with the furthest TF2CT (1927km). T...

  Stations spotting me at 1637 z Briefly, I was on 6m 3W FT8 TX. Now QRT.  15 stations spotted me. UPDATE 1637z: Back on 6m FT8. Spotted by...