10m 200mW WSPR (Wednesday)

My beacon was turned on just after 0900z.

UPDATE 0916z:  Just 4 spots from EA8BFK (2880km).

UPDATE 1611z:  28 spots of me. See table.

10m 200mW WSPR (Tuesday)

 My TX beacon was turned at 0918z.

UPDATE 0924z:  Already 3 spots by EA8BFK (2880km) and someone in KO40 square.

UPDATE 1155z:  4 stations have spotted me. No stations "across the pond" yet.

UPDATE 1225z:   Now spotted by 7 stations. It looks like the first USA spots were at 1218z.

UPDATE 1424z:  36 stations in 4 continents have spotted me. See map by VK7JJ.

UPDATE 1847z:  51 stations have spotted me. Now QRT.

10m 200mW WSPR (Monday)

My beacon was turned on after breakfast.

UPDATE 0955z:  Spotted by 2 stations with the best a station in Saudi Arabia - HZ1SF (4939km).

UPDATE 1635z:  31 stations have spotted me with the best LU1XA (13253km). See table.

10m 200mW WSPR (Sunday)

 My beacon has been on  most of the morning.

UPDATE 1211z:  Best is a spot from Saudi Arabia.

UPDATE 1402z: 16 stations have spotted me with the best a station in Brazil. See table.

UPDATE 2110z:  Now QRT. Spotted by 21 stations today.

No radio today

As we went to Peterborough by train today, I did not go on today. I shall probably try 10m 200mW WSPR again tomorrow.

10m 200mW WSPR (Friday)

My beacon was turned on at breakfast.

UPDATE 1159z:   4 stations have spotted me with the best EA8BFK (2880km).

UPDATE  1412z:  Spotted by 7 stations. See map by Phil VK7JJ of WSPR Rocks.

WSPR

Recently, I have been using 200mW WSPR on 10m and 630m WSPR RX. I have been pleasantly surprised how well it works.  

Many now prefer FT8. I use both, although WSPR works with signals about 10dB weaker and takes up far less spectrum. WSPR is a beaconing mode whereas FT8 can be used for basic QSOs.

10m 200mW WSPR TX (Thursday)

My beacon was turned on at 0920z.

UPDATE  1400z:  7 spots so far. See table. Best was V51RS (8481km)

630m WSPR RX overnight

Overnight I monitored 630m WSPR. Again, 5 stations were spotted with the best OH1LSQ (1733km) and an LA.

10m 200mW WSPR (Wednesday)

My gear is on.(no it wasn’t! See below)

UPDATE  1833z:   Nobody spotted me today - blackout?

UPDATE 2253z: It helps if you switch it on!! My beacon had no power all day 🥴. 

630m WSPR RX overnight

 Overnight I stayed on 630m WSPR RX.  

UPDATE  0940z:  Overnight 5 stations spotted. See table.

630m WSPR RX (Tuesday)

The impression I am getting is the IC705 is a few dB more sensitive than my Zachtek WSPR RX. At the moment I am monitoring 630m WSPR RX using my IC-705.

UPDATE 1909z: 3 stations spotted with the best F6CWA (950 km). Using the coax to my 2m big-wheel antenna (via an ATU) and a mains earth.

WSPR receive

Just now I tried my Zachtek WSPR RX out by trying to decode my own signals. Success. Overnight I may go on 630m WSPR RX using it.

UPDATE  1704z:  For some reason, no decodes of mine appear on WSPRnet. Is this me or WSPRnet?  I think it is me.

10m 200mW WSPR (Tuesday)

 My beacon was turned on about breakfast time. Just local spots probably due to solar storms.

10m 200mW WSPR (Monday)

 My beacon was turned on before breakfast.  

UPDATE 0812z:  Just spots by a local so far.

UPDATE 1530z:  Spotted by 24 stations. See map from WSPR Rocks by Phil VK7JJ.

UPDATE 1932z:  26 stations have spotted me . See table.  QRT soon.

10m 200mW WSPR (Sunday)

My beacon was turned on at 0754z.

UPDATE 1200z: So far, 4 stations have spotted me with the best HZ1SF (4939km).

UPDATE 1510z: Spotted by 16 stations, with many in the USA. See table.

10m 200mW WSPR (Saturday)

 My beacon was turned on at 1038z.

UPDATE 1044z:  So far, spotted by EA8BFK (2880km).

UPDATE 1500z: Spotted by 16 stations with the best V51RS (8481km). Amazing what 200mW WSPR to an indifferent, low, 10m antenna can do!  See map from WSPR Rocks by Phil VK7JJ.

10m 200mW WSPR (Friday)

My beacon has been on since breakfast.

UPDATE  1056z: Spotted by 3 stations with the best EA8BFK (2880km).

UPDATE 1644z:  Spotted by 30 stations. See map from WSPR Rocks by Phil VK7JJ.

Zachtek WSPR gear

For the last few days I have been using the 200mW Zachtek WSPR TX. In the end I bought the original kit although it is being copied in China. 

As far as I can tell, the Chinese copy does not have the low pass filters fitted so will have poor harmonic rejection. The Swedish version is far more expensive.

So far, with 200mW WSPR, it has reached 5 continents,

All timing is by GPS, which is built-in. Once programmed the unit needs no PC, so can run unattended. Mine comes covering 40m-6m. I also bought the all band RX, but I have not used this yet.

See https://www.zachtek.com/wspr-tx .

10m 200mW WSPR (Thursday)

My beacon was turned on after breakfast,

UPDATE 1321z:  So far, just EA8BFK (2880km) and an SV spotting me.