4 Nov 2014

ARRL 10m contest - mid December

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As I have missed the CQWW SSB contest for 2 years now, I hope that I can be on for the ARRL 10m contest, Dec 13-14th . This contest lasts th...

Back on 10m WSPR since 1154z

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Since returning from a small hospital operation, I have been running 500mW on 10m WSPR again. Best DX on TX is 4X1RF (3519km) at -20dB S/N ...
3 Nov 2014

Back on 472kHz WSPR

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I QSYed down to 472kHz WSPR just after 1830z this evening again using 5mW ERP to my strapped feeders antenna. These are the initial spots gi...

CQ WW SSB Contest last weekend - who forgot?

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Darn it! Yet again I forgot this most excellent contest last weekend, although I would have been very restricted as we had our little grandc...
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Stateside on 10m

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The first stateside station was NU3E (5663km) at 1204z.  My 500mW was first spotted in the USA at 1232z by KZ8C (6290km) at -28dB S/N. This...

10m and European stations

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Looking at my 10m WSPR results, there seem to be as many Europeans spotting me and being spotted here as in the summer Es season. The traces...

Sunspots

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Sunspot number is 138 and 10m daytime propagation forecast to be "fair". So far, 10m seems promising.

10m 500mW WSPR since 1022z

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I've just QSYed back to 10m WSPR and in the very first reception period CX2ABP (11127km), F4CWN and GM4EEY were all spotted. In my fir...
2 Nov 2014

Now on 472kHz WSPR

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At about 2010z I QSYed down to 630m (472kHz) from 10m. The first unique WSPR spots (given and received) this evening to 2230z are shown bel...

Last stateside?

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The last North American seen here on 10m WSPR appears to have been VE3GEN (5593km) at -27dB S/N at 1810z. Since then, just G4IKZ , who is a ...