5 Jun 2017

CQ Japan on 6m JT65

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It is that time of year when 6m opens from Europe to Japan on 6m. This morning I see that Spanish stations are calling JA on 6m JT65. This p...
4 Jun 2017

20m? No, 6m!!

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The photo shows the results so far on 6m JT65. It looks more like 20m, but this was 6m VHF today. Quite amazing conditions. And my antenna...

10m WSPR TX

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The 500mW WSPR beacon has been running all day. Lots of European Es spots (see photo of the unique stations so far), although no reports fr...

QRP and QRP Club

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Oleg's usual update: Dear Club 72 members and friends, Weekly QRP Rendez-Vous Report (June, 4, 2017) Visitors  of  the ...

Sunspots and 10m - Sunday 4th June 2017

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Solar flux is 77 today and the sunspot number is 22. A=9 and K=1. Both 10m and 6m are alive with Es.

Re-installed WSJT-X V1.7

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My version of this program started to do odd things, so I deleted it and re-installed it. Currently I am on 6m JT65 (beacon mode transceiv...
3 Jun 2017

No storm risk

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As the nearest storms are a long way away, I think I'll leave my 10m WSPR TX and 6m JT65 transceive running overnight. See  https://w...

WSPR versus JT65

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For the last couple of years I have been comparing WSPR versus JT65 on 10m and 6m. Theoretically, WSPR is a little better, but I seem to get...

Manchester Terror Attack - NOT amateur radio

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Sadly Manchester was the centre of a terrorist attack which killed 22 and injured many more, mainly children and young girls. It was a point...

"Real" DX on 6m

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At the moment, F2 worldwide 6m DX is rare and we rely on Es to get decent ranges. Es tends to peak in the late spring and summer. "Real...