As usual, Oleg has reported on QRP Club:
Dear Club 72 members and friends,
Weekly QRP Rendez-Vous Report (March, 19, 2017)
Visitors of the week: R1CAF, RW3AA, UR7VT, IK0SDA, UR5EFD, SM2FIJ,
UA1CEG, US3EN, RU3NJC, UA0SBQ, IK2UUR, UA1CEX, G3XJS, DK1HW, HB9CBR/p,
UR0ET, R2ABT, RV3GM, US5ERQ, UA4NU, R1CAN, ON6KZ, RA1M/mm, IK2RGV,
RX3DOR, OH6NPV, OF5LP, IW2MXE, SV2BBK, UA6HZ, HA7NE
New Visitors: IK0SDA, IK2UUR, HB9CBR/p, R2ABT, R1CAN, IW2MXE, UA6HZ
See full Visitors and Frequenters lists on the Club 72 web page.
Comments:.....
See full version of the WQR Report on the blog page -http://qrp-club72.blogspot.ru/
72! Oleg RV3GM / KH6OB "Mr. 72"
This is a periodic Newsletter of the Club 72. Don't reply to Newsletter address! Send any requests or news to mr72@club72.su please.
19 Mar 2017
Mr Trump - NOT amateur radio
A lot of people in the USA voted him into office. "Make America great again".
As yet, he has still to demonstrate true statesman-like behaviour on the world stage. Mrs Merkel was not impressed! He will be judged by how statesman-like he is. Sometimes he will have to eat his words. We have not yet had him in office 100 days, so it would be wrong to judge him too soon, although personally I have not been impressed.
Why does he remind me of a certain European leader who came to power in the 1930s and who committed suicide in 1945? Caveat emptor.
As yet, he has still to demonstrate true statesman-like behaviour on the world stage. Mrs Merkel was not impressed! He will be judged by how statesman-like he is. Sometimes he will have to eat his words. We have not yet had him in office 100 days, so it would be wrong to judge him too soon, although personally I have not been impressed.
Why does he remind me of a certain European leader who came to power in the 1930s and who committed suicide in 1945? Caveat emptor.
Signs of life - NOT amateur radio
After what seemed like a long, dull winter the daffodils are in flower, snowdrops are past their best, there are buds on the trees and bushes. Only a few weeks hopefully and we'll see the first swallows back.
So, the cycle of life goes on.
Sunspots and 10m - Sunday March 19th 2017
Solar flux is 70 today, but the sunspot count remains zero. This is a long spotless period, but I expect worse to come! A=2 and K=1. As for 10m propagation? We live in hope!
The foreseeable future will see few spots, but N-S 10m propagation is still likely. Sadly people take a quick look, hear nothing and desert the higher HF bands.
UPDATE 1200z: With a spot by DK6UG (633km) of my 500mW WSPR on 10m, it proves there is still life on the band. It would be good to get spotted outside Europe on 10m.
UPDATE 1206z: GM6NX (507km) has now been spotted on 6m MSK144. 5 stations in 4 countries spotted on 6m MSK144 so far today.
The foreseeable future will see few spots, but N-S 10m propagation is still likely. Sadly people take a quick look, hear nothing and desert the higher HF bands.
UPDATE 1200z: With a spot by DK6UG (633km) of my 500mW WSPR on 10m, it proves there is still life on the band. It would be good to get spotted outside Europe on 10m.
UPDATE 1206z: GM6NX (507km) has now been spotted on 6m MSK144. 5 stations in 4 countries spotted on 6m MSK144 so far today.
New country copied on 6m MSK144
EA2ARD (1010km) has been spotted on 6m MSK144. I am pretty sure this is a new country copied by this mode on 6m. As well as 6m MSK144 RX, I am also active on 10m WSPR TX but nothing spotted.
UPDATE 1025z: 2E0EBM (65km) spotted on 6m MSK144.
UPDATE 1154z: G8HXE (221km) and EI4DQ (576km) now spotted on 6m MSK144. This mode on 6m never fails. Most days I spot several countries on 6m even with my V2000 vertical using this mode.
UPDATE 1200z: DK6UG (633km) has spotted my 500mW 10m WSPR. So there is some life on 10m.
UPDATE 1506z: Now spotted 8 stations in 7 countries so far today on 6m MSK144.
UPDATE 1940z: Time to go QRT on 6m MSK144 RX.
UPDATE 1025z: 2E0EBM (65km) spotted on 6m MSK144.
UPDATE 1154z: G8HXE (221km) and EI4DQ (576km) now spotted on 6m MSK144. This mode on 6m never fails. Most days I spot several countries on 6m even with my V2000 vertical using this mode.
UPDATE 1200z: DK6UG (633km) has spotted my 500mW 10m WSPR. So there is some life on 10m.
UPDATE 1506z: Now spotted 8 stations in 7 countries so far today on 6m MSK144.
18 Mar 2017
Do violets like wet? - NOT amateur radio
Also daffodils were late this year but suddenly they are all out in a wonderful sea of yellow.
This year we have had a wetter winter than I can ever remember. Perhaps this is a result of global warming?
Now on 10m WSPR TX (500mW)
As well as RX on 6m MSK144, I am now transmitting on 10m WSPR. So far, no spots on 10m.
UPDATE 1528z: 4 countries spotted on 6m MSK144 today so far (HB9, ON, PA and EI) but nothing yet on 10m WSPR.
UPDATE 1528z: 4 countries spotted on 6m MSK144 today so far (HB9, ON, PA and EI) but nothing yet on 10m WSPR.
K7RA and propagation
Someone far more knowledgeable than me about propagation is K7RA. Southgate News has a piece about his latest review of propagation.
See http://southgatearc.org/propagation/k7ra/index.htm#.WM0pWIXXLIU
See http://southgatearc.org/propagation/k7ra/index.htm#.WM0pWIXXLIU
On 6m MSK144 RX
Most of the morning, I have been on 6m MSK144 receive with EI and HB9 the best DX spotted so far.
As it uses a different antenna and does not need the FT817 or PC (I use the W5OLF beacon, which is totally stand-alone) I may well go on 10m WSPR TX (500mW) shortly as well as monitoring 6m MSK144. To be honest, I am hopeful about 10m, although I have no basis for this!
UPDATE 2200z: Now QRT on all bands. On 6m MSK144 quite a few stations received here did not appear on PSK Reporter Maps, suggesting that I lost internet connectivity at the times they should have been reported.
As it uses a different antenna and does not need the FT817 or PC (I use the W5OLF beacon, which is totally stand-alone) I may well go on 10m WSPR TX (500mW) shortly as well as monitoring 6m MSK144. To be honest, I am hopeful about 10m, although I have no basis for this!
UPDATE 2200z: Now QRT on all bands. On 6m MSK144 quite a few stations received here did not appear on PSK Reporter Maps, suggesting that I lost internet connectivity at the times they should have been reported.
Sunspots and 10m - Saturday March 18th 2017
Solar flux is 69 and yet again the sunspot number remains zero. A=4 and K=0.
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