10m FT8

Yesterday was not a bad day with quite a few Europeans spotted. I have just gone on 10m FT8 calling CQ (2.5W) initially, although I am currently RX only. No spots yet on 10m FT8.

UPDATE 1625z:  Still no 10m FT8 spots today.  Another bad 10m day.  A recent 10m FT8 CQ (2.5W) was again spotted by no-one at all!

Overnight on 472kHz WSPR TX (10mW ERP)

In the end 17 stations spotted my QRPP signal with nothing further from Norway. Quite a good night, although staying on overnight is questionable.

Stations spotting my QRPP 

472kHz WSPR overnight

Sunspots - Monday November 25th 2019

Solar flux is 71 and the SSN 0. A=11 and K=1.

472kHz WSPR TX

At about 1800z, I returned to 472kHz WSPR with my 10mW ERP from the earth-electrode "antenna" in the ground. The first transmission was spotted by 4 stations including LA2XPA (1310km).

UPDATE 2025z: 10 spots of me so far on 472kHz WSPR this evening on 472kHz. LA2XPA has spotted me 5 times already this evening!

Sub-9kHz transatlantic DX

VO1NA has been successfully decoded on EbNaut in Europe.

See https://groups.io/g/rsgb-lf-group/topic/vlf_vo1na_8270_0075_hz/61873847?p=,,,20,0,0,0::recentpostdate%2Fsticky,,,20,2,0,61873847

137kHz E-field probe

Several years ago I made this mag-mounted 137kHz e-field probe to see how far away I could detect my QRPP 137kHz beacon. At about 24km I just stopped!

Both the EFP and the 137kHz beacon clearly worked.

See https://sites.google.com/site/g3xbmqrp3/antennas/137efp

Birthday - NOT amateur radio

Today is my wife's birthday. We met in 1968. The photo shows her opening her cards and receiving a phone call from one of her brothers.

10m FT8

After the total disaster yesterday, I am hoping for better luck on 10m FT8 today. At about 1050z I turned things on and called CQ briefly with 2.5W. Sadly no-one copied my CQ but already 4 Europeans have been spotted on RX with best DX  EA7KHU (1694km).

UPDATE 1400z: 11 stations in 7 European countries spotted so far on 10m FT8 RX.

Sunspots - Sunday November 24th 2019

Solar flux is 70 and the SSN 0. A=10 and K=3.

WRC-19 ends

WRC-19 has finally ended in Egypt with delegates going home.  Overall, the outcome for amateur radio was pretty good.

See https://rsgb.org/main/blog/news/gb2rs/2019/11/22/wrc-19-day-20-and-finally/