Apart from a very brief TX period at 2.5W, I am on 6m FT8 RX with the V2000 vertical omni antenna. Even my brief TX period was spotted by 2 Gs and I have spotted 3 stations on RX. It is now only 0655z.
UPDATE 0710z: 7 spots already on 6m FT8 RX today.
UPDATE 1015z: 73 stations spotted on RX with the furthermost HZ1SK (4759km).
As my 10m antenna is not being used, I am again on 10m WSPR TX (500mW). This W5OLF 10m WSPR beacon is on 100% TX, but randomises the TX frequency for every transmission. This ensures you are not always underneath a strong carrier. I have had this for many years and it has been faultless. It is tiny and totally self contained with no PC needed. Apart from initially syncing the clock, nothing is needed. Truly wonderful.
UPDATE 0700z: 3 spots from Germany already. These were by DC7TO (888km).
UPDATE 1035z: 18 stations have spotted me so far. All are in Europe. Nothing from South America yet.
UPDATE 1314z: No further spots. Odd.
I keep forgetting that when on 6m FT8, the 10m antenna is free. As this is the case, I am on 10m WSPR TX (500mW) at the moment. Already (at 1015z) 11 unique stations spotting me and I have not been on that long! It seems every slot I get several 10m WSPR spots.
UPDATE 1318z: 36 stations have spotted me so far today on 10m WSPR. My impression is there are more stations on 10m WSPR than last year.
Stations spotting
me to 1315z today
UPDATE 2142z: Spotted by 66 stations today on 10m WSPR.
It is some while since I was on 2m or 6m AM.
There has been something of a revival in AM, although AM should not be used on busy bands. There are AM nets on 160m, 80m and 40m. I am looking forward to again hearing 10m AM from the USA just above 29MHz.
See https://sites.google.com/view/g3xbm4/home/vhfuhfmicrowaves/vhf-am .
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