For the last few hours I have been on 10m WSPR TX with 500mW. So far, just 3 spots from Germany. Yesterday, there were several spots by FY5KE (7110km) in South America. Maybe later?
UPDATE 1335z: Spots by 12 different stations on 10m WSPR TX so far today, many multiple times.
UPDATE 2035z: 16 different stations have spotted my beacon so far today. The furthermost was again FY5KE (7110km).
After a very brief period on TX with 2.5W and the V2000 vertical omni I am on 6m FT8 RX only. It is now 1058z and just 6 G stations spotted. No Es evident here yet.
UPDATE 1444z: 42 stations spotted so far with the furthermost K4PI (6802km) in Georgia, USA.
My dad, who died in 1987, had some colourful language. One phrase he used was "they could not organise a piss up in a brewery". He would probably have said this now over the pingdemic, which is seeing many key workers having to self isolate.
I am sure intentions are good, but like much English government policy in the last 18 months this seems reactive rather than proactive and made up on the go.
Most of the morning I've been on 10m WSPR TX using 500mW. As of 1015z 6 stations have spotted me.
UPDATE 1117z: Still 6 unique stations have spotted me with the furthermost EA8BFK (2880km).
After a very brief TX period (2.5W) I am on 6m FT8 RX only with the V2000 omni antenna. It is now 0812z and 3 stations spotted with the furthermost EA7L (1739km). Early Es which is promising. My brief TX period resulted in 5 UK spots.
UPDATE 1113z: 35 stations spotted on 6m FT8 RX.
It is now 1555z and I have been on 10m WSPR TX for about 30 minutes with my 500mW 10m WSPR beacon TX. Nobody has spotted me yet.
UPDATE 1747z: 5 stations have spotted me with the furthermost FY5KE (7110m) in South America.
Yesterday was brilliant on 6m. Stations spotted yesterday on 6m FT8 RX On RX I copied stations in Alaska and the west coast of North Americ...
