27 Nov 2021
St John's College Cambridge - NOT amateur radio
15m FT8 RX with the Wellgood active loop RX antenna
So far today, 276 stations spotted on RX with the furthermost VK4ZC (16530km) in Australia.
Even as high as 15m (21MHz), the Wellgood loop on the shack window works really well and I have made no attempt whatsoever to optimise it. It is just stuck on with Blutak! I shall have to try it on 10m!
UPDATE 1225z: 359 stations spotted on 15m FT8 RX.
26 Nov 2021
160m FT8 RX (Friday)
Since about 1935z, I have been on 160m FT8 RX with the Wellgood active loop on the shack window. Furthermost is UX0KR (1795km). So far, 37 stations have been spotted. It is now 1944z.
The Wellgood active RX loop
As you can see, I have used this quite a bit in the last week. It was designed by George Smart M1GEO after he accidentally cooked his Wellbrook active loop!
Overall, it works very well, but I wonder if it is less good with weak signals on the higher HF bands. Mostly, EU stations are copied, but where the RX noise figure dominates, maybe it is less effective?
See https://www.george-smart.co.uk/projects/wellgood_loop/ .
Autumn - NOT amateur radio
40m FT8 RX
20m FT8 RX (Friday)
It is now 0913z. I am monitoring 20m FT8 RX will the Wellgood active loop antenna. So far, 33 stations have been spotted.
UPDATE 0927z: 62 stations spotted.
UPDATE 1616z: 620 stations spotted on 20m FT8 RX with the Wellgood loop.
Where I come from in South Devon - NOT amateur radio
This is where I come from in South Devon. We have been hereabouts since the early 1400s.
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