5 Jan 2023
Tactile tree bark - NOT amateur radio
8m QRP FT8 (Thursday)
Since doing a system restore on my shack PC, I have been on 8m with 2.5W FT8 on 40.680 MHz, but no spots at 1030z.
UPDATE 2014z: Spotted by WESSEXSDR (265km) earlier. Now QRT.
10m QRP WSPR TX (Thursday)
For about an hour I have been on 10m WSPR TX with 500mW from the W5OLF beacon. So far, spots of me from 2 unique stations at 1022z.
UPDATE 1036z: FR1GZ (9724km) is now spotting me too.
UPDATE 1241z: 7 stations spotted so far.
UPDATE 1448z: The 10 spots of my 500mW so far today are shown on the map.
UPDATE 2020z: 14 spots of me today.
System restore - NOT amateur radio
As my PC was not communicating with my SignaLink USB since installing the driver for my SDR, I did a system restore. FT8 is again working. I shall try the SDR on a different PC!!
4 Jan 2023
SDR issues
About a week ago I bought an Neoelec SDR (highly rated) from Amazon. For various reasons, I have not been able to set this up.
It seems incredibly difficult to install the driver. In my view, the instructions were useless. I have now installed the driver, but it no longer recognises the SignaLink USB, so I cannot, at present, operate FT8. I am sure the solutions are relatively easy, but I was expecting this to be dead easy.
Although I have installed the recommended SDR software I have still not got it working.
It is all not helped by having brain fog as a result of my 2013 stroke. It is like wading through treacle and I cannot think clearly.
10m QRP WSPR TX (Wednesday)
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| Stations spotting my 500mW 10m WSPR today |
This morning I am again on 10m (500mW) TX. At 1210z, 6 stations have spotted me.
8m winter Es
This report came yesterday from Borut S50B in Slovenia. Signals were obviously just on the edge, but it shows even 2.5W to a low dipole is enough for winter Es on 8m FT8.
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