As we are now in the Es season, I shall probably try 4m FT8 from tomorrow. There are now quite a few countries on 4m, which is very different from the 1960s when really just the UK and Eire were on. I was surprised how quiet 4m was outside of the Es season.
A good website showing which countries have 4m allocations is http://www.g0che.co.uk/4m_alloc.php .
Currently I am on 10m WSPR with the 500mW W5OLF beacon.
UPDATE 0852z: No spots. I am getting a bit suspicious something is amiss.
UPDATE 1112z: The coax is faulty. High SWR. Must investigate.
At the moment, I am on 40.680 MHz FT8 (TX first period, DF about 1950 Hz).
UPDATE 1111z: No spots.
As Es propagation in Eastern Europe is looking good today, I am changing my plans. I was going to go on 10m FT8, but instead will try 8m FT8 and 10m WSPR.
See https://www.tvcomm.co.uk/g7izu/radio-propagation-maps/europe-sporadic-e/ .
If you were like me, you will recall the old shortwave interval signals of old. I remember the sound of Radio Moscow and VOA on the shortwave bands. These days, the shortwaves are a lot different with far fewer English language broadcasts.
See https://sites.google.com/view/g3xbm4/home/hf-mf-and-lf/sw-interval-signals .
On QRP WSPR with my 500mW 10m WSPR beacon.
UPDATE 2039z: Surprisingly, no spots. I checked the timing!!
As Es in Europe looks promising, I am on 40.680 MHz WSPR at 2W (DF 1560 Hz, TX 20%).
UPDATE 1436z: No spots.
UPDATE 2037z: 5 spots by HC02 (1808km).
