10m QRP WSPR TX

 My 500mW WSPR beacon was turned on about 0800z. So far, spots from the Canary Is.. I presume this is F2.

UPDATE 1048z:   Still just the spots from the Canaries.

UPDATE 1835z: The usual USA stations spotted me, but going QRT very soon.

6m QRP FT8 (Sunday)

My 2.5W to the V2000 vertical was turned on at about 0800z. No spots yet. If things look promising, I may try 8m QRP FT8.

UPDATE 0849z:  So far, spots of my QRP from 4 UK stations. I suspect some are by aircraft reflection with the furthermost GW4VXE (367km),

630m WSPR RX overnight

Once again I stayed on 630m WSPR RX overnight with the earth-electrode antenna in the ground. No further stations were spotted on RX overnight proving it is not worth staying on after midnight.

The shack some years ago

This was one of my Facebook memories today. It shows my shack 11 years ago. 

Sunspots - Sunday September 24th 2023

Solar flux is 173 and the SSN 198 (I think this is the highest level this cycle. A=10 and K=0.

630m WSPR RX (Saturday)

For the last few evenings I have been monitoring 630m (472 kHz) WSPR RX. After about 10 minutes, G1GKN (54km) and DC0DX (467km) were spotted. Still using the earth-electrode "antenna" in the ground.

As Colin G6AVK suggests, I must try to find out what is wrong with my 472 kHz transverter and get back on TX.

UPDATE 1947z: SM6NOC (1056km) spotted. This is my furthermost so far and the first over 1000km.

UPDATE 2036z:   4 stations spotted.

Autumn cyclamen - NOT amateur radio

These were at nearby Anglesey Abbey earlier this week. In every season, there is something to see.

10m 500mW WSPR TX (Saturday)

My QRP W5OLF beacon was on all night. Clearly there is F2 propagation with several spots from the Canary Is.

UPDATE 1037z: Still just spots from the Canary Is..

UPDATE 1121z: Still just spots from the Canary Is.. At the peak these were -5dB S/N (27dB in hand when running 500mW) suggesting just uW would have been sufficient assuming a low local noise floor.

UPDATE 1652z:   20 stations have spotted me including 4 reports from Antarctica.

UPDATE 1744z:  22 stations have spotted me. Clearly there is E-W F2 to the USA.

6m QRP FT8 (Saturday)

 Although I have been on for about 15 minutes, no spots have appeared on PSKreporter. I rechecked frequency, time sync and restarted WSJT-X. The internet connection works fine. 

Either PSKreporter has a long delay, or is not working as there are plenty of monitors that usually spot me that are within range.

UPDATE 0920z:  Darn Windows updates! Since doing the updates, I am being spotted. It is almost as if until the update was done, no spots could be seen. On my Chromebook, updates are done seemlessly, which is far better.

UPDATE 0950z: 3 spots of my QRP 6m FT8 with the furthermost DL3BUA (939km) near the Polish border. There is still life on 6m FT8.

UPDATE 1034z:  Still just those 3 spots of me on 6m FT8.

UPDATE 1150z: Now 4 spots including G8EEM (208km).

UPDATE 1206z:  4 spots of others on RX with the furthermost OZ8R (819km).

630m WSPR overnight

My RX was on overnight, but just the 4 stations spotted in the evening copied. It is not worth staying on overnight.