My 500mW 10m WSPR TX beacon PA was turned on at 1140z. At first I was puzzled by a spot at 0900z by EA8/DF4UE (2876km). Then I realised he had copied me with the PA off. My beacon is preprogrammed to say 0.5W, but in reality the power was just microwatts. This accounts for why the report was just -31dB S/N.
The beacon is now at full power of 500mW.
See https://sites.google.com/view/g3xbm4/home/hf-mf-and-lf/homebrew/10m-lesser-chirpy .
My 10mW ERP from the earth-electrode "antenna" in the ground was turned on about 1750z. On the first transmissions, 3 stations have spotted me with the furthermost GM3YXM (425km).
Until recently CDARC (Cambridge Club) had an HF web SDR at the QTH of G4AWP who is moving to York. It has now been relocated. Web SDRs can be very useful for amateurs that have a high noise floor.
My gear was turned on at about 1025z. So far, just local spots by G4WSZ (12km).
My W5OLF 10m QRP WSPR TX beacon was turned on about 1025z. So far this morning, spotted by 5 stations already.
At the moment, the world seems to be going through a bad phase, with war in Ukraine and the Middle East.
At one time, I thought people were basically good, but recent events have made me question this. It is as if pure evil is abroad.
It would seem humans are incapable of learning from history. Why are people unable to live in peace with their neighbours? We all share one planet. Wars rarely achieve anything.
