It has been getting a bit lighter in the evening for some days but it now starts to get lighter in the mornings too.
Psychologically this marks an important turning point for me with lighter days ahead. It is slow at first. We are heading in the right direction!
Yesterday and overnight I tried 630m WSPR RX using the coax to my 2m big-wheel antenna tuned with a ferrite rod ATU. Not a single station was spotted!
Either I did something wrong or the WSPR activity is way down.
I might try 160m FT8 today and overnight with the same setup. If the match is good enough I might try 160m FT8 QRP TX.
For the first time this season I am on 630m (472kHz) WSPR RX using my coax outer to my 2m big-wheel antenna via a ferrite rod ATU. I intend to remain on until breakfast.
At the moment I cannot TX on the band because of a fault with my Tigertronics USB interface or lead.
If you can TX WSPR on 630m I would appreciate a signal to test all is working.
UPDATE 1805z: No spots.
I imagine you could find it by looking for the glow in the sky!
Just think of the neighbours and the electricity bill!
There is now little doubt that we are at, or just over, the peak of solar cycle 25.
Some were wondering if we would have any sunspots at all, but it turned out to be a decent peak. The E-W F2 MUF exceeded 50MHz several times. At this time in the month I usually check the solar activity.
My 500mW beacon was turned on at 0812z.
