My QRP WSPR beacon was turned on at about 0950z. No spots of me yet.
UPDATE 1047z: Spots of me by EA8BFK (2880km) , EW1LN (1812km) and OH3FR (1756km).
UPDATE 1731z: Spotted by 28 stations so far today. Map courtesy of WSPRrocks by Phil VK7LL.
Simple QRP projects, 10m, 8m, 6m, 4m, FT8, 160m, WSPR, LF/MF, sub-9kHz, nanowaves and other random stuff, some not related to amateur radio.
My QRP WSPR beacon was turned on at about 0950z. No spots of me yet.
UPDATE 1047z: Spots of me by EA8BFK (2880km) , EW1LN (1812km) and OH3FR (1756km).
With all that is happening in the world I can only conclude that evil is alive and well. We can argue about why it is there, but it IS there. It would seem evil is part of the human condition.
At about 1600z, I swapped to 10m QRP FT8 with my QMX+ rig.
UPDATE 1652z: Spotted by 60 stations including many in the USA. In the last few minutes I have been spotted by ZD7GB (7607km).We are lucky to live right next door to a fully restored windmill. We can see it from the lounge and breakfast table.
The windmill is part of our local museum, which is probably one of the best local museums in the whole country.
Amateur Radio Weekly reminded me that the Wayback Machine has loads of stuff of relevance to radio amateurs. For those unfamiliar with this, the Wayback Machine archives old websites and much old material such as magazines.
As 6m FT8 was good, I decided to switch my QMX+ to 8m QRP FT8. The output on 40.680 MHz is about 2W.
UPDATE 1223z: LX5JX (468km) has spotted me. I have spotted him too - with my deaf RX he must have been strong! Also spotted by a station in Austria.
UPDATE 1544z: 4 stations have spotted me with the furthermost HI0SDR (7062km).
One of the many sources from which I get news is The Times, which is a UK newspaper, also available online. I also listen to Times Radio. Th...