Imagine the thrill in those early days of radio.
When I retired some years ago I was bought a Gecophone 1920s crystal set that worked.
I had a webpage for the Gecophone on my old website that I must put on my more recent site.
My old website is still there, but the links may not work as this site is not being maintained.
See https://sites.google.com/site/g3xbmqrp3/home/other/gecophone-crystal-set
Many digital modes need the PC to have accurate time. For several months now I have just used the Windows 10/11 system of linking to internet time. As far a I can tell, this works perfectly.
How do you do this? On Window 10 there is a time/date shown on the bottom right of the screen. I cannot speak for Windows 11, but I assume this is similar. RIGHT click and the select "adjust time and date". Select "sync now" in the box that appears. I do this every morning, but I doubt you have to do it this often. Once the tick appears your PC is synced to internet time. Easy.
When on 6m, it means my 10m antenna is free, so I go on 10m WSPR with my 500mW W5OLF WSPR beacon (if I remember!). This does not need the PC. Once the time is set (I use an atomic clock) it is entirely stand-alone.
UPDATE 0921z: No spots.
UPDATE 1010z: 16 English stations have spotted me this morning. No Es seen yet.
This is now well and truly over.
Dayton, Ohio, USA (where it is held) is probably the biggest ham gathering on the planet and often the place where new rigs are announced. I am not aware of anything from the major Japanese companies.
Often visitors come from other countries. It would not surprise me if foreign visitor numbers are down this year.
In all, 58 stations across Europe managed to spot my QRP 6m FT8. As yet, I have not yet seen any super DX on 6m.
