One of the people I follow on 365project usually has photos of the Shetland Islands. This photo is of a place on the mainland.
Although I was not planning to go on 8m until late this afternoon, I am already on QRP 8m FT8 TX on 40.680 MHz.
You may be interested in my 8m webpage. See https://sites.google.com/view/g3xbm4/home/vhfuhfmicrowaves/8m-band .
UPDATE 1732z: No spots today.
A reminder that some of my videos might be of interest. Most are about amateur radio. A few are not. Many give more details of some of my projects.
My plan for today is to go on 10m QRP WSPR (500mW) TX and switch to 8m QRP TX FT8 later this afternoon. As the table shows, several 10m WSPR spots from the USA yesterday.
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| 10m WSPR spots of my QRP 500mW beacon yesterday |
I have no idea what they charge, but they can be a useful way to get your bearings.
As the 10m antenna is available when on 8m FT8 QRP, I decided to go on 10m QRP WSPR TX with the 500mW beacon.
Although I have been on 8m for about 2 hours, no spots at all at 1805z. Another disappointing day.
This morning, I shall not be on. After lunch, I hope to be on 10m FT8 RX. Later, if thing are promising, I expect to be on 8m QRP FT8 TX as well as 10m WSPR QRP TX.
My U3A course in Cambridge starts this afternoon, so I shall not be on TX until late afternoon.
After several hours on 8m QRP TX FT8 on 40.680 MHz (it is now 2005z) I have again failed to get any spots from the USA, or anywhere else.
At some point I shall make it.
UPDATE 2025z: Now QRT.
I love Norwich.
He has rung now in about 50 churches. He has a YouTube channel called Ringer Luke.
Currently he is doing a project on unringable bells. These are bells that cannot be rung in the conventional way as they are no longer safe. Today we went to Impington near Cambridge, where some of the bells were damaged by water dripping.
Later this morning (all being well) I expect to be on 10m FT8 RX.
If things look promising, I shall switch to 8m QRP TX on 40.680 MHz later in the afternoon, hoping to reach the USA. As yet, this has not been successful on 8m, but let's hope for success whilst F2 propagation is good.
Having worked the USA handheld with QRP SSB from the bedroom with just a base loaded whip on 10m SSB, it should be easily possible on 8m FT8 if there is propagation. My main issue is there are too few 8m monitors in the USA. This means the USA may be reached on 8m QRP FT8, but not be reported!
