There is clearly Es around on 6m WSPR this evening, but there is also some GDX. G8JNJ/A (184km) spotted my 1W ERP WSPR signal at 1910z at -25dB S/N and again at 2028z and 2046z.
CN8LI was last spotting me (still) at 1920z. at -18dB S/N presumably on Es.
UPDATE 2150z: No GDX or Es now. I am leaving 6m WSPR on overnight - ever hopeful!
12 Jun 2014
East Coast USA 6m WSPR stations - where are you?
One of these spring/summer days, 6m is going to open across the Atlantic again by Es, but unless there are active 6m WSPR stations along the east coast of the USA any openings will probably be missed on WSPR. This would be a great shame as WSPR is some 12-14dB better than CW, so WSPR would be a great mode to winkle out fleeting openings. Even modest antennas and low power should do.
So, if you have WSPR and live along the east coast of the USA and Canada PLEASE come on 50.293MHz USB dial. You may be part of some historic firsts.
I don't believe 6m WSPR has crossed the Atlantic yet, but I'm sure I'll be told if wrong. I worked a station on CW in the USA with QRP CW in summer 2007 with around 1W ERP and the V2000 vertical. WSPR should be 12-14dB easier.
So, if you have WSPR and live along the east coast of the USA and Canada PLEASE come on 50.293MHz USB dial. You may be part of some historic firsts.
I don't believe 6m WSPR has crossed the Atlantic yet, but I'm sure I'll be told if wrong. I worked a station on CW in the USA with QRP CW in summer 2007 with around 1W ERP and the V2000 vertical. WSPR should be 12-14dB easier.
Return to 6m
Just after midday local time I returned to 6m having switched off last night. So far, only G4IKZ (18km) is spotting me on WSPR and at excellent strength (+10/+11 dB S/N despite cross-polarisaton). No Es (yet) and no GDX (yet) but there is a lot of time today still to come.
UPDATE 1542z: Just spots all afternoon from G4IKZ and no-one else so far.
UPDATE 1800z: CN8LI (2113km) and I have exchanged WSPR spots 7 times since 1604z, many at great strength again. Es I assume although this propagation is almost predictable! No EAs active on WSPR so if multi-hop Es I shall never know.
Again there is a distinct lack of east coast USA stations, so any E-W multi-hop Es events across the Atlantic will go unnoticed on 6m WSPR today. A crying shame. East coast USA WSPR stations - where are you? We need YOU on and active!
UPDATE 1808z: First Es in the other direction today - OH5MD (1757km) has spotted my 1W ERP at 1800z.
UPDATE 1542z: Just spots all afternoon from G4IKZ and no-one else so far.
UPDATE 1800z: CN8LI (2113km) and I have exchanged WSPR spots 7 times since 1604z, many at great strength again. Es I assume although this propagation is almost predictable! No EAs active on WSPR so if multi-hop Es I shall never know.
Again there is a distinct lack of east coast USA stations, so any E-W multi-hop Es events across the Atlantic will go unnoticed on 6m WSPR today. A crying shame. East coast USA WSPR stations - where are you? We need YOU on and active!
UPDATE 1808z: First Es in the other direction today - OH5MD (1757km) has spotted my 1W ERP at 1800z.
11 Jun 2014
6m GDX
I have now closed down on 6m for the night, but not before spotting G8JNJ/A (184km) at -25dB S/N at 2032z. A little earlier he spotted me. Otherwise the band is quiet apart from local G4IKZ (18km).
Around teatime I had a couple of Es spots from German stations on 6m.
Around teatime I had a couple of Es spots from German stations on 6m.
6m odd conditions
Apart from CN8LI (2113km) and G4IKZ (18km) no-one else is spotting me or being spotted by me. If these are Es conditions (to CN8LI) I am surprised that more stations are not copyable. No GDX stations being copied either.
The last spot of CN8LI seems to have been at 1544z (no spots since then) and since then I've only seen local G4IKZ.
The last spot of CN8LI seems to have been at 1544z (no spots since then) and since then I've only seen local G4IKZ.
6m spots by CN8LI today (to 1536z) |
6m - CN8LI lots of times today
6m has been good with lots of spots both ways of CN8LI (2113km) during the day. So far, he has spotted me ten times (see below) and I have spotted him 5 times by 1435z. The common wisdom is this is Es but he is the ONLY DX spot so far and this is long distance for single hop. There is no sign of stations half way if this is double hop Es. Could it be F2-layer 1 hop? He has spotted me twice since (by 1525z).
Spots of my 1W ERP 6m WSPR signal by CN8LI (2113km) |
Red legged partridges
Red legged partridges in the back garden |
Slowly but surely the bird count at our new QTH is creeping up, although we see fewer small birds than at the old QTH on the village edge. This is a bit puzzling as we have plenty of trees, orchards and shrubs around and we put nuts out in the feeders. We do have a pair of red legged partridges that come in the garden most days. They seem to live in the close.
All my antennas (40m-70cm) are at one end of the garden and don't spoil the garden view at all.
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Brother here - 70cm contest missed. Now on 6m.
Back garden |
Brother trimming our front hedge |
Nick's 6m spots of my 1W ERP WSPR signal so far today. |
10 Jun 2014
First 1.5hrs on 6m today
6m so far on WSPR |
UPDATE 1746z: Just the semi-locals still all afternoon, with no sign of 6m Es here today, well not yet! Will 61km be my best DX today?
UPDATE 1754z: Just a few minutes later on 6m WSPR and OZ7IT (853km) in JO65df square was booming in at -8dB S/N by Es.
UPDATE 2105z: No further Es seen here this evening on 6m.
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10m WSPR yesterday
10m unique WSPR spots yesterday |
This morning I have returned to 6m but G4IKZ, my faithful local reporter is not on!
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