Running 500mW to my end-fed PAR tri-band antenna, I have so far been spotted by 4 stations on 10m WSPR. Best DX is
UA3ARC (2436km) and
4X1RF (3529km). The band has not yet opened to the USA yet at the time of writing. Yet again I am spotting Karen
RA3APW's 100mW Moscow WSPR beacon strongly (-14dB S/N) at 2443km.
UPDATE 1345z: USA stations are now spotting my 500mW and also being spotted by
PY3FF (10440km) at a decent -19dB S/N. 500mW seems quite enough to be noticed around the world on 10m WSPR even with my less than ideal antenna.
UPDATE 1610z: Dropping power to 500mW really seems to have made very little difference to the stations spotting me. I may be less strong, but that is all. Apart from quite a few stateside spots (best DX in that direction is
KD6RF (7547km), my best DX spot is from
PY3FF at 1250z.
UPDATE 1630z: These are the
unique stations reporting my 500mW so far today on 10m WSPR. Quite a decent selection.
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10m WSPR unique reports today with 500mW TX |