When on 4m FT8, I am on 10m WSPR QRP TX with 500mW.
UPDATE 1620z: I was wondering why I had got no 10m WSPR spots in the last hour. It helps if you turn the beacon on!! Guess who had forgotten? Doh!
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.
When on 4m FT8, I am on 10m WSPR QRP TX with 500mW.
UPDATE 1620z: I was wondering why I had got no 10m WSPR spots in the last hour. It helps if you turn the beacon on!! Guess who had forgotten? Doh!
Using my 8m dipole tuned via the auto-ATU in the FT-710, I am on 70.154 MHz FT8. So far, 4 Gs have spotted me with the furthermost G4HGI (244km). No Es yet and nobody spotted on RX.
UPDATE 1905z: At last some 4m Es, with the furthermost a spot of me by EA6SA (1423km) in the Balearics who gave me a good report. Also a station in Northern Ireland has received me. 6 stations have spotted me on 4m today (see map).
At the moment I am on 10m FT8 with 2.5W. So far, 10 stations have spotted me. On RX at 1442z, 40 stations have been spotted.
As we are now in the Es season, I shall probably try 4m FT8 from tomorrow. There are now quite a few countries on 4m, which is very different from the 1960s when really just the UK and Eire were on. I was surprised how quiet 4m was outside of the Es season.
A good website showing which countries have 4m allocations is http://www.g0che.co.uk/4m_alloc.php .
Currently I am on 10m WSPR with the 500mW W5OLF beacon.
UPDATE 0852z: No spots. I am getting a bit suspicious something is amiss.
UPDATE 1112z: The coax is faulty. High SWR. Must investigate.
At the moment, I am on 40.680 MHz FT8 (TX first period, DF about 1950 Hz).
UPDATE 1111z: No spots.
My 10mW 6m FT8 tests have already exceeded my expectations. I am very tempted to try 8m FT8 (not WSPR) at 10mW ERP on under ISM rules. Perh...