21 Jan 2016
Sunspots and 10m - Thurs Jan 21st 2016
Solar flux is 101 and sunspot number 59 (K=5). The forecast for 10m propagation remains "poor". These were the early spots:
DF1KZ still has problems knowing where he is! It should be EA8/DF1KZ or DF1KZ with a corrected QTH locator!!
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
3 comments:
seeing eastern european pirate CB activity starting on 10m.. so maybe due for some
contacts east? Hugh G6AIG
DK1FZ is running extremely low power. I have done this myself, and it makes a LOT of difference if you use the original 'default' WSPR settings of short callsign and 4-number/letter QTH locator, which needs just ONE decode,
or a full QTH locator and extended callsign which needs a 2nd message (with 15-bit hash code) for full decode.
There is no way around this so please have some sympathy for mW-users
who only have once chance when conditions lift sufficiently.
Try this yourself.. reduce your QTH locator to just 4 characters, and see the difference! Hugh G6AIG
I understand Hugh. My 500mW 10m WSPR beacon has pre-programmed QTH locator built in. Using the FT817 I can adjust all parameters and power and go on RX. I still prefer the tiny W5OLF beacon!
Post a Comment