At the moment I am on 17m FT8 with 2.5W and the tiny indoor loop antenna. At 0725z, no spots on RX or TX. It is very early.
UPDATE 0805z: No spots.
UPDATE 1122z: 42 stations spotted on RX. I may try TX again later.
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UPDATE 1415z: Replaced the wire used on the loop with copper central heating pipe (see photo). Q is higher suggesting better efficiency. Hope the higher RF voltage will be OK. Since making the change one Italian has spotted my QRP TX. 100 stations spotted on 17m FT8 RX today. Mostly on RX currently. See map of stations spotted on RX.
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