19 Jan 2022

70cm FT8 yesterday - disappointing

 As the tropo forecast looked promising yesterday, I went on 70cm FT8 QRP. It was a great disappointment with only G stations spotted. With average conditions, I'm probably many dBs down on a "proper" 70cm station with the correct polarisation, a decent beam and decent coax, so I probably miss a lot on tropo but less on scatter. I may try again later. 

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