3 Oct 2022

8m QRP FT8 (Monday)

Later today, I hope to go on 40.680 MHz QRP FT8 hoping to be spotted in the USA.  

As F2 improves still further, copy in the USA on 8m by FT8 is certainly possible as I have worked the USA on 10m QRP SSB handheld from the bedroom!

The main issue is there are too few 8m monitors in the USA. Better equipped 8m stations will make QSOs across the Atlantic. I could, but I am not getting my hopes up!

For the avoidance of doubt, I give everyone permission to report my 8m signals and if this is in the form of a 2-way FT8 exchange, so be it.

The photo shows my wire dipole for 8m. I have been spotted in 14 countries so far with it and QRP. 


UPDATE 1715z:   Turned on 8m FT8 at 1700z.

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