My beacon was turned on at about 0645z.
UPDATE 1650z: 5 stations have spotted me with the best V51RS (8481km)
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.
My beacon was turned on at about 0645z.
UPDATE 1650z: 5 stations have spotted me with the best V51RS (8481km)
UPDATE 1426z: 12 stations spotting me. Es? See map. I just leave my beacon on when I am around.
My beacon was turned on before breakfast.
UPDATE 1241z: Spotted by 4X1DA (3592km) and EA8BFK (2880km). F2?
Very shortly, I expect to turn on my beacon.
UPDATE 1435z: Spotted just by EA8BFK (2880km) in the Canary Is. F2 I think.
My beacon has been on since breakfast.
UPDATE 1003z: 2 stations spotting me - F2?
Shortly I expect to go on 10m WSPR TX.
UPDATE 1746z: Just 1 English station spotting me. Altogether a poor day. QRT soon.
Just after tea I QSYed to 10m WSPR.
UPDATE 1655z: 3 spots by a station in Spain.
UPDATE 1056z: Just 1 local spotting me. I was surprised. The SSN is quite good as is the solar flux. Maybe there is even less activity now the Es season is over?
UPDATE 1529z: Increased my power to 3W. I was worried that my 1W signal was being buried in local noise? This noise is increasing on the HF bands and lower VHF bands, getting worse as you go lower. I do not have a problem on 6m FT8. 3 stations spotting me, probably tropo.
UPDATE 1642z: Spotted by 8 stations (see map). Now QSYed to 10m 200mW WSPR.
My beacon was turned on at about 0610z.
UPDATE 0730z: Just 1 ON spotting me. Probably ordinary tropo?
My beacon was turned on at about 0808z.
UPDATE 2010z: Spotted by just one Russian SWL. A bad day.
The main Es season is over.
My beacon has been on most of the day. Just 1 station in the Canary Is. spotting me.
My beacon was turned on at about 0754z.
UPDATE 1512z: 9 stations spotting me.
My beacon was turned on at about 0620z.
UPDATE 1404z: 7 stations spotting me. Best is 4Z4TJ (3639km).
My beacon was turned on at about 0850z.
UPDATE 1812z: Spotted by 12 stations. QRT soon.
My beacon has been on since before breakfast.
UPDATE 1904z: Spotted by 22 stations across Europe. QRT soon.
At about 0900z, I expect to turn my beacon on.
UPDATE 1815z: Beacon turned on at 0636z. Spotted by 25 stations.
My beacon was turned on just after breakfast.
UPDATE 1809z: Spotted by 11 stations.
Yesterday was a good day with 9 spots from Brazil as well as plenty in Europe. Maybe the Brazilian spots were a combination of F2 and Es? In all, spotted by 37 stations yesterday.
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