My beacon is on.
UPDATE 1341z: So far 46 European stations have spotted me. Es I guess.
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 is on.
UPDATE 1341z: So far 46 European stations have spotted me. Es I guess.
After a few days away with my son and family in Kent I am now back home and on 10m QRP WSPR.
UPDATE 1921z: Spotted by 17 Europeans, presumably by Es.
My beacon was turned on before breakfast.
UPDATE 0837z: Spotted in Finland and Sweden.
UPDATE 1310z 58 stations have spotted me. When Es is good it gets all over Europe. Indeed some reports suggest low mW would have been enough.
UPDATE 1913z: Now QRT. 62 stations spotted me today. Mostly Es.
My beacon has been on all morning.
UPDATE 1321z: 74 European spots of me, presumably by Es plus EA8BFK (2880km).
My beacon was turned on at about 0815z . When I checked WSPRnet appeared not to be working? Which begs a question - is there a real alternative? In the past I have found PSKreporter poor for WSPR.
My beacon was on before breakfast.
UPDATE 1846z: 80 stations spotted me. Best Es day so far this season. Now QRT.
My beacon has been on for hours.
UPDATE 1915z: Spotted by just 2 stations all day. If there was any Es at all, it was marginal.
My beacon was turned on at about 0820z.
UPDATE 2215z: Spotted by 22 stations. You can tell we’re well in the Es season.
My beacon has been on all morning.
My beacon was turned on just before breakfast.
My beacon was turned on at about 0905z.
UPDATE 1730z: 3 European stations spotting me.
My beacon was turned on at about 1445z.
UPDATE 2131z: No spots of me today. Now QRT.
Until I can fix my PC I am unlikely to be on 10m FT8. Hopefully it is something stupid that I can fix.
I have reinstalled WSJT-X so I know it is not that. Next thing to try is to make sure the TX audio is getting to the USB port. It will be fixed soon, but at the moment I am too tired.
My beacon is on.
UPDATE 1613z: 13 stations have spotted me today, by Es I think. 20 spots of me in the last day.My beacon has been on this afternoon.
UPDATE Friday 0633z: Spotted by 11 stations in Europe probably by Es.
So far, the thunder has missed us, so I have gone on 10m FT8.
UPDATE 1518z: Spotted by 65 stations.
The 200mW beacon was turned on at about 1900z.
UPDATE 1948z: Many spots of me by EA8BFK (2880km). At the peak I had about 28dB in hand!
At about 1540z I switched to 10m WSPR.
UPDATE 1728z: One spot from a station in Kenya I presume by F2. One European spot by Es (I think). EA8BFK (2880km) could be F2 or Es.
UPDATE 1910z: 10 stations have spotted me. See table.
This morning, I am on 10m 3W FT8. It is clear, with lots of spots on TX and RX, that the Es season is well underway.
UPDATE 1640z: 184 stations spotted here on RX and I have been spotted by 112 stations.
These were very popular QRP CW transceivers some years ago. I owned a built one and had lots of fun with it. As I recall, I mostly used it o...