630m WSPR RX (Monday)

 As usual, I am on 630m WSPR RX this evening and overnight.

UPDATE 2005z:  7 stations spotted so far.

630m WSPR receive

 As is usual now, I was on 630m WSPR RX last evening and overnight and spotted CU8 for the first time. 

This is the furthest I have spotted on the band in many years at 2799km. The map shows where I spotted stations.

630m WSPR last evening and overnight

My 630m WSPR RX and earth electrode antenna in the ground was on. 

In all, 10 stations were spotted with the best in Poland and Norway. See map by Phil VK7JJ of WSPR Rocks.

630m WSPR RX last evening and overnight

Yet again I was on 630m WSPR RX.  In all, 8 stations were spotted with the best a station in Sweden spotted 44 times.

630m WSPR RX (Friday)

 Rather earlier than usual (mid afternoon) I QSYed to 630m WSPR RX.

UPDATE 1508z:  Just G0MRF (139km). spotted.

630m WSPR RX overnight

My gear was running last evening and overnight.

UPDATE 1047z:  In all, 8 European stations spotted with the best 5Q9T (860km in Denmark). See map frpm WSPR Rocks.

I have a very low noise level on 630m using the loop in the ground, which works remarkably well at LF and MF. The second photo shows the PC screen. As you can see it is very quiet usually.

630m WSPR RX last evening and overnight

 Yet again, I decided to monitor 630m WSPR RX last evening and overnight.

UPDATE 0819z:  In all, 10 stations in Western Europe were spotted. All were spotted before midnight.

630m WSPR RX (Wednesday)

 My RX was turned on at about 1720z.  

UPDATE 1921z:   4 stations spotted. I think signals are weaker - is that because we had rain and the effective "loop in the ground" is smaller?

630m WSPR RX overnight

 Although most stations were spotted before midnight, I left my receiver on overnight. As with the evening before, best DX was LA3EQ (769km). 6 stations were spotted. With my loop in the ground I have no problems with local noise.

630m WSPR RX (Sunday)

Once again I am monitoring 630m WSPRnet appears not to be working so I am monitoring WSPR Rocks instead. I shall leave the RX on overnight although most spots are before midnight. G0MRF is again a  good signal and DC0DX is coming through as is G6AVK.

630m WSPR overnight

Although most stations were spotted before midnight, I left my receiver on overnight. 

5 stations were spotted including LA3EQ who was spotted 80 times! See map.

630m WSPR RX (Saturday)

For the first time in ages I am on 630m WSPR RX using my loop antenna in the ground. 

UPDATE 1952z: G0MRF (139km) and G4CLO (100km) spotted strongly. The noise level is very quiet. Signals are very strong.

UPDATE 2042z: 4 stations spotted with the best LA3EQ (769km).

630m WSPR overnight

 

Last evening and night were quite successful on 630m WSPR RX considering my poor setup (see table). In all, some respectable DX on multiple occasions.

The overarching message is that even very poor setups work on 630m WSPR RX.

630m WSPR RX (Friday)

My gear was turned on at about 1825z (coax to 2m big-wheel via ATU and a mains earth).

UPDATE 2010z:  So far, 5 stations have been spotted with the best OH6OHX (1736km).

UPDATE 2044z:  So far, 6 stations have been spotted with OH6OHX spotted 5 times.

630m WSPR RX overnight

At last I managed to set up my 630m WSPR RX correctly! In all, 7 different stations were copied with the best OH6OHX (1736km) in Finland multiple times (see table). 

I used the coax to my 2m big-wheel antenna via a ferrite rod ATU and a mains earth.

630m WSPR RX (Monday)

 This evening I am monitoring 630m WSPR. Hopefully this evening I have the settings right!

UPDATE 1900z:  3 spots by DC0DX (467km).  It works!

UPDATE 2136z:    Spotted 5 stations with the best LA8AV (1038km).

Something wrong?

 Last night I tried monitoring 630m WSPR. Not a single station copied that suggests something was wrong.

UPDATE 0853z:  Yes, wrong audio source selected. I may try again tonight.

630m WSPR RX last night

 Last evening and overnight I was on 630m WSPR using my coax to my 2m big-wheel antenna via an ATU and a mains earth.

In all, 5 stations were spotted with the best Norway. See table, and map by Phil VK7JJ.

UPDATE 1036z:  My darn Windows PC wanted me to "finish setting up my PC" and turned off WSPRnet and WSPR-X so was probably off through much of the night.

630m WSPR with a different antenna

Last evening and overnight I tried 630m WSPR RX using my earth-electrode "antenna" in the ground. 

There were fewer stations received and the reports were weaker than the night before when I was using the coax up to my 2m big-wheel via an ATU.

It is hard to be categorical as conditions might have been different, the antennas better in some directions, etc..

My overall conclusion, with these caveats, is that the earth electrode was, at worse, about 1 S point inferior to the antenna used on the night before. I would expect this to be somewhat down on an antenna optimised for the band. So, maybe just 2 S points down. Considering the total lack of hassle, it is far from bad.

630m WSPR RX - with a different antenna

 This evening and overnight I am on 630m WSPR RX with the Zachtek RX using instead my earth electrode "antenna" in the ground to see how this compares with the coax to my 2m big-wheel via an ATU