Showing posts with label 6m. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 6m. Show all posts

23 Dec 2024

6m QRP FT8 (Monday)

 My gear was turned on at about 0910z. 6 English spots so far at 0919z.

22 Dec 2024

6m QRP FT8 (Sunday)

 

My QRP 6m FT8 has been on since mid-afternoon. At 1648z,  9 stations had spotted me.

21 Dec 2024

6m QRP FT8 (Saturday)

 My IC-705 QRP FT8 was turned on just after breakfast. So far, just English stations have spotted me.

UPDATE 1013z:  Spotted by 22 stations.

UPDATE 1500z: 34 stations have spotted me. Am I seeing F2 backscatter or winter Es?

20 Dec 2024

6m QRP FT8 (Friday)

In the last 12 hours my QRP has been spotted by 25 stations with 2 Scandinavians in the middle of the night.

19 Dec 2024

6m QRP FT8 (Thursday)

 My 6m QRP FT8  from the IC-705 has been on most of the morning. At 1153z 18 stations had spotted me


UPDATE 1825z:
38 stations have spotted my 6m FT8 QRP (see map).

UPDATE  2035z:  43 stations have spotted me. It looks like there is a late opening to Iberia. A station in Portugal pointed out that my timing was out. As I usually sync to internet time, this suggested that my internet connection was briefly lost and time sync was lost. Now re sync'ed.

18 Dec 2024

6m QRP FT8 (Wednesday)

My IC-705 has been in most of the day. 46 stations have spotted me with the most distant CU6AB (2694km) in the Azores.

17 Dec 2024

Back on 6m QRP FT8 (Tuesday)

 At the moment I am back on 6m FT8 with the IC-705. So far, at 0930z, 3 English stations have spotted me.

UPDATE 0936z: 6 English stations have spotted me. 


UPDATE 1151z:   Spotted by 13 stations.

UPDATE 1912z: 
 19 stations have spotted me today (see map).

14 Dec 2024

6m QRP FT8 (Saturday)

 My gear was on all night. Lots of European spots. Was this the Geminid shower?


UPDATE 2108z:
81 stations in Europe have spotted my 6m QRP FT8 today. See map.


13 Dec 2024

6m QRP FT8 (Friday)

 As an experiment I left my QRP 6m FT8 on overnight. 19 stations spotted me in the last 6 hours.

UPDATE 1452z:  55 stations have spotted me in the last 12 hours. See the comment below. It could be linked to MS.

12 Dec 2024

6m QRP FT8 (Thursday)

My QRP has been on 6m FT8  since about 1215z.  At 1230z 8 stations have spotted me, all in England.

UPDATE 1641z:  18 stations have spotted my 6m QRP FT8 today.

11 Dec 2024

6m QRP FT8 (Wednesday)

My QRP  6m FT8 has been on since about 1100z. So far, I have been spotted by 14 English stations at 1133z.

UPDATE 1444z:  23 stations have spotted me on 6m QRP FT8, mostly English.

10 Dec 2024

6m QRP FT8 (Tuesday)

My gear was turned on at about 1005z. Already spotted by 19 stations including many in continental Europe.

UPDATE 1832z:  57 Europeans spotted me today on 6m QRP FT8.

9 Dec 2024

6m QRP FT8 (Monday)

 My gear was turned on just after 0800z. At 0858z already 20 stations have copied me including several in mainland Europe.

UPDATE 1957z:  71 stations spotted my 6m QRP  FT8.

8 Dec 2024

6m QRP FT8 (Sunday)

My QRP  6m FT8 was turned on about 0800z. At 1000z, my signal has been spotted by 19 stations.


UPDATE 2000:  
55 stations have spotted me with 2 from "across the pond".

7 Dec 2024

6m QRP FT8 (Saturday)

My gear was turned on at breakfast time. So far, 15 stations spotted today at 0928z. See map.

UPDATE 1322z:  40 stations have spotted me today.

6 Dec 2024

6m QRP FT8 (Friday)


My QRP FT8  to the V2000 vertical omni antenna has been on since just before breakfast. 22 stations have spotted me. See map.


UPDATE 1538z: 
Now spotted by 42 stations with the furthermost DU6/PE1NSQ (11141km).  On 6m FT8 RX an XV8 was spotted working a Swedish station. See map with bars for stations that spotted my 6m FT8 QRP today.  See table for the stations received here today on 6m FT8.

5 Dec 2024

6m QRP FT8 (Thursday)

 My gear was turned on at about 0915z. So far,  6 English stations spotting me.

UPDATE 1330z:  30 stations have spotted me and 23 stations spotted here. Nothing "across the pond" on 6m FT8 today.

4 Dec 2024

6m QRP FT8 (Wednesday)

 My gear was turned on just before breakfast. So far, I have been spotted by 21 stations.

UPDATE 1330z:  56 stations have spotted me, all in Europe.

UPDATE 1516z: K1TOL has been spotted on 6m FT8 RX although I know Lofty has a big station with huge antennas on 6m. I recall working him on 6m QRP CW many years ago. I think this was Es.

3 Dec 2024

6m QRP FT8 (Tuesday)

 My gear was turned on at about 0720z. So far 10 English stations have spotted me.

UPDATE 0946z:  27 stations have spotted me with the furthermost UN3G (5538km) in Kazakhstan.

UPDATE 1431z:  69 spots of me today on 6m QRP FT8 including VO1SIX (3933km). See map with bars.

UPDATE 1453z:   
64 stations spotted here today on 6m FT8. See map with dots.

UPDATE 1901z:   78 stations have spotted me. QRT soon.

2 Dec 2024

6m QRP FT8 (Monday)

My 6m FT8 has been on since about 0915z. 21 spots of me at 0932z.

UPDATE 1945z:  59 stations have spotted me with the furthermost VK6ZLX (13742km). Now QRT.