10m 200mW WSPR (Sunday)

My beacon has been on until about 1510z

UPDATE 1523z: Only 2 stations in the Canary Is have spotted me. Now QRT .

10m 200mW FT8 ( Saturday)

My TX beacon was turned on at about 0943z.

UPDATE 1553z:    Spotted by 4 stations with the best PP5ZX (10058km) in Brazil.

10m 200mW WSPR (Friday)

 Late in the afternoon I switched to 10m 200mW WSPR  TX. In the end I went QRT at about 2030z.

UPDATE 2118z:   9 stations spotted today. See table.

10m 200mW WSPR (Wednesday)

 My beacon was turned on at about 0615z.

UPDATE 1622z:  7 stations have spotted me with (yet again) spots by DP0GVN (13685km) down in Antarctica. See table.

10m 200mW WSPR (Tuesday)

My beacon was turned on at about 0815z.

UPDATE 1905z:   Spotted by 18 stations. See table.

UPDATE 2150z:   In the end my tiny beacon was spotted by 22 stations. QRT.

10m 200mW WSPR (Monday)

My TX Zachtek beacon was turned on at 0836z.

UPDATE 0843z:  Just EA8BFK (2880km) spotting me.

UPDATE 1700z:  42 stations spotting me including 14 spots of me from the German research base in Antactica DP0GVN (13685km).

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.

10m WSPR Tuesday

When I am on a VHF band, I can use 10m 200mW with my Zachtek WSPR beacon. A point in case was yesterday when I switched to 10m WSPR TX late afternoon.

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.

10m 200mW WSPR ((Sunday)

My Zachtek WSPR beacon was turned on at about 1430z.  

UPDATE 1518z:  18 stations have spotted me already with most in the east of the USA.  See table.

UPDATE 1540z:  28 stations have spotted me with the best PY2SDR (9616km) in Brazil.

UPDATE 1936z:  36 spots of my 200mW 10m WSPR with the best Reunion Is. in the Indian Ocean. QRT soon.

10m 200mW WSPR TX (Thursday)

 My beacon was turned on at about 0915z. Later, I might give 10m 2.5W FT8 a try.

UPDATE 0925z:  No spots yet.

10m 200mW WSPR

My beacon was turned on at about 0640z.

UPDATE 1807z: Just 3 spots today. See table. Disappointing.

10m 200mW WSPR TX (Tuesday)

My beacon was turned on at breakfast.

UPDATE 1636z:  So far, 40 spots. See table.

UPDATE 1922z: Spotted by 43 stations today with the best AE5AU (7209km) who has spotted me 11 times! Now QRT. Map by Phil VK7JJ.

10m 200mW WSPR (Monday)

My beacon was turned on at about 0945z .

UPDATE 1721z: Spotted widely even though the SSN is zero! See table.

10m 200mW WSPR TX (Friday)

My beacon was turned on at about 1515z.

UPDATE 1612z:  Spotted by 18 stations so far.

UPDATE 1953z:  Spotted by 31 stations with 2 in Brazil. Now QRT.

10m 200mW WSPR (Thursday)

 At about 1300z my little WSPR beacon was turned on.

UPDATE 1312z:  Several spots of me already from the USA.

UPDATE 1929z:   36 stations have spotted my 200mW WSPR including the German base in Antarctica DP0GVN (13685km) 8 times.

10m 200mW WSPR (Wednesday)

My beacon was turned on at 1000z.

UPDATE 1010z:  Yesterday was good with a couple of spots of me in Antarctica as well as lots of other spots of my 200mW.