At about 0905z I turned on my 20m FT8 RX with the FT817ND and the tiny indoor loop antenna. As the internet is off, these will not be uploaded to PSKreporter. Plenty of stations spotted.
UPDATE 0920z: As the internet is back on, hopefully some spots will get through now.
UPDATE 1235z: 246 spots here so far on 20m FT8 RX.
At about 1830z I QSYed to 2m FT8. So far tonight, 2 stations in 2 countries have spotted me and I have spotted 1 G station.
It is probably true that each of us have some issues or problems that others are not aware of. The image we project is of happiness and jollity. Often the truth is very different. This year most of us have suffered because of the Covid pandemic. In the UK we have also the BREXIT mess.
In our own family we have one son with 2 children heading for a messy divorce and a different daughter-in-law who is estranged and we don't know why.
For all of you with hidden issues, I hope 2021 will be better. As they say, "never judge a book by its cover". How true.
This has truly been an "annus horibilis" for us.
Southgate News reports that AMSAT-DL has created a wiki to help users of this geostationary satellite.
See http://www.southgatearc.org/news/2020/december/qo-100-wiki-available.htm#.X9H21GiTLrc
It is now 1020z. About 10 minutes ago I QSYed to 17m FT8 with 2.5W and the tiny indoor loop. 11 stations spotted on RX, but nobody has spotted me on TX.
UPDATE 1502z: 69 stations spotted on RX. Nobody has spotted me on TX yet.
Overnight I stayed on 2m FT8 using 2.5W and the big-wheel omni antenna. 14 spots of me in 4 countries. It was not worth staying on.
