Now "split" is working I am fully active on 630m WSPR. DX spots with the earth-electrode antenna in the ground are as good as ever. Great to be back.
8 Oct 2023
7 Oct 2023
LoRa devices at 863-870 MHz
As far as I can gather, this band is licence exempt in the UK and may be of use to experimenters. I have not read the regulations wrt ERP etc..
It may be of use for short-range experiments over a few kilometers. I expect there are several RF modules available.
Helsinki, Finland - NOT amateur radio
In all, I have been here 5 times, 2 for work and 3 times on holiday. On holiday it was summer time and mild. For work, it was once in winter and very cold and once in May. We travelled north to Oulo where there was still ice in May!
Helesinki is a fine city with a nice feel.
Quy Hall near Cambridge - NOT amateur radio
8m QRP FT8 (Saturday)
My 2.5W to the dipole was turned on at about 0830z. Already spotted by G4WSZ (12km) , but really hoping for some excellent F2 propagation and transatlantic spots like last F2 season.
UPDATE 1319z: Still just the local spot. I think for F2 it has to be good with just 2.5W.
10m QRP WSPR TX (Saturday)
My 500mW 10m WSPR beacon was turned on at about 0830z. It seems almost every day I get spotted in the Canary Islands.
UPDATE 1129z: So far today, 16 stations have spotted me.
630m split?
I can't remember the last version of WSJT-X I used on 630m. It appears a problem with split may be linked to a earlier version, so later today I may try split with WSJT-X v2.6.
UPDATE 1310z: First problem - locate the FT817ND manual to find how to set up split as I cannot remember how to do this!
UPDATE 1755z: Split seems to be working so I can both TX and RX on 472 kHz WSPR.
UPDATE 1900z: OH1LSQ (1723km) is the furthermost spot of me in the last few days (see table). Not bad with the low ERP (10mW) and earth-electrode "antenna" in the ground. This REALLY works and nothing is visible.
UPDATE 2012z: These are the stations I have spotted on 630m WSPR RX in the last few weeks (see map).
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