Β Although my 2.5W 8m FT8 has been on since just after breakfast, no spots yet.
UPDATE 0926z: Just WESSEXSDR (267km) has spotted me.
Β Although my 2.5W 8m FT8 has been on since just after breakfast, no spots yet.
UPDATE 0926z: Just WESSEXSDR (267km) has spotted me.
Β Later I expect to go on 8m QRP FT8 and 10m QRP WSPR again.
Β Solar flux is 277 and the SSN 173. A=7 and K=2.
Β The following have been notified to me. Always check before going far.
Β My 2.5W to the horizontal low dipole was turned on at about 0812z. The usual "watering hole"Β for both FT8 and WSPR is 40.680 MHz USB dial. If you set your receiver here you will catch most of the activity.
UPDATEΒ 0951z: G0KTN (211km) has at last spotted me. Pretty sure he has been trying for some time. Not sure if he has a better antenna, higher antenna, more sensitive RX or if conditions were up. Also spotting me was EI3KF (574km).
UPDATE 1000z:Β It would appear that every time I try 8m QRP FT8, I get spotted by several stations. If I get spotted with my very tiny power (2.5W) and low dipole then imagine the results with 50W and a beam. ThereΒ have been some amazing 10mW FT8 QSOs. Under ISM rules many countries can TX on the bandΒ Β without a special permit or even a licence. Check what the rules are in your country.
Stations spotting my 8m FT8 today |
Β Solar flux is 291 and the SSN 180. A=8 and K=1.
Β Solar flux is 312 and the SSN 229. A=8 and K=1.
My stand-alone W5OLFΒ 10m QRP WSPR beacon has been on most of the day. 45 stations have spotted me.Β
UPDATE 1807z: 62 stations have spotted my 10m 500mW WSPR today with the furthermost ND7M (8408km).