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  • [G3XBM] Sunspots - Monday August 23rd 2021

    From G3XBM via rec.radio.amateur.moderat@21:1/5 to All on Mon Aug 23 02:29:45 2021
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    Sunspots - Monday August 23rd 2021

    Posted: 22 Aug 2021 10:35 PM PDT http://g3xbm-qrp.blogspot.com/2021/08/sunspots-monday-august-23rd-2021.html


    Solar flux is 77 and the SSN 16. A=3 and K=0.

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    2m FT8 QRP (Sunday)

    Posted: 22 Aug 2021 02:06 PM PDT http://g3xbm-qrp.blogspot.com/2021/08/2m-ft8-qrp-sunday.html


    After a brief QRP TX period (2.5W, 8 spots of me, but no QSOs), I am now
    RX only. So far, 3 stations spotted.
    UPDATE 2104z: QRT shortly. So far this evening 22 stations have been
    spotted on 2m FT8 RX. See map.


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    6m - "the magic band"

    Posted: 22 Aug 2021 07:19 AM PDT http://g3xbm-qrp.blogspot.com/2021/08/6m-magic-band.html


    If you wonder why they call this "the magic band" take a look at this. This
    is the Australian winter yet still signals were spotted in Europe on 6m!! Remember this is still close to sunspot minimum and this is a VHF band!
    Most springs and summers very modestly equipped stations can work 1500km or
    so.




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    Transatlantic super DX on 2m

    Posted: 22 Aug 2021 02:10 AM PDT http://g3xbm-qrp.blogspot.com/2021/08/transatlantic-super-dx-on-2m.html


    John EI7GL reports on some amazing DX on 2m across the Atlantic from the
    Canary Is to the Caribbean. Yet again, FT8 was mainly used although there
    was some SSB too.
    See https://ei7gl.blogspot.com/2021/08/day-2-of-trans-atlantic-opening-on-144.html .

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    10m FT8 and thunder

    Posted: 22 Aug 2021 11:14 AM PDT http://g3xbm-qrp.blogspot.com/2021/08/10m-ft8-and-thunder.html


    We were supposed to have thunderstorms here, so I avoided connecting
    things. It looks like the storms are further east, so I shall go on 10m FT8 shortly.
    UPDATE 0817z: Earlier I was briefly on TX with 2.5W for a few minutes.
    Nobody spotted me and no QSOs. On 10m FT8 RX 2 stations spotted so far, by
    what seems to be Es.
    UPDATE 1445z: 36 stations spotted and 1 UW5 /MM station worked.
    UPDATE 1638z: Now 40 stations spotted on 10m FT8 RX including 1 in South America.

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