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Roger G3XBM's (Mainly) Amateur Radio Blog
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8m DX
Posted: 19 May 2022 01:53 AM PDT
http://g3xbm-qrp.blogspot.com/2022/05/8m-dx.html
The better equipped 8m stations have been getting spots from a very long
way away such as Argentina, Chile, South Africa and off Angola. With my low
ERP I think this will be well beyond my expectations.
My experiment is to find out what is possible with low ERP QRP and modest,
low wire dipoles. So far, my conclusions on FT8 and WSPR is that locals and
Es stations can spot me, but I have had no success, so far, with other G stations on 8m.
By the way, FT8 or WSPR were used for these DX spots.
The favourite spot seems to be 40.680 MHz USB dial and the favourite mode
FT8.
In my view, it seems a pity that all beacons don't have FT8 as part of
their cycle and were all at 40.680 MHz USB dial so they all could be
monitored 24/7. Of course they would all be on different audio spots so
they were separated.
Imagine the excitement of seeing the spots after you'd been out of the
shack for a while! I suspect if they were all on a single dial setting then more would be spotted at unusual times.
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Birketts
Posted: 19 May 2022 01:32 AM PDT
http://g3xbm-qrp.blogspot.com/2022/05/birketts.html
Many will have bought components from John Birkett in Lincoln. Sadly he has died at aged 93. I have no news about the shop, but I saw it in Lincoln
last September. I hope his family carries on the business.
See
http://www.southgatearc.org/news/2022/may/john-birkett-g8opp-sk.htm#.YoYAHo7MLrc .
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Sunspots - Thursday May 19th 2022
Posted: 18 May 2022 10:14 PM PDT
http://g3xbm-qrp.blogspot.com/2022/05/sunspots-thursday-may-19th-2022.html
Solar flux is 180 and the SSN 147. A=7 and K=3.
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