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Roger G3XBM's (Mainly) Amateur Radio Blog
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2m FT8 (Sunday)
Posted: 19 Dec 2021 02:40 PM PST
http://g3xbm-qrp.blogspot.com/2021/12/2m-ft8b-sunday.html
For the last few hours, I have been on 2m FT8. After a brief period on QRP
TX (2.5W and being spotted by 22 stations, I have been RX only. Once again
my antenna is the big-wheel omni. So far (at 2211z) 92 stations spotted. Furthermost is DJ2QV (937km).
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10m FT8 RX (Sunday)
Posted: 19 Dec 2021 02:40 AM PST
http://g3xbm-qrp.blogspot.com/2021/12/10m-ft8-rx-sunday.html
It is now 0931z and I have been on for about 30 minutes. So far, 51
stations have already been spotted with the furthermost VK6AS (14459km).
10m is definitely getting back to life. This is with a very low modest
end-fed.
Stations spotted
early this morningWith a beam up high you have probably got another 10dB,
so many more stations can probably be copied, not that I am complaining!
When 10m is good, you can copy and work the world with very little. FT8
must make this even more possible.
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2m FT8 QRP overnight
Posted: 19 Dec 2021 01:18 AM PST
http://g3xbm-qrp.blogspot.com/2021/12/2m-ft8-qrp-overnight.html
Since early last evening I was on 2m FT8 RX. In all, 111 stations were
spotted on RX with the big-wheel omni antenna. The furthermost was DK1FG (815km) in Bavaria, Germany.
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Sunspots - Sunday December 19th 2021
Posted: 18 Dec 2021 11:40 PM PST
http://g3xbm-qrp.blogspot.com/2021/12/sunspots-sunday-december-19th-2021.html
Solar flux is 121 and the SSN 117. A=4 and K=0.
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