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  • [G3XBM] 70cm 4 element yagi

    From G3XBM via rec.radio.amateur.moderat@21:1/5 to All on Wed Jul 6 09:19:31 2022
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    Roger G3XBM's (Mainly) Amateur Radio Blog

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    70cm 4 element yagi

    Posted: 06 Jul 2022 02:28 AM PDT http://g3xbm-qrp.blogspot.com/2022/07/70cm-4-element-yagi.html


    One of my Facebook memories today was this photo of my 4 element yagi made
    from a metal coat hanger. It was used out portable in a contest.
    The mast was a PVC pipe trapped in the car door.


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    Sunspots - Wednesday day July 6th 2022

    Posted: 05 Jul 2022 11:49 PM PDT http://g3xbm-qrp.blogspot.com/2022/07/sunspots-tuesday-july-5th-2022_6.html


    Solar flux is 115 and the SSN 92. A=4 and K=1.

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    10m 500mW WSPR TX

    Posted: 05 Jul 2022 09:10 AM PDT http://g3xbm-qrp.blogspot.com/2022/07/10m-500mw-wspr-tx.html


    My QRP beacon was turned on at 0909z and already there are 11 unique
    stations spotting me. A great day already.UPDATE 1148z: Already spotted by
    28 stations on 10m WSPR today. Brilliant Es conditions.
    UPDATE 1605z: 35 unique station spots of me today including 11 from John EI7GL.

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    8m experiment (Tuesday)

    Posted: 05 Jul 2022 02:19 PM PDT http://g3xbm-qrp.blogspot.com/2022/07/8m-experiment-tueasday.html


    My QRP 8m FT8 TX was turned on at 0909z on 40.680 MHz USB dial. Already 2
    spots from Iberia. There must Es about.
    UPDATE 1144z: Already spotted by 4 stations on 8m FT8 TX today with the furthermost EA8BFK (2880km) and I have spotted 3 stations on 8m FT8 RX in 3 countries.
    UPDATE 1325z: 5 stations have spotted me today so far on 8m FT8. Very
    good. On RX, 4 stations spotted.
    UPDATE 1631z: Now spotted by 6 stations today on 8m FT8 QRP TX. One of the best days on 8m FT8 TX. Rig currently off cooling.
    UPDATE 2113z: 7 spots of me on 8m FT8 QRP TX.

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    Sunspot peak better than expected?

    Posted: 05 Jul 2022 01:23 AM PDT http://g3xbm-qrp.blogspot.com/2022/07/sunspot-peak-better-than-expected.html


    The latest forecast I have seen is for the peak of solar cycle 25 to occur
    in November next year with a peak around 143, which is better than expected. See http://www.solen.info/solar/.

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    EI7GL?

    Posted: 05 Jul 2022 09:33 AM PDT http://g3xbm-qrp.blogspot.com/2022/07/ei7gl.html


    John's blog has not been updated since May 22nd. There is a link to it on
    this blog as it is interesting and useful. It is one of the really good
    blogs that I often visit.
    Does anyone have any news? I hope he is OK.
    See https://ei7gl.blogspot.com/ .
    UPDATE 1633z: I have received 11 10m WSPR spots from John today.

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    Sunspots - Tuesday July 5th 2022

    Posted: 04 Jul 2022 11:36 PM PDT http://g3xbm-qrp.blogspot.com/2022/07/sunspots-tuesday-july-5th-2022.html


    Solar flux is 104 and the SSN 79. A=21 and K=1.

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    10m QRP WSPR

    Posted: 04 Jul 2022 05:24 AM PDT http://g3xbm-qrp.blogspot.com/2022/07/10m-qrp-wspr.html


    At 1027z, my 500mW 10m WSPR TX beacon was turned on.
    UPDATE 1048z: No spots of me today so far.
    UPDATE 1225z: Just spots by local G4KPX (14km) and OE3XOE (1233km).

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    OFCOM measures to protect radio astronomy

    Posted: 04 Jul 2022 03:35 AM PDT http://g3xbm-qrp.blogspot.com/2022/07/ofcom-measures-to-protect-radio.html


    OFCOM has announced some measures to protect radio astronomy. See the
    OFCOM website for details.

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    8m experiment (Monday)

    Posted: 04 Jul 2022 08:06 AM PDT http://g3xbm-qrp.blogspot.com/2022/07/8m-experiment-monday.html


    At 1027z, my 8m QRP FT8 was turned on using 40.680 MHz USB dial. My rig is
    a modified FT817ND and a low wire dipole.
    UPDATE 1046z: No spots today.
    UPDATE 1227z: Still no spots. Currently off whilst rig cools.
    UPDATE 1505z : HC02 (1808km) has spotted me. 1 G spotted here.

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    Portable HF

    Posted: 03 Jul 2022 11:31 PM PDT http://g3xbm-qrp.blogspot.com/2022/07/portable-hf.html


    This photo was taken, I believe, in the 1990s. I was operating HF portable
    from my mother's garden. As I recall it was with my 2m VHF Mizuho portable
    and 10m QRP transverter.


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    481 THz beacon TX

    Posted: 03 Jul 2022 11:17 PM PDT http://g3xbm-qrp.blogspot.com/2022/07/481-thz-beacon-tx.html


    Looking through old photos yesterday, I came across this photo of my
    optical beacon. I still have it, but it has not been used for a while.


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    Sunspots - Monday July 4th 2022

    Posted: 03 Jul 2022 11:08 PM PDT http://g3xbm-qrp.blogspot.com/2022/07/sunspots-monday-july-4th-2022.html


    Solar flux is 102 and the SSN 42. A=8 and K=3.

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