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10m FT8 QRP (Saturday)

Posted: 25 Sep 2021 09:33 AM PDT http://g3xbm-qrp.blogspot.com/2021/09/10m-ft8-qrp-saturday_25.html


Although I have been on 10m FT8 for about 15 minutes (it is now 0825z), no spots on 2.5W TX or RX so far.
UPDATE 1030z: 9 stations spotted on RX so far, with the furthermost EA7CBQ (1739km).

UPDATE 1320z: 15 stations spotted on RX including South America. The furthermost is PY1XYZ (9585km).
UPDATE 1503z: Now 19 stations spotted on RX including 2 in South America
and 2 in South Africa. See map.
UPDATE 1632z: 24 stations spotted with the furthermost ZS1F (9745km).

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2012 workshop

Posted: 25 Sep 2021 06:02 AM PDT http://g3xbm-qrp.blogspot.com/2021/09/2012-workshop.html


The photo shows the back of the garage, at the old QTH, where I did much of
my building.

Tidy!! 😉


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Zoom success

Posted: 25 Sep 2021 01:22 AM PDT http://g3xbm-qrp.blogspot.com/2021/09/zoom-success.html


Last evening the Cambridge club (CDARC) had another Zoom talk. This time
it was by Martin G3ZAY, who writes the HF column in RadCom, on the
activation of rare Scottish islands for SOTA.
It was again excellent. By sharing the speaker's screen you can see slides perfectly. I am totally impressed by how good these virtual talks are. It
is good as speakers and viewers can be anywhere without the need to travel. Potentially members could be in New Zealand or China, or anywhere.

Personally I would be happy for these talks to continue on Zoom, for
membership fees to be reduced, and a social gathering in a pub or cafe say every month.

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Sunspots - Saturday September 25th 2021

Posted: 25 Sep 2021 09:43 AM PDT http://g3xbm-qrp.blogspot.com/2021/09/sunspots-saturday-september-25th-2021.html


Solar flux is 88 and the SSN 75. A=8 and K=1.

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10m FT8 QRP (Saturday)

Posted: 22 Jan 2022 02:41 AM PST http://g3xbm-qrp.blogspot.com/2022/01/10m-ft8-qrp-saturday_22.html


At the moment I am on 10m FT8 with 2.5W. After a very brief period on TX, I
am now on RX only.

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160m FT8 RX in the last 24 hours

Posted: 22 Jan 2022 02:46 AM PST http://g3xbm-qrp.blogspot.com/2022/01/160m-ft8-rx-in-last-12-hours.html



As mentioned yesterday, I went on 160m FT8 RX last evening and overnight
using the coax to my 2m big-wheel via a ferrite rod ATU. In all, 348
stations spotted including 1 in Japan and several in the USA.


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8m article in February RSGB RadCom

Posted: 22 Jan 2022 01:14 AM PST http://g3xbm-qrp.blogspot.com/2022/01/8m-article-in-february-rsgb-radcom.html


It was good to see my 8m article in the latest RadCom.
In the years ahead, I can see a small amateur allocation at 8m. At the
moment a few dedicated experimenters are ploughing a furrow. In years ahead
I can see more applying for special permits. This really is at the boundary between HF and VHF and some serious propagation research is possible.
NoV application with OFCOM? Despite chasing for almost 2 weeks I have no
news!! What a shower!

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Sunspots - Saturday January 15th 22nd 2022

Posted: 22 Jan 2022 01:12 AM PST http://g3xbm-qrp.blogspot.com/2022/01/sunspots-saturday-january-15th-22nd-2022.html


Solar flux is 97 and the SSN 23. A=8 and K=2.

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160m FT8 RX (Friday)

Posted: 21 Jan 2022 02:01 PM PST http://g3xbm-qrp.blogspot.com/2022/01/160m-ft8-rx-friday.html


This evening and overnight, I hope to be on 160m FT8 RX using the coax tp
my 2m big-wheel and a ferrite rod ATU. I have been on for about 20 minutes.
At 2043z, 79 stations spotted.
UPDATE 2200z: 169 stations spotted with the furthermost JI1APQ (9263km)

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Building

Posted: 21 Jan 2022 02:03 AM PST http://g3xbm-qrp.blogspot.com/2022/01/building.html


The photo shows me building something.
This must date from before 2013 when we moved QTH. This was at the back of
the garage where most of my building was done.
At the present QTH I have positions in the shack for both operating and building, although I have done little building since my stroke. I find my
fine motor skills and eyesight are not good enough these days.
Operating is mostly with digital modes as I find speaking hard these days.
I use SSB and FM/AM, but mostly FT8 and WSPR.

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10m QRP FT8 (Friday)

Posted: 21 Jan 2022 01:14 AM PST http://g3xbm-qrp.blogspot.com/2022/01/10m-qrp-ft8-friday.html


At about 0845z, I turned on my 10m FT8 system. A brief 2.5W TX period was spotted by G8DX (197km). On RX just one spot so far probably aircraft or
tropo from a station in the Netherlands.

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The last 12 hours on 472kHz WSPR RX

Posted: 21 Jan 2022 12:50 AM PST http://g3xbm-qrp.blogspot.com/2022/01/the-last-12-hours-on-472khz-wspr-rx.html


Last evening and overnight I was on 472kHz WSPR RX using the coax to my 2m big-wheel via an ATU. 8 unique stations were spotted with the furthermost OH1LSQ (1733km).

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Sunspots - Friday January 21st 2022

Posted: 20 Jan 2022 11:22 PM PST http://g3xbm-qrp.blogspot.com/2022/01/sunspots-friday-january-21st-2022.html


Solar flux is 99 and the SSN 60. A=5 and K=0.

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472kHz WSPR RX

Posted: 20 Jan 2022 12:17 PM PST http://g3xbm-qrp.blogspot.com/2022/01/472khz-wspr-rx.html


At the moment I am on 472kHz (630m) WSPR RX using the coax up to the 2m big-wheel antenna tuned via the ferrite rod ATU on the shack bench. So far,
3 unique stations spotted with the furthermost OH1LSQ (1733km).

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70cm FT8 - NOT this evening

Posted: 20 Jan 2022 10:14 AM PST http://g3xbm-qrp.blogspot.com/2022/01/70cm-ft8-not-this-evening.html


As the Hepburn tropo forecast looks poor, I have decided not to go on 70cm FT8 this evening. I may try 160m FT8 instead.

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