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V2000 vertical omni

Posted: 26 Sep 2021 05:09 AM PDT http://g3xbm-qrp.blogspot.com/2021/09/v2000-vertical-omni.html


Many years ago, this triband vertical was erected at the current QTH. It
had been up at the old QTH for years. It is probably 20 years old?

It is used on 6m, 2m and 70cm. Apart from just recently,it has worked faultlessly. Richard G3TFX took it apart, cleaned it, added new coax, and re-erected it. It seems to work like new again.
The photo was taken 8 years ago after it was first erected at this QTH.

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Grabber

Posted: 26 Sep 2021 04:21 AM PDT http://g3xbm-qrp.blogspot.com/2021/09/grabber.html


A reminder that my new webpages have a grabber. This is mainly on 10m FT8, although occasionally it is looking somewhere else. You can see what I am spotting.
Some browsers do not like embedding as this can pose a security risk. There
are work-arounds, but if you are not sure, do not.
See https://sites.google.com/view/g3xbm4/home/hf-mf-and-lf/10m-ft8-grabber .

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10m in the months ahead

Posted: 26 Sep 2021 02:32 AM PDT http://g3xbm-qrp.blogspot.com/2021/09/10m-in-months-ahead.html


10m should get better every year until about 2025. The famous CQWW SSB
contest is at the end of October and I expect this will be the first autumn
for several years when we will consistently have USA and Canadian stations romping in on 10m SSB.

When conditions are good, I have worked USA SSB stations with 2.5W from
indoors with just a whip!
10m (28MHz) remains one of my favourite bands. At dead of night and in the quiet solar years, it acts more like a VHF band. In the Es season it is
good for DX up to 1500km often, and occasionally much further. In the
better years there is worldwide DX via F layer. Antennas can be small and simple. Often QRP only is needed.
See https://www.cqww.com/ .
See also
https://sites.google.com/view/g3xbm4/home/hf-mf-and-lf/10m-operation .

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10m FT8 QRP (Sunday)

Posted: 26 Sep 2021 12:07 PM PDT http://g3xbm-qrp.blogspot.com/2021/09/10m-ft8-qrp-sunday_26.html


At about 0840z, I went on 10m FT8 with 2.5W for a few minutes, then RX
only. I spot of my QRP by GM4WJA (624km) and 3 Gs spotted by 0856z. I
notice that some Gs are calling VK6.
UPDATE 1035z: 23 stations spotted. Mostly these are Gs, although the furthermost was IZ7NLJ (1770km) in the heel of Italy. All Europe so far.
UPDATE 1113z: 25 stations so far spotted on RX.
UPDATE 1245z: 34 stations spotted with the furthermost PU1KPS (9402km) in
Sao Paulo, Brazil.
UPDATE 1500z: 53 stations spotted on 10m FT8 RX. Plenty from South America again, plus the Comoros Is yet again.
UPDATE 1907z: 130 stations spotted on RX. See map.


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Sunspots - Sunday September 26th 2021

Posted: 26 Sep 2021 12:04 AM PDT http://g3xbm-qrp.blogspot.com/2021/09/sunspots-sunday-september-26th-2021.html


Solar flux is 88 and the SSN 38. A=7 and K=0.

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