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160m FT8 QRP (Friday)

Posted: 22 Oct 2021 02:33 PM PDT http://g3xbm-qrp.blogspot.com/2021/10/160m-ft8-qrp-friday.html


For a change, I decided to go on 160m FT8 with 2.5W to the coax of the 2m big-wheel via a ferrite rod loading coil. I had 1 QSO with G3VAO (229km)
and 24 stations spotted on 160m FT8 RX with furthermost R2AL (2417km). 3 Gs spotted me on TX although I am now RX only.
UPDATE 1936z: 82 stations spotted on 160m FT8 RX this evening.
UPDATE 2130z: 183 stations spotted with furthermost UN9L (4119km).

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10m FT8 RX (Friday)

Posted: 22 Oct 2021 09:12 AM PDT http://g3xbm-qrp.blogspot.com/2021/10/10m-ft8-rx-friday_22.html


My system was turned on at 0750z. No spots yet.
UPDATE 1605z: 93 stations spotted so far today on 10m FT8 RX


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472kHz WSPR RX last night

Posted: 22 Oct 2021 01:25 AM PDT http://g3xbm-qrp.blogspot.com/2021/10/472khz-wspr-rx-last-night.html


As my earth-electrode antenna was broken, I used the coax outer to my 2m big-wheel via a ferrite rod as the antenna. 15 different stations were
copied with the furthermost OH1LSQ (1733km). In all, 7 countries spotted.
This proves that for RX nothing special is necessary. BTW the only ground
was the mains plug! I guess the coax to the big-wheel is about 10m long and only 5m above the ground at its highest. The coax is just 0.5m above the
ground near the shack. As I said nothing special at all!


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Sunspots - Friday October 22nd 2021

Posted: 21 Oct 2021 11:35 PM PDT http://g3xbm-qrp.blogspot.com/2021/10/sunspots-friday-october-22nd-2021.html


Solar flux is 82 and the SSN 11. A=7 and K=0

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