• [G3XBM] Sunspots - Tuesday June 8th 2021

    From G3XBM via rec.radio.amateur.moderat@21:1/5 to All on Tue Jun 8 05:03:00 2021
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    Sunspots - Tuesday June 8th 2021

    Posted: 07 Jun 2021 10:56 PM PDT http://g3xbm-qrp.blogspot.com/2021/06/sunspots-tuesday-june-8th-2021.html


    Solar flux is 81 and the SSN 53. A=12 and K=2.

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    4el 70cm yagi

    Posted: 07 Jun 2021 10:35 AM PDT http://g3xbm-qrp.blogspot.com/2021/06/4el-70cm-yagi.html


    Tomorrow evening is the June leg of the RSGB's UKAC activity "contest" on
    70cm.

    I usually use my 2m big-wheel omni, 10W, and stop on for less than an hour. Sadly, my 2m big-wheel has developed a high SWR, so tomorrow I will be
    using an old 4el homemade yagi indoors. It could be several dBs down. At
    least it can be hand-rotated from the operating position and the match is
    good. It will be interesting to see how I get on.
    The last time it was used was early 2013.

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    6m FT8 RX (Monday)

    Posted: 07 Jun 2021 09:07 AM PDT http://g3xbm-qrp.blogspot.com/2021/06/6m-ft8-rx-monday.html


    As yesterday, I am again on 6m FT8 with the V2000 vertical omni that has a
    high SWR TX. So far, 115 European stations spotted apart from the Canary Is. UPDATE 1606z: 447 stations spotted on 6m FT8 RX with the V2000 omni
    vertical antenna. The map shows the stations spotted so far today.


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    Sunspots - Monday June 7th 2021

    Posted: 06 Jun 2021 11:37 PM PDT http://g3xbm-qrp.blogspot.com/2021/06/sunspots-monday-june-7th-2021.html


    Solar flux is 77 and the SSN 42. A=5 and K=1.

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    6m FT8 RX yesterday

    Posted: 06 Jun 2021 11:22 PM PDT http://g3xbm-qrp.blogspot.com/2021/06/6m-ft8-rx-yesterday.html


    In all, 667 stations were spotted on 6m FT8 RX yesterday despite the omni vertical antenna being faulty and unusable on 6m TX. It looks like the YS1 station was a pirate sadly. I have copied the Americas and Caribbean before
    on 6m though.

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