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Roger G3XBM's (Mainly) Amateur Radio Blog
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40m FT8 RX overnight
Posted: 07 Jan 2022 01:02 AM PST
http://g3xbm-qrp.blogspot.com/2022/01/40m-ft8-rx-overnight.html
In all, 476 stations were spotted including 3 in the USA, all with the
indoor active loop antenna on the shack window.
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Sunspots - Friday January 7th 2022
Posted: 06 Jan 2022 10:40 PM PST
http://g3xbm-qrp.blogspot.com/2022/01/sunspots-friday-january-7th-2022.html
Solar flux is 94 and the SSN 35. A=2 and K=0.
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40m FT8 RX (Thursday)
Posted: 06 Jan 2022 02:05 PM PST
http://g3xbm-qrp.blogspot.com/2022/01/40m-ft8-rx-thursday.html
As 10m was so poor, I have QSYed to 40m FT8 RX using the indoor active
loop. I switched about 1630z. So far today, 35 stations spotted at 1637z. UPDATE 1813z: 83 stations spotted.
UPDATE 2026z: 126 stations spotted with the furthermost 9K2HN (4567km).
UPDATE 2204z: 250 stations with the furthermost W6IBU (8605km).
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Mid-winter Es - poor?
Posted: 06 Jan 2022 06:34 AM PST
http://g3xbm-qrp.blogspot.com/2022/01/mid-winter-es-poor.html
Maybe your experience is different, but I am seeing very little mid-winter
Es here. I have monitored mostly 10m FT8 and occasionally 6m FT8. As yet,
very little spotted.
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10m FT8 QRP (Thursday)
Posted: 06 Jan 2022 08:25 AM PST
http://g3xbm-qrp.blogspot.com/2022/01/10m-ft8-qrp-thursday.html
At the moment, I am on 10m FT8 RX. So far (at 1032z) 11 stations spotted
with the furthermost 4X1SK (3566km).
UPDATE 1343z: 14 stations spotted on 10m FT8 RX with the furthermost K1CP (4997km). So far, pretty poor.
UPDATE 1625z: With still just 14 stations spotted on 10m FT8 RX today,
this must be one of the worst days for some time. Shortly I shall QSY,
probably to 40m FT8 TX with the active loop.
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2m FT8 UKAC
Posted: 05 Jan 2022 11:36 PM PST
http://g3xbm-qrp.blogspot.com/2022/01/2m-ft8-ukac.html
Last evening was the 2m FT8 activity contest. 113 stations were spotted on
RX with 4 QSOs although I was not on TX that much. The band looked more
like 20m FT8.
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Sunspots - Thursday January 6th 2022
Posted: 05 Jan 2022 11:20 PM PST
http://g3xbm-qrp.blogspot.com/2022/01/sunspots-thursday-january-6th-2022.html
Solar flux is 84 and the SSN 24. A=3 and K=0.
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