My 500uW (0.5mW) 10m WSPR beacon has been on again today.
UPDATE 1822z: 15 spots (again) by EA8BFK (2880km).
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My 500uW (0.5mW) 10m WSPR beacon has been on again today.
UPDATE 1822z: 15 spots (again) by EA8BFK (2880km).
No luck yet today with my 500uW (0.5mW) 10m WSPR today.
Yesterday there were quite a few spots of my 500uW WSPR by EA8BFK (2880km). The impression I am getting is this ultra low power works on single hop F2 as long as things are settled, but multiple hop F2 is far harder. Based on these results, I am expecting European spots via Es later.
UPDATE 1545z: No spots today.
UPDATE 1618z: I spoke too soon! 3 spots late afternoon from the Canary Islands (again).
My 500uW (0.5mW) 10m WSPR beacon has been on all day. I suspect conditions are not good enough.
UPDATE 1354z: No spots.
As for the last few weeks, I am on 10m WSPR with my 500uW beacon. Yesterday was quite successful and conditions today look promising. No spots yet though.
UPDATE 1212z: 5 spots so far today.
My beacon (with the PA off) was turned on at about 0755z. I wonder if I shall be spotted in the USA today with QRPP?
UPDATE 0900z: Just a single spot by EA8BFK (2880km).
My 10m WSPR beacon, without the PA, is on again. At 0846z, no spots.
This QRPP is really great fun and definitely worth trying in the upcoming Es season. I suspect FT8 would not work.
My 10m WSPR beacon is again on with 500uW (0.5mW). So far today, no spots. I am wondering if EA8BFK is no longer monitoring?
I shall definitely try 10m 500uW WSPR in the Es season.
UPDATE 1412z: 8 spots of my 10m 2.5W FT8 so far.
UPDATE 1622z: 21 stations have spotted my 10m 2.5W FT8 (see map)
This morning, I am trying 10mW ERP 10m WSPR for a change. The gear was turned on at about 0850z. No spots yet.
Might try 10mW 10m FT8 later.
UPDATE 1245z: No spots of me today, although I have spotted stations, even with the attenuator in the antenna coax on RX!
Already today, EA8BFK (2880km) has spotted my 500uW (0.5mW) 10m WSPR 24 times, even though A=12 and K=2. It is 1635z. According to my theory, I was not expecting spots today.
This afternoon, I was also spotted by a station in Russsia. I think it is at least 8 stations that have spotted my ultra-QRPP 10m WSPR.
The map shows the spots with 500uW (0.5mW) 10m WSPR over the last few days. Who needs high power? 😀 The map is from WSPR Rocks by Phil VK7JJ.
UPDATE 1430z: Many spots by EA8BFK (2880km) and a station in Greece.
UPDATE 1904z: Amazing day! 6 stations have spotted my 500uW (0.5mW) 10m WSPR today. See map on WSPR Rocks by VK7JJ. When conditions are good this tiny power is enough.
Although the sunspot number is 50, according to my predictions yesterday, I have a chance of DX spots on 10m 500uW WSPR today. Time will tell.
UPDATE 1224z: No spots.
John's blog is always interesting.
My 500uW 10m WSPR is on, but no spots by 1410z.
UPDATE 1707z: Unexpected spots by EA8BFK (2880km). Conditions were good, but not exceptional. I was honestly expecting today to pass with no spots of my 500uW (0.5mW) 10m WSPR. I must see if there is a correlation between solar conditions and being spotted by DX stations on 10m WSPR with exceptionally low power. My guess (unfounded) would be that this is possible only when conditions are exceptionally stable, although today rather puzzles me. Sadly, I am not great at Excel! I can use it basically, but can't do clever things with it.
These last few days have resulted in some exceptional spots of my 500uW (0.5mW) 10m WSPR. Spots from the Canaries have been most days and I have been spotted in the USA by several stations in the last few days. Today, there are no spots at all, which I suspect is the norm. Perhaps I should try 10mW, which I suspect would be enough quite often.
UPDATE 2016z: 3 spots of my 500uW (0.5mW) by EA8BFK (2880km) today. I spoke too soon!
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