Re: LF: 500 beacons

[Roger Lapthorn <rogerlapthorn@gmail.com>]

Mal

Yes 10m was excellent to Australia (and the rest of the planet) with 5W QRP yesterday. Reports of my QRP WSPR indicated <50mW was enough to make it (e.g -4dB S/N report of my 5W in VK4 land). WSPR reports were also received from west coast USA, S.America, Asia, Africa and Europe, several with just 500mW.  All 10m transatlantic QRP SSB QSOs (apart from one) were with 59 reports too. It was fun.  

Today is an altogether different story with just inter-G WSPR reports to 172km with 5W and the halo so far. With WSPR you can check propagation whilst doing other jobs in the shack. Maybe propagation will improve when the solar disturbances quieten down.

Hope to do more work on my 137kHz transverter tomorrow. We will have a CW QSO quite soon.

73s
Roger G3XBM

On 27 September 2011 11:41, mal hamilton <g3kevmal@talktalk.net> wrote:

Roger

10m although quiet this morning has been excellent world wide this past couple of weeks VK6 seems the norm most mornings and some USA acty as far as W9 I have heard and worked.

I am about to built a Quad for 24/28/50 Mhz now propagation is more stable on those bands and will improve witin the next few years.

also blowing the dust out of the Dentron amplifier so that the DX can hear me.

mal/g3kev

 

----- Original Message -----

From: Roger Lapthorn

To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org

Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2011 9:52 AM

Subject: Re: LF: 500 beacons

"If you do not agree with another persons point of view, try and be polite, and discuss the matter in a civilised way."

                      ......what very sensible advice you have given Mal.


Experimentation using weak signal beaconing/communications modes in various forms coupled with internet feedback/liaison is very much part of what amateur radio is about in the 21st century.

Although many of us enjoy simple routine QSOs with others and get very excited by the excellent HF conditions of late, the real heart (and true purpose) of amateur radio has always been in experimentation and in learning new things - i.e. pushing the boundaries ever wider.

Our hobby is changing with a dynamic new phase opening up in which new frontiers are being explored. One can continue to enjoy the hobby using traditional methods (until all we old men die out?) or embrace the future. Personally I am looking forward to the future of the hobby with great enthusiasm and excitement. VLF and LF are certainly a reat places to enjoy this.

Long live true experimental amateur radio! 

73s
Roger G3XBM



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