Stefan

Great Observation from you , I  do not think you missed anything out

You have a great QRO signal on all modes and on WSPR you are showing 7 –9 dB and well above all others which are showing on average minus 10-20 dB (-10 to 20 dB).

At present on 474.2 you are showing 2 dB at 1618 utc while DJ0ABR is showing –16 dB,  DM5RAE showing –15dB

You are also audible and showing 3dB now at 1628 utc.

The secret is Full Throttle !!!!!!

I am currently RX’ing on a 40 metre quad loop N/S and TX’ing on MF with a 1/4 wave inv L at a height of 33 metres approx

Quiet QTH out on the farm and about 2 Km west of the coast/seaside

 

73 and keep your foot on full throttle

 

de mal/g3kev

 

 

 

Hi Mal,

Am 13.11.2015 15:50, schrieb mal hamilton:

Stefan

At present I am happy with CW, QRSS and Opera on MF/LF

That is fine.

I am sure if I had Wspr I would make it to FR5ZX like all the others, it does not look difficult,

It is difficult but you would make it, i agree.

BTW what is difficult?
Some say: "With your big antenna and QRO it is nothing special (=not difficult) to make 10000 km on LF"
Others say: "When living in such a quiet location close to the sea, like you, receiving TA stations is nothing special"
Or: "When transmitting LF QRP into a small antenna and getting TA reports anyway, a "T" report once in 3 months, in exceptional good condx, this is nothing special! It is just due to the good propagation, not due to your work and skills"
Or: "Seeing a trace in VLF in "DFCW-60000" is nothing special because it is just due the high integration times and signal stability. Everyone could do it when having a station and signal generator like you"
Or: "With your bought equipment, ready to use, developed and built by others, it is easy to get good RX results. Nothing special! Not your work. You just put it on the table, switched it on, choose the right frequency and waited a bit"

So what is special?

I would say special is when:
-You make the best out of your situation (QTH, money, time, R loss, R rad, ERP) to arrange a working radio system and
-When you use that system regularly!!! (kWh :-) )
-Work on your skills and try to improve the system
-When you build your own stuff from the skills that you worked on.

I would like a CW or QRSS 5 QSO with FR5ZX if he was  suitably equipped.

Me too. Maybe in the future, maybe.

Most MF signals are reaching long distances but  unfortunately there are not enough DX stations through the world listening or engaging.

cfm. But also, maybe in the future. The band population is growing and FR5ZX is a good multiplicator for activity. I hope he will stay.


73, Stefan