Re: LF: MF WSPR RX

[Colin J Thomson <colinjt@gmail.com>]

Hi Roger, LF

On Saturday, 7 October 2017 22:13:06 BST you wrote:
> OK, I don't have the best of set-ups on 474kHz WSPR. My RX is an FT817 (a
> bit deaf on 474.2kHz), my antenna the strapped feeder to my 2m big-wheel
> antenna via an ATU and my earth is the mains socket. Nonetheless, I get
> nightly spots of MF stations in Germany, Norway, Spain and Italy plus many
> others. My noise floor is S7-8 on MF.
> 
> Sadly, I am spotting the same stations again and again.

There are more stations monitoring than TX'ing, with my small setup I have had 
119 unique spots in the last week best being just over 2000km (which is great) 
but stations rcvd here is only 41 over the same week. Best being EA8.
  
> Is there another MF mode that has a wider selection of stations? JT65, JT9,
> FT8 for example? I am game to try any mode. At the moment I am RX only,
> although I did TX last season, a bit albeit with a very low ERP.

Sadly WSPR seems to be the main mode, it is a shame that more OP's do not try 
Opera, there is very low activity with that mode sadly.

Maybe we should have some JT or similar activity nights again??

Look forward to spotting your WSPR TX again soon.

73 Colin - G6AVK
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