bookmark_borderTrying out 80m

I’ve never given much thought to 80m, living where i do, the impractical antenna situation makes it kida difficult but i thought i’d make a End Fed Long Wire at home and try it out. To external tuner here so it was trial and error to get the SWR down – right down so actually no tuner is needed. I’ve no idea what the length is.

Anyway the results were pretty good. I will give it a proper test in the coming days.

M0XRL
Hearing: DF7SC, DK2DB, DL1FX, DL9GCW, DO1JKF, EI4ACB, F4FRQ, G3JKF, G4NJJ, G4SDL, G7UJY, M0JUJ, M0OLS, M0UNI, M0WCZ, M0XYM, M7AZV, ON7KO, OZ1SDB, OZ2JBR, SP2LNY, SV4BHA, YO3FFF
Heard by: 2E0DYH, 2E0GTD, 2E0ILY/KIWI, CT1EDG, DB9OH, DC1RDB, DC5AL-R, DC7TO, DD5JFK, DD5XX, DF1DR, DF8FH, DH2RAL, DJ6DK, DJ9PC, DK2DB, DK6UG, DK8FT/C, DK8JP/1, DK8JP/2, DL/PA0EHG, DL0HT, DL0PF, DL1GCD/1, DL2PK, DL2ZZ, DL4RU, DL4TOM/RX, DL5XL, DL60LINDAU, DL9GCW, DO1DSH, DO1JKF, E78CB, EA1IOW, EA8/DF4UE, EA8BFK, F1EYG, F4FRQ, F4VTQ, F5VBD, G0DUB, G0KTN, G0LUJ, G2HFR, G3ZIL, G4ZFQ, G6DDX, G7ELK, G7RMG, G8NXD, HA3PG, HA6SMF, HB9HEY, HB9TMC, I0UVN, IK0XFA, IW2NKE, IZ6QQT, LB6AH, LX1DQ, OE1SJS, OE3XOE, OE9GHV, OE9HLH, OE9TAV, OH3FR, OH3HE, OH8GKP, OH8HTG, OK2IP, ON7KO, OZ1AAB, PA0EHG, PA0SLT/4, PA1JMS, PA1JMS/2, PA3BUL, PD0DH, PD0OHW, PD1V, PH4RTM, RZ3DVP, SA6BSS/FLY, SA7MWC, SM6FMB, SWL-HN2507, SWL03NO, SWL1/JO21, SWLJO43, UA3245SWL, YO2VG, YO3GNE, YO3WL/P, YO5FMT, YO8STB, YO8VET

bookmark_borderWSPR on 20m

Had a blast on WSPR yesterday:

M0XRL
Hearing: 4Z4TJ, DC2AV, DC2MP, DH0GFW, DK3DUA, DL3MHT, EA3ANS, EA5KA, EA6ALL, EU1ST, F1JSC, G0VXG, HA4KYB, HA6QL, HB9BAX, HB9GPU, HB9HJF, IK2JUA, IK6ZEW, IQ8BB, IU2PJI, IU8EUN, IZ1MHY, IZ1RWC, OE1SJS, OE3KFB, OE7GMT, OH5XO, OK2SAM, OM0AB, SA2KNG, SP2QOT, VK3MO
Heard by: 30HS200, DB0NOT, DC1RDB, DF6FE, DG7RAQ, DH2RAL, DH4RA, DK8FT, DL4RU, DL60LINDAU, EA3ANS, HA9HAF9A, HB9DSE, HB9HIT, HB9TMC, I0UVN, I3JPA, IK0XFA, IK2JUA, IV3DXW, IZ3EAW/B, IZ6QQT, OE3XOE, OE9BKJ, OE9GHV, OE9TAV, OH6BG, OK1HRA, OK1RAJ, OK2IP, SA2KHG, SP2SJG, SP7WT, SV9KI, SWLJN58TC

bookmark_borderWorldwide DX Contest

This evening the radio bands were filled with people taking part in the Worldwide Contest, Contesting isn’t really for me but i do like a challenge so i drove to a local hill top car park and had a go using the 20m HamStick antenna and the Yaesu FT991a.

Low power wasn’t effective but set at 100w the radio and antenna performed well. There was lots of stations calling and even more responding to their calls but a little patience paid off and i made several contacts in the hour i was there. In the end it was the cold that got me and brought an end my efforts.

Stations Logged:

PP4T (2127) Fernando in Minas Gerais, Brazil.

VA3MW (2136) Michael in Ontario, Canada.

K3LR (2137) Timothy in Pennsylvania, USA.

K1DG (2140) Norman in New Hampshire, USA.

KC3R (2146) The Pennsylvania State University Amateur Radio Club, USA.

CR3A (2147) The Contest Team, Maderia Island, Portugal.

N5RZ (2159) – Ralph in Texas, USA.