Running WSPR today with a calibrated 1 mW transmission. I’ve made it to London and Luxemburg so far on 15 meters. Amazing that a single milliwatt can cross the pond! Cycling through 20, 17, and 15 meters.
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I am done pointing the Yagi towards Europe. Here are the final results with 1mW.
Going to point towards Australia now and see if I get lucky. Longest reception was 4295 miles (6912 km) with Austria OE9GHV. It was an interesting test and I’m tempted now to setup a dedicated WSPR beacon at 200 mW and a vertical.
Maybe the last great weather day of the year here in Ohio.
Tomorrow is 90% chance of rain then this weekend is a low of 29 F (-2 C)
The high was 70 F (21 C) with blue skies and sunshine.
I took this picture at 16:46 local while talking to @michael DK1MI on #FediHams this afternoon. Really getting dark here early now.
#towertuesday Here is a drone view of new tower as well as OptiBeam 10 element triband Yagi covering 20m, 17m, and 15m.
#towertuesday The weather has been dry enough last two months to finally get a crane on-site to install my tower. Here a climber attaches the hinge pin.
Completed tower base. 10’ (3.05 m) tower section buried in 9.5’ (2.9 m) deep hole and filled with 2.6 cu yds (2 m^3) of concrete. I now need to summon the patience to wait a month for concrete to cure. 73
Why it’s a 10’ (3.05 m) long solid rod tower seed that with sunshine, rain, and love will grow into a 50’ (15.24 m) fold-over tower in the spring!
Just sharing a picture of one of my 2021 pure indulgent purchases. A Begali Straight Key. Sadly my fist is much better than my ear lately.