Time to crank the power down. Currently running 200 mw or +23dbm so I am going to try 1mw or 0dbm. Expect to be heard regularly within an 800 km radius but will be very surprised if I get much further...stay tuned!
Monday, February 13, 2017
200 mw WSPR on 40m - Past 24 hours
Time to crank the power down. Currently running 200 mw or +23dbm so I am going to try 1mw or 0dbm. Expect to be heard regularly within an 800 km radius but will be very surprised if I get much further...stay tuned!
Sunday, February 12, 2017
200 mw WSPR on 40m - Past 24 hours
Past 24 hours on 40m 200 mw into a ground mounted 1/4 Vertical with 8 radials.
Saturday, February 11, 2017
WSPRlite and the need for a band pass filter
Set the WSPRlite for use in the 80m band at a 100 mw transmit level and connected it up to a Spectrum Analyzer.
Sotabeams recommends a Low Pass Filter when using the device on the lower bands. Its always good practice to limit the amount of interference you transmit.
Looking at the intermod levels compared to the desired carrier seemed high at first but when you look at the levels they are pretty low.
The above statement is not correct , Richard from Sotabeams commented on Youtube " Thanks Ron. However, the outputs are harmonics - not intermod products. The waveform is a square-wave. Low pass filter required! 73 Richard G3CWI "
Freq O/P dbm watts
80m 3.592 MHz ( the desired freq ) 21.8 dbm = 151 mw
40m 7.0386 MHz 2.8 dbm = 2 mw
30m 10.8 MHz (outside the ham freq) 10.5 dbm = 11mw
20m 14.4 MHz 4 dbm = 2.5mw
17m 18.0 MHz (outside the ham freq) -1.5dbm = 0.7 mw
Sotabeams recommends a Low Pass Filter when using the device on the lower bands. Its always good practice to limit the amount of interference you transmit.
Looking at the intermod levels compared to the desired carrier seemed high at first but when you look at the levels they are pretty low.
The above statement is not correct , Richard from Sotabeams commented on Youtube " Thanks Ron. However, the outputs are harmonics - not intermod products. The waveform is a square-wave. Low pass filter required! 73 Richard G3CWI "
Freq O/P dbm watts
80m 3.592 MHz ( the desired freq ) 21.8 dbm = 151 mw
40m 7.0386 MHz 2.8 dbm = 2 mw
30m 10.8 MHz (outside the ham freq) 10.5 dbm = 11mw
20m 14.4 MHz 4 dbm = 2.5mw
17m 18.0 MHz (outside the ham freq) -1.5dbm = 0.7 mw
40m WSPR overnight.
Using the WSPRlite on 40m @ 200mw into my 1/4 wave ground mounted vertical with 8 radials. The results for the past 15 hours are quite impressive...
The VK6XT was just made at 13:06 gmt he decoded me at -28 dbm the limit for this mode! On an interesting note local sunrise was at 12:29 gmt today.
VK6XT RX during this time .... I was one of 5 stations heard from North America and the only Canadian station heard. VK6XT is heard by allot more stations then he receives . Checked and it looks like he is running 5 Watts which is +37 dbm which is 14 db higher them my 200mw tx. This explains why he is heard way more then he hears.
There is another ham in my grid square VE3UAL. He is running 4 db higher in power but I have no idea what Antenna he is using. Here is a comparison to him over the past hour...
The VK6XT was just made at 13:06 gmt he decoded me at -28 dbm the limit for this mode! On an interesting note local sunrise was at 12:29 gmt today.
VK6XT RX during this time .... I was one of 5 stations heard from North America and the only Canadian station heard. VK6XT is heard by allot more stations then he receives . Checked and it looks like he is running 5 Watts which is +37 dbm which is 14 db higher them my 200mw tx. This explains why he is heard way more then he hears.
30m WSPR Results
Between February 4th and the 10th is was running the WSPRlite @ 200 mw on 30m into my ground mounted 1/4 wave vertical with 8 radials. There were 178 unique spots the furthest being Australia followed by South Africa and Europe.
Date Call RX Level Distance Bearing.
Date Call RX Level Distance Bearing.
| 2017-02-09 08:06 | VK3WE | -26 | 15941 | 263 |
| 2017-02-06 22:12 | ZS6KN | -25 | 13447 | 97 |
| 2017-02-06 21:50 | I4ZTO | -27 | 6889 | 54 |
| 2017-02-06 05:28 | F5RRS | -32 | 6472 | 55 |
| 2017-02-06 06:00 | DK6UG | -27 | 6381 | 50 |
| 2017-02-06 05:28 | ON4LUC | -22 | 6127 | 51 |
| 2017-02-09 23:14 | F5OIH | -23 | 6051 | 57 |
| 2017-02-09 13:20 | AI6KG | -27 | 3501 | 272 |
| 2017-02-05 09:00 | K6SRO | -27 | 3489 | 274 |
| 2017-02-10 00:54 | K6WGX | -26 | 3440 | 264 |
| 2017-02-06 12:24 | N6KOG | -25 | 3430 | 272 |
| 2017-02-05 04:54 | W6LVP/WB | -27 | 3417 | 264 |
| 2017-02-05 04:54 | W6LVP/LVP | -28 | 3417 | 264 |
| 2017-02-07 15:08 | KP4MD | -23 | 3374 | 273 |
| 2017-02-06 12:50 | W6JHB | -27 | 3365 | 273 |
| 2017-02-08 00:52 | KD6EKQ | -27 | 3362 | 260 |
| 2017-02-09 09:36 | N6RY | -23 | 3351 | 260 |
| 2017-02-09 00:28 | W6ZAR | -19 | 3340 | 260 |
| 2017-02-09 00:02 | W7OWO | -21 | 3272 | 287 |
| 2017-02-09 00:52 | KF7O | -24 | 3253 | 287 |
| 2017-02-07 12:26 | KP3FT | -15 | 3234 | 151 |
| 2017-02-09 00:48 | KG5DQP | -27 | 3208 | 291 |
| 2017-02-05 07:18 | AH6EZ/W7 | -21 | 3188 | 292 |
| 2017-02-08 22:14 | WP4JT | -21 | 3187 | 151 |
| 2017-02-06 22:56 | WA7FUS | -30 | 3161 | 292 |
| 2017-02-09 00:52 | K7MHI | -27 | 3156 | 291 |
| 2017-02-05 04:54 | K7IP | -26 | 3150 | 292 |
| 2017-02-09 00:02 | W7WKR | -26 | 3020 | 290 |
| 2017-02-10 10:44 | AF7KR | -24 | 2920 | 255 |
| 2017-02-06 07:36 | W7REK | -23 | 2912 | 253 |
| 2017-02-10 05:34 | NO1D | -25 | 2883 | 258 |
| 2017-02-07 10:30 | W6BTV | -20 | 2879 | 259 |
| 2017-02-05 11:22 | VE6XH | -21 | 2612 | 306 |
| 2017-02-07 14:32 | W0AY | -20 | 2562 | 287 |
| 2017-02-09 09:58 | KX5SP | -25 | 2526 | 239 |
| 2017-02-06 11:14 | N5CEY | -25 | 2518 | 221 |
| 2017-02-08 17:20 | K5ACL | -28 | 2172 | 228 |
| 2017-02-10 03:24 | WA5QPZ | -18 | 2149 | 228 |
| 2017-02-09 22:00 | W5EK | -24 | 2149 | 229 |
| 2017-02-09 04:00 | WA2N | -10 | 2141 | 229 |
| 2017-02-09 14:02 | KF5HNC | -22 | 2109 | 229 |
| 2017-02-08 10:42 | KB4RG | -15 | 2097 | 237 |
| 2017-02-06 19:48 | K5URU | -21 | 2094 | 227 |
| 2017-02-10 05:20 | KD5GKE | -21 | 2074 | 221 |
| 2017-02-09 14:14 | VE5CAF | -20 | 2054 | 303 |
| 2017-02-06 12:50 | KX3DX | -21 | 2052 | 263 |
| 2017-02-04 02:42 | W4MO | -26 | 2010 | 186 |
| 2017-02-08 13:46 | K5NOT | -26 | 1974 | 233 |
| 2017-02-09 01:16 | KA5DJS | -23 | 1967 | 233 |
| 2017-02-07 14:08 | WJ5TX | -21 | 1929 | 233 |
| 2017-02-08 02:50 | KD4MZM | -25 | 1918 | 185 |
| 2017-02-10 10:44 | K5XL | -8 | 1914 | 232 |
| 2017-02-08 12:40 | KA1GMN | -25 | 1896 | 233 |
| 2017-02-08 18:52 | K5EDI | -23 | 1888 | 233 |
| 2017-02-07 14:40 | KC5GOI | -21 | 1862 | 233 |
| 2017-02-07 00:02 | W4BCX | -11 | 1816 | 179 |
| 2017-02-04 11:30 | KD6RF | -17 | 1802 | 227 |
| 2017-02-07 03:54 | AB4QS | -24 | 1788 | 186 |
| 2017-02-07 16:08 | W5KLF | -22 | 1775 | 219 |
| 2017-02-07 14:08 | K3ZV | -27 | 1721 | 183 |
| 2017-02-07 13:58 | W3HH | -12 | 1717 | 184 |
| 2017-02-04 11:08 | W5JVS | -26 | 1717 | 241 |
| 2017-02-08 13:44 | WB5HUP | -25 | 1691 | 206 |
| 2017-02-07 00:02 | WA5ETV | -24 | 1686 | 239 |
| 2017-02-05 00:26 | KG5CWV | -24 | 1679 | 243 |
| 2017-02-08 00:40 | N6IO | -24 | 1643 | 159 |
| 2017-02-09 15:24 | WD4AHB | -22 | 1636 | 185 |
| 2017-02-05 02:02 | AK4SK | -23 | 1621 | 198 |
| 2017-02-05 04:40 | N8AUM | -19 | 1603 | 196 |
| 2017-02-04 09:02 | WA8KNE | -24 | 1580 | 181 |
| 2017-02-09 16:18 | K4IZN | -26 | 1394 | 201 |
| 2017-02-05 10:54 | KC4RSN | -18 | 1368 | 197 |
| 2017-02-06 12:18 | VE4XC | -24 | 1351 | 302 |
| 2017-02-05 03:46 | KE0CGB | -26 | 1329 | 239 |
| 2017-02-04 12:14 | VE4BJZ | -25 | 1310 | 301 |
| 2017-02-05 11:02 | K4COD | -15 | 1299 | 194 |
| 2017-02-08 14:18 | W4HFZ | -28 | 1272 | 258 |
| 2017-02-05 04:40 | NV0O | -21 | 1272 | 245 |
| 2017-02-04 08:44 | K4EH | -19 | 1266 | 195 |
| 2017-02-04 08:44 | KM4RK | -23 | 1262 | 177 |
| 2017-02-06 03:14 | AK0SK | -18 | 1254 | 247 |
| 2017-02-05 04:40 | W0JTM | -15 | 1254 | 247 |
| 2017-02-07 18:46 | KD0CQ | -13 | 1231 | 241 |
| 2017-02-08 20:18 | KV4TE | -24 | 1228 | 197 |
| 2017-02-10 16:44 | KV0S | -23 | 1200 | 240 |
| 2017-02-06 20:20 | KS4JU | -1 | 1194 | 190 |
| 2017-02-07 16:12 | KF4SF | -19 | 1154 | 181 |
| 2017-02-08 17:02 | KA3JIJ | -27 | 1146 | 193 |
| 2017-02-06 22:28 | W4DUI | -23 | 1125 | 189 |
| 2017-02-05 11:22 | AC0G | -12 | 1106 | 240 |
| 2017-02-06 11:42 | NC3Z | -7 | 1104 | 159 |
| 2017-02-05 03:30 | WA4GLH | -13 | 1097 | 200 |
| 2017-02-07 21:42 | KE3PL | 6 | 1087 | 195 |
| 2017-02-08 14:06 | KD0HFC | -7 | 1075 | 276 |
| 2017-02-08 18:52 | KJ4RV | -10 | 1062 | 170 |
| 2017-02-07 14:32 | W4DJW | -13 | 1062 | 186 |
| 2017-02-06 06:56 | KD0YTE | -15 | 1061 | 248 |
| 2017-02-05 07:18 | WE4X | -13 | 1061 | 207 |
| 2017-02-08 19:10 | KJ4FFG | -11 | 1059 | 161 |
| 2017-02-09 15:24 | N4ZCG | -26 | 1057 | 170 |
| 2017-02-06 18:50 | WB7OND | -11 | 1057 | 170 |
| 2017-02-05 06:46 | WB4HIR | -21 | 1047 | 179 |
| 2017-02-07 16:40 | WF7T | -6 | 1039 | 209 |
| 2017-02-05 12:22 | KW4PD | -22 | 1031 | 176 |
| 2017-02-06 06:56 | AI9K | -16 | 1016 | 232 |
| 2017-02-07 14:04 | KC4SIT | -24 | 1015 | 190 |
| 2017-02-08 14:30 | KK4WJF | -10 | 1001 | 180 |
| 2017-02-04 00:24 | WS4S | -10 | 993 | 204 |
| 2017-02-06 19:56 | NW0Q | -23 | 975 | 232 |
| 2017-02-10 18:54 | KB0MDQ | -4 | 970 | 276 |
| 2017-02-06 18:50 | W0ZQ | -11 | 969 | 276 |
| 2017-02-10 16:20 | KE0N | -26 | 962 | 277 |
| 2017-02-08 15:28 | AE0MT | -16 | 955 | 277 |
| 2017-02-04 08:44 | KC5LT | -16 | 933 | 195 |
| 2017-02-06 01:58 | N0XC | -17 | 923 | 279 |
| 2017-02-10 16:44 | K1URC | -10 | 912 | 86 |
| 2017-02-07 14:04 | K0VM | -10 | 904 | 256 |
| 2017-02-06 20:30 | K4VZZ | -9 | 889 | 189 |
| 2017-02-06 19:56 | WA1DLZ | -21 | 884 | 85 |
| 2017-02-05 04:40 | WJ1I | -8 | 878 | 109 |
| 2017-02-08 20:36 | WZ9B | -16 | 877 | 225 |
| 2017-02-08 19:28 | N1DH | -15 | 870 | 105 |
| 2017-02-04 10:48 | KS9A | -28 | 856 | 243 |
| 2017-02-04 09:02 | N4HY | -17 | 809 | 175 |
| 2017-02-06 10:02 | WA9WTK | -12 | 799 | 103 |
| 2017-02-05 09:42 | KK1D | -17 | 798 | 113 |
| 2017-02-04 11:34 | AC9KH | -10 | 794 | 282 |
| 2017-02-07 14:32 | KB1AUP | -9 | 793 | 86 |
| 2017-02-06 10:02 | W1GJM | -8 | 789 | 104 |
| 2017-02-05 15:38 | K3RWR | -20 | 774 | 150 |
| 2017-02-07 04:50 | KT4LH | -24 | 768 | 203 |
| 2017-02-08 18:24 | VA3ROM | -21 | 764 | 308 |
| 2017-02-04 04:18 | KU4QI | -17 | 760 | 199 |
| 2017-02-10 16:24 | K9AN | -13 | 759 | 233 |
| 2017-02-08 19:10 | KC9NBV | -25 | 757 | 221 |
| 2017-02-07 14:42 | WA3DNM | -28 | 745 | 136 |
| 2017-02-10 17:58 | WB2GOF | -25 | 742 | 123 |
| 2017-02-06 00:00 | KC2QBK | -13 | 733 | 127 |
| 2017-02-05 09:42 | WA9EIC | -13 | 724 | 231 |
| 2017-02-05 10:16 | KF9KV | -5 | 715 | 258 |
| 2017-02-06 12:18 | K4RCG | 1 | 714 | 162 |
| 2017-02-06 11:38 | N4AAA | -21 | 707 | 153 |
| 2017-02-04 08:44 | N4TVC | -23 | 707 | 153 |
| 2017-02-09 16:18 | N4CDN | -28 | 699 | 152 |
| 2017-02-08 00:28 | KB3VR | -23 | 692 | 150 |
| 2017-02-05 12:22 | WA3DSP | -19 | 683 | 132 |
| 2017-02-04 02:24 | WB3AVN | -16 | 677 | 147 |
| 2017-02-06 00:06 | AA3GZ | -24 | 671 | 132 |
| 2017-02-05 09:42 | K9ANF | -17 | 663 | 230 |
| 2017-02-06 10:02 | KE8DVR | -17 | 661 | 204 |
| 2017-02-04 11:12 | W3GXT | -17 | 657 | 146 |
| 2017-02-06 06:16 | W9MDO | -13 | 644 | 221 |
| 2017-02-06 11:14 | KB9MVW | -21 | 636 | 251 |
| 2017-02-08 00:10 | KB3EOF | -20 | 631 | 152 |
| 2017-02-09 23:42 | W3UNO | -15 | 630 | 132 |
| 2017-02-06 11:14 | KZ3X | -19 | 614 | 137 |
| 2017-02-04 11:00 | N2KMF | -21 | 608 | 100 |
| 2017-02-10 11:40 | N9YKE | -26 | 580 | 256 |
| 2017-02-07 13:42 | VE2DPF | -23 | 575 | 81 |
| 2017-02-07 16:24 | AJ8S | -15 | 569 | 205 |
| 2017-02-10 12:22 | KN8DMK | -10 | 561 | 196 |
| 2017-02-04 02:34 | KB3RCT | -16 | 553 | 142 |
| 2017-02-06 10:02 | KF3BH | -16 | 541 | 134 |
| 2017-02-04 07:26 | N2NOM | -25 | 484 | 119 |
| 2017-02-10 10:30 | VE3GTC | -18 | 461 | 77 |
| 2017-02-06 10:02 | VE3GHM | -21 | 461 | 77 |
| 2017-02-03 23:22 | WB8JAY | -17 | 446 | 185 |
| 2017-02-03 22:46 | WA3TTS/2 | -9 | 443 | 169 |
| 2017-02-05 12:50 | KB8UDE | -25 | 424 | 173 |
| 2017-02-06 01:10 | KC3AAT | -24 | 405 | 166 |
| 2017-02-06 00:42 | W8PPB | -15 | 387 | 207 |
| 2017-02-05 01:18 | KD8ZVI | -3 | 372 | 194 |
| 2017-02-05 01:38 | N8AYY | -12 | 360 | 225 |
| 2017-02-10 10:56 | AE2EA | -12 | 342 | 123 |
| 2017-02-05 10:48 | KC8TOW | -24 | 334 | 221 |
| 2017-02-05 12:54 | WA2ZKD | -16 | 312 | 117 |
| 2017-02-04 00:14 | VE3GEN | -22 | 223 | 5 |
| 2017-02-06 13:42 | VE3BWP | -11 | 111 | 180 |
Thursday, February 9, 2017
Tuesday, February 7, 2017
30m 200 mw TX and 80m RX past 24 hours
The results are in ...
80m RX
30m 200 mw TX
30m 200 mw " DX10" 24 hour
80m RX
30m 200 mw TX
30m 200 mw " DX10" 24 hour
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