2m WSPR de MW0MJB Loc IO71LU... VERTICAL polarization this time..

Last Thursday I was able to make a WSPR contact with Colin G6AVK way over in JO01.Really pleased with that one as it was on the 2 metre band.My antenna for that contact was a 5 element HORIZONTAL Jaybeam using 5 watts.Tonight I'm going to be QRV on 2m WSPR, but this time I'll put the antenna on the VERTICAL, just to see if it makes a difference.....Fingers...

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Brandy Hill, GW/MW-037..de MW0BBU/p

Cwmcerwyn in the distance.Here we go again at MW0BBU, another SOTA activation to get on with. This one however isn't so daunting a task as it is very easy to get too. Anyway left the house around 9am with the threat of showers looming over here in West Wales, making my way towards Tavernspite which is about 26 miles from here. Now...

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Top Band WSPR Revisited..MW0BBU.

Having some time on my hands I thought I would give 500mW of top band a go again...Using the FT817nd and the SRC 66ft end fed I set about  the trial... The results were pretty good to be honest given that the antenna isn't exactly the best.. Small log of an hour's worth below...Transmit log:TimestampCallMHzSNRDriftGridPwrReporterRGridkmaz 2011-07-04...

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Skunked on 6 Meters

Today was a nice Warm Pacific Northwest Day, I had a few errands to run. While out and about, I decided to take a trip to the mountains; Green Mountain and Mt Pilchuck, they are only about 30 minutes away. My goal was to get high enough to work some of the locals on 6 meters, and just maybe work someone outside of the Puget Sound area. My...

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MW0BBU/p.. GW/MW-033 SOTA Reverse Beacon..

Well as usual I thought I would see if the old 5w signals got a wee bit further than I worked..Low and behold, once again it appears it did.... TF3Y    MW0BBU/P  7030.0CQ 5 dB17 wpm   1010z 01 JulW3LPL  MW0BBU/P  14062.0CQ7 dB17 wpm   0914z 01 Jul Now that's Iceland on...

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TS-180S - Part 5 - Swimming Against the Tide

Well it sure feels like it!Having restored receive functionality to this old set, and having then established that the transmit function was u/s, I set about figuring out a strategy to find out what the problem, or more likely problems were which prevented me from transmitting.You always need a strategy of some sort, and I wanted to come...

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Mynydd Carningli, GW/MW-033.. de MW0BBU/p

Foel CarningliWell here we are again, the start of another SOTA activation only this time it's a solo effort as MW0MJB, Mark, is celebrating his wedding anniversary today, congratulations to you and Helen... Anyway set off at around 07:45 from home and travelled North to Newport on the North Pembrokeshire Coast where Mynydd Carningli...

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