Thursday, January 27, 2011

60m WSPR using 500mW QRP

I have been beaconing WSPR using 500mW all day today. The KAT3 didn't want to repeat its trick of matching my multi-band dipole so the best SWR I could manage was about 1.8:1. I don't know how much of the 500mW ended up warming up the ATU or the coaxial feeder.

This is a shot of the WSPR propagation map taken just before 1800z today. As you can see, the 500mW is getting out pretty well. I think I have been received by all the G stations that have been monitoring at some time during the day, and a few others. And it was nice to see fellow bloggers Paul PC4T and Bas PE4BAS monitoring even though they can't transmit on 60m, and better still spotting me!

Just after I posted this, my 500mW was also spotted by LA3JJ!
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3 comments:

  1. Bob VE3MPGThursday, January 27, 2011 6:50:00 pm

    What frequency are you transmitting on Julian? I will give a listen today.

    Bob VE3MPG

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  2. PE4BAS, BasThursday, January 27, 2011 8:05:00 pm

    Hi Julian, congrats with the nice results. First time ever I listened on 60m. Didn't expect much but received you through the day. 73, Bas

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  3. UnknownThursday, January 27, 2011 8:36:00 pm

    The 60m frequency for WSPR is 5.287200MHz USB (carrier frequency). My actual TX frequency is 5.288690MHz.

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