PA0O ham radio

After the 28MHz freq drift stabilized a bit i connected my antenna the U3S for its maiden test. PD0OHW could decode the beacon that eventually is for him as he will use PU7ZWT HI11ln but still under test and waiting for a new Si5351A pcb . My attempt to replace the Si chip on the defective PCB did not help the Si5351a error still pops up on the U3S display at boot  the I2C signals are present and the 3 ports carry RF  so the replaced Si chips work but can not communicate with Progrock or U3S For unknown reason  Hans Summers  told me the Si5351a  is not pre programmed standard. original stamp Si5351a 5351 B4DQ   447 replace chips stamp 5351 BHJN  632   although  it was relative easy to replace this very small device both PCB  still suffer same problem I was decoded  with 300mW at 28MHz  2017-03-11 06:30  PA0O/U  28.126152  +30  -4  JO33hg  0.2...

 4 decodes of WD2XSH/17  all -29  2017-03-06 01:26   WD2XSH/17   0.475648   -29   0   FN42pb   0.1   PA0O   JO33hg   5630   49   2017-03-05 23:04   PA0O   0.475602   -30   0   JO33hg   0.2   SV8RV   KM07ks   2042   142   2017-03-05 22:58   PA0O   0.475602   -25   0   JO33hg   0.2   SV8RV/1   KM07ks   2042   142   2017-03-05 22:10   PA0O   0.475601   -27   0   JO33hg   0.2   EA7HPM   IM67xj   2017   214 QTX  and IRF540Z  ( my last one  i smoked 9)  this version has about 2500 pF  G-S  It can run at 5...

last night no TA decodes i.e. WD2XSH/17  not seen  anymore heard by SV8RV/1  and EA7HPM just over 2000km but  surprize this morning 28MHz open to VK 2017-03-05 09:30   VK3KCX   28.126060   +3   0   QF22qd   10   PG0DX   JO33ce   16471   312   2017-03-05 09:30   VK3KCX   28.126030   -8   1   QF22qd   10   PG0DX/1   JO33ce   16471   312   2017-03-05 09:16   PG0DX   28.126136   -12   1   JO33ce   200   VK3KCX   QF22qd   16471   78   2017-03-05 09:20   PG0DX   28.126135   -4   -1   JO33ce   200   VK3KCX   QF22qd   16471   78   ...

Sat to Sun. night  zero 474kHz TA decodes...   the end... Friday to Sat  just 5 decodes Thursday  to Friday  another poor propagation night hope that propagation will pick up soon. The Beverages could stay another week the land is too wet No more goodies fttb. also  LA2XPA seems to have lost propagation no more exotic West USA spots.   propagation shifted to south below  dream DX spot 2017-03-03 05:18   WH2XXP   0.475662   -26   0   DM33   50   DJ0ABR   JN68nt   9427   32 here WD2XSH/17   19 decodes  no better then -18  no exceptions from FN square Wednesday -  Friday night: 29 decodes of WD2XSH/17 last night   strongest -7  no other TA Propagation faded here  by Aurora Aurora enhanced propagation  like on 160 and 80m  can happen is not seen on 630m yet   U3S  con...

another  good night  over 100 TA decodes   WG2XXM   new one outside FN.  decoded here much later then  a few hundred km west of me.  No other goodies.  TX was repaired. fttb.  but no reverse decode  Today I will have to remove at least the east Beverage. New record signal strength    +1 2017-03-01 04:52   WD2XSH/17   0.475646   +1    0   FN42pb   5   PA0O   JO33hg   5630  2017-03-01 05:26    WG2XXM   0.475710   -24   0   EM15lj    5   PA0O   JO33hg   7736   38   2017-03-01 00:56   WG2XKA   0.475721   -25   0   FN33lq   1   PA0O   JO33hg   5656   49   2017-02-28 22:50   WD2XSH/17   0...

A Very good MF night    First time decoded WG2XIQ   EM12mp 7972km 2017-02-28 03:26   WG2XIQ   0.475791   -29   0   EM12mp   5   PA0O   JO33hg   7972   38   2017-02-28 03:20   WG2XIQ   0.475791   -30   0   EM12mp   5   PA0O   JO33hg   7972   38 18 decodes: 2017-02-28 02:28   WG2XKA   0.475721   -21   0   FN33lq   1   PA0O   JO33hg   5656   49 21 decodes:   -15 stongest 2017-02-28 04:46   WG2XPJ   0.475679   -15   0   FN34lp   1   PA0O   JO33hg   5587   50 WD2XSH/17   80 decodes  -1dB strongest ever  2017-02-28 05:24  ...