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A prosperous 2020 also for the remaining days of 2019

        I say that because anything can happen any day , almost the same time last year our cat was killed here nearby.  That was  "only"a cat. Drivers like to step on the gas on small country roads  like here taking a shortcut.


Extreme bright night clouds,  one of the highlights literally,  this year


Power SDR f.b.  by Darrin KE9NS thanks for all your advice and help
a feature rich program, 2.8.0.140 works very fine now with the Flex1500
WSPR rx running 24*7  474.2 kHz  136kHz and rx/tx 28.124 MHz
next goal is to automate switching external bandpass for rx and tx using the XVTR 0-dbm rx/tx ports



 2nd mast up aluminium  225kg total , winch 45kg ,antenna 19kg
 rotator G-2800DXC 7kg  tube 7kg  just fits in the top section with minor adaptions



My Steppir finally up. All together setting up this mast was a challenge 
not a turn key project what i thought it to be but a learning process.  

019-12-26 00:42  AA1A  0.475674  -28  0  FN42pb  5  PA0O  JO33hg  5630  49  232019-12-26 03:48  W1IR  0.475739  -24  0  FN34lp  5  PA0O  JO33hg  5587  50  18
2019-12-25 22:50  N1BUG  0.137437  -26  0  FN55mf  1  PA0O  JO33hg  5297  52  3

136kHz 7 days
TimestampCallMHzSNRDriftGridPwrReporterRGridkmaz# Spots 2019-12-29
01:20  K3MF  0.137406  -27  0  FM19sr  1  PA0O  JO33hg  6162  46  7  2019-12-25 22:50  N1BUG  0.137437  -26  0  FN55mf  1  PA0O  JO33hg  5297  52  3  2019-12-22 18:36  UA4AAV  0.137522  -20  0  LO21  1  PA0O  JO33hg  2578  290  41  2019-12-22 22:52  R7NT  0.137540  -24  0  KN97lf  200  PA0O  JO33hg  2372  298  7  2019-12-23 00:30  SV8CS  0.137510  -25  0  KM07js  0.1  PA0O  JO33hg  2038  332  4  2019-12-27 23:00  EA5DOM  0.137532  -19  0  IM98xn  1  PA0O  JO33hg  1713  15  12  2019-12-27 22:52  OE3EMC  0.137443  -23  1  JN78jo  0.001  PA0O  JO33hg  772  315  22  2019-12-24 20:40  G8HUH  0.137450  -23  0  IO81mg  0.1  PA0O  JO33hg  688  67  13  2019-12-27 22:48  2E0ILY  0.137550  -1  0  IO82qv  0.5  PA0O  JO33hg  619  82  70  2019-12-26 19:02  F4GUK  0.137456  -23  1  JN18gt  0.2  PA0O  JO33hg  572  28  36  2019-12-23 19:24  LA3EQ  0.137521  -22  0  JO28xj  5  PA0O  JO33hg  571  176  2  2019-12-22 22:58  DL7NN  0.137433  -8  0  JO60it  1  PA0O  JO33hg  498  306  106  2019-12-23 19:20  DC0DX  0.137488  -5  0  JO31lk  0.1  PA0O  JO33hg  205  354  15  2019-12-28 22:12  PA0GAB  0.137551  -3  -3  JO33ge  0.2  PA0O  JO33hg  11  31  1


last week no more >7000km dx seen at 630m
I have directed the 350m west Beverage from west to WNW
receiving 474 and 136kHz seems very good in compare with other EU wspr HAM's
But propagation / activity was not as good as few weeks ago
no more K5DNL and  W

80 and 160 rx results
TimestampCallMHzSNRDriftGridPwrReporterRGridkmaz# Spots
 2019-12-26 00:22  PA0O  3.570025  -18  -1  JO33hg  2  DP0GVN  IB59uh  13835  186  1 
 2019-12-25 23:18  PA0O  1.838024  -23  0  JO33hg  2  BD7LMD  OL51up  9042  65  2 
 2019-12-26 02:52  W1CK  3.570013  -29  0  DM13ie  5  PA0O  JO33hg  8987  30  1 
 2019-12-26 00:22  PA0O  3.570027  -29  -1  JO33hg  2  ND7M  DM16xf  8638  316  1 
 2019-12-26 06:06  KG5VRQ  3.570092  0  0  EM30hf  100  PA0O  JO33hg  7974  38  1 
 2019-12-25 23:12  AA5CT  1.838046  -22  0  EM13qc  10  PA0O  JO33hg  7913  38  33 
 2019-12-25 22:50  KD6RF  3.570119  -10  0  EM22lr  5  PA0O  JO33hg  7854  38  14 
 2019-12-26 01:34  WA8KNE  3.570069  -14  0  EM90gg  5  PA0O  JO33hg  7237  41  27 
 2019-12-26 05:58  AD0MO  3.570117  -25  0  EM48ps  5  PA0O  JO33hg  7088  41  1


 136kHz  last 2 weeks
TimestampCallMHzSNRDriftGridPwrReporterRGridkmaz# Spots 2019-12-25 22:50  N1BUG  0.137437  -26  0  FN55mf  1  PA0O  JO33hg  5297  52  3  2019-12-21 23:56  UA4AAV  0.137522  -24  0  LO21  1  PA0O  JO33hg  2578  290  13  2019-12-22 22:52  R7NT  0.137540  -24  0  KN97lf  200  PA0O  JO33hg  2372  298  7  2019-12-22 18:30  SV8CS  0.137510  -25  0  KM07js  0.1  PA0O  JO33hg  2038  332  5  2019-12-24 20:40  G8HUH  0.137450  -23  0  IO81mg  0.1  PA0O  JO33hg  688  67  13  2019-12-23 19:24  LA3EQ  0.137521  -22  0  JO28xj  5  PA0O  JO33hg  571  176  2  2019-12-17 00:56  DL7NN  0.137433  -8  0  JO60it  1  PA0O  JO33hg  498  306  87  2019-12-17 01:04  DC0DX  0.137488  -6  0  JO31lk  0.1  PA0O  JO33hg  205  354  16 

474.2 kHz 2 weeks
TimestampCallMHzSNRDriftGridPwrReporterRGridkmaz# Spots 2019-12-14 04:30  K5DNL  0.475691  -25  0  EM15lj  5  PA0O  JO33hg  7736  38  1  2019-12-19 03:04  K2BLA  0.475633  -26  0  EL99hb  2  PA0O  JO33hg  7333  41  1  2019-12-22 03:50  KB8U  0.475762  -28  0  EN71sw  5  PA0O  JO33hg  6470  45  6  2019-12-13 23:48  K3MF  0.475795  -26  0  FM19sr  5  PA0O  JO33hg  6162  46  22  2019-12-17 04:28  WA3U  0.475642  -27  0  FM29co  5  PA0O  JO33hg  6130  46  4  2019-12-16 04:34  AE2EA  0.475762  -29  0  FN12fr  0.2  PA0O  JO33hg  5999  47  4  2019-12-22 02:54  N1SV  0.475701  -20  0  FN42er  100  PA0O  JO33hg  5638  49  1  2019-12-13 02:24  AA1A  0.475674  -27  0  FN42pb  5  PA0O  JO33hg  5630  49  254  2019-12-15 03:30  W1IR  0.475784  -24  0  FN34lp  5  PA0O  JO33hg  5587  50  128  2019-12-19 01:28  VE1YY  0.475712  -27  0  FN85ga  1  PA0O  JO33hg  4969  53  11  2019-12-13 22:12  EB8ARZ/1  0.475794  -22  0  IL18uk  0.2  PA0O  JO33hg  3336  28  72  2019-12-17 23:42  EA7HPM  0.475613  -31  0  IM67xj  0.2  PA0O  JO33hg  2017  25  2  2019-12-14 22:50  EA4GHB  0.475679  -20  0  IN80hu  0.5  PA0O  JO33hg  1571  25  41  2019-12-15 22:00  F5MAF  0.475700  -21  0  JN03pq  0.01  PA0O  JO33hg  1135  18  3  2019-12-23 23:16  IW4DXW  0.475790  -8  0  JN64bw  1  PA0O  JO33hg  1009  339  150  2019-12-13 19:38  IZ3QQG  0.475612  -11  0  JN54rw  1  PA0O  JO33hg  991  341  2  2019-12-22 23:14  F6HCC  0.475685  -22  0  IN87hs  0.1  PA0O  JO33hg  933  45  106  2019-12-14 20:04  EI0CF  0.475687  -7  0  IO65ih  0.2  PA0O  JO33hg  930  98  141  2019-12-12 21:50  IK1HGI  0.475692  -21  0  JN45jk  0.01  PA0O  JO33hg  885  351  54  2019-12-12 22:16  F1AFJ  0.475776  -12  0  JN06ht  1  PA0O  JO33hg  836  29  432  2019-12-12 21:34  IW2FZR  0.475648  -18  0  JN46we  5  PA0O  JO33hg  821  345  66  2019-12-14 15:40  HB9TMC  0.475667  -20  0  JN46lj  0.5  PA0O  JO33hg  782  349  36  2019-12-13 00:30  G3WCB  0.475604  -28  0  IO80ei  0.001  PA0O  JO33hg  775  61  31  2019-12-12 17:40  LA8AV  0.475721  -11  0  JO59cs  1  PA0O  JO33hg  755  198  1051  2019-12-12 14:10  G8HUH  0.475650  -6  0  IO81mg  1  PA0O  JO33hg  688  67  59  2019-12-13 18:52  DL6RCN  0.475701  -11  0  JN58kg  5  PA0O  JO33hg  631  333  125  2019-12-12 16:42  G8TTI  0.475675  -25  0  IO81wm  0.1  PA0O  JO33hg  624  68  44  2019-12-21 21:30  DL6ZB  0.475768  -18  0  JN58xu  1  PA0O  JO33hg  616  325  73  2019-12-23 23:22  G4GCI  0.475641  -15  0  IO90gu  1  PA0O  JO33hg  614  61  51  2019-12-13 22:14  F4DTL  0.475629  -12  0  JN18fp  0.1  PA0O  JO33hg  591  28  134  2019-12-18 21:30  F4HQJ  0.475727  -13  0  JN38ea  100  PA0O  JO33hg  584  2  4  2019-12-12 08:32  G0MRF  0.475784  +8  0  IO91fr  5  PA0O  JO33hg  578  70  883  2019-12-12 19:08  F6ACU  0.475718  -27  0  JN38fc  0.002  PA0O  JO33hg  575  1  212  2019-12-13 09:18  LA3EQ  0.475751  -17  0  JO28xj  5  PA0O  JO33hg  571  176  9  2019-12-15 05:46  G4JQT  0.475668  -31  0  IO91ll  0.2  PA0O  JO33hg  557  66  3  2019-12-13 10:10  G4MSN  0.475651  -19  0  IO93fu  0.1  PA0O  JO33hg  543  94  42  2019-12-13 16:50  G0FCU  0.475732  -23  0  IO91se  0.005  PA0O  JO33hg  535  62  58  2019-12-17 06:20  PA0O  0.475761  -9  0  JO33hg  2  F12481  JN19bk  528  218  1  2019-12-12 21:22  DK6NI  0.475741  -26  1  JN59ln  0.02  PA0O  JO33hg  510  326  17  2019-12-23 08:22  DD2UJ  0.475741  -21  0  JO61wx  0.5  PA0O  JO33hg  510  289  1  2019-12-22 23:08  G3ZSE  0.475692  -18  0  IO92pj  0.01  PA0O  JO33hg  502  76  16  2019-12-12 10:42  DL7NN  0.475633  -3  0  JO60it  1  PA0O  JO33hg  498  306  729  2019-12-15 21:20  G4FGJ  0.475652  -8  0  IO92uc  5  PA0O  JO33hg  484  72  4  2019-12-13 19:08  DL7UML  0.475600  -13  0  JO62tj  0.05  PA0O  JO33hg  480  284  1  2019-12-23 23:12  G3KEV  0.475658  -7  0  IO94sh  5  PA0O  JO33hg  479  101  12  2019-12-12 21:24  G6AVK  0.475761  -11  0  JO01ho  0.1  PA0O  JO33hg  447  63  148  2019-12-15 22:20  G3XBM  0.475670  -26  0  JO02dg  0.01  PA0O  JO33hg  440  73  216  2019-12-12 21:40  5Q9T  0.475683  -23  3  JO65eg  1  PA0O  JO33hg  434  242  19  2019-12-12 16:16  DL1HWK  0.475606  -8  0  JO61ct  1  PA0O  JO33hg  411  295  397  2019-12-14 19:50  DF4PV  0.475733  -29  0  JN49ax  0.01  PA0O  JO33hg  379  346  17


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