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Timestamp Call MHz SNR Drift Grid Pwr Reporter RGrid km az  2018-12-18 17:42   VK7DIK   3.570143   -16   0   QE38cu   5   PA0O   JO33hg   16733   308   2018-12-18 18:58   VK7DIK   3.570141   -17   0   QE38cu   5   PA0O   JO33hg   16733   308   2018-12-18 19:10   VK7DIK   3.570141   -20   0   QE38cu   5   PA0O   JO33hg   16733   308   2018-12-18 17:06   VK7DIK   3.570144   -19   0   QE38cu   5   PA0O   JO33hg   16733   308   2018-12-18 18:28   VK7DIK   3.570141   -23   0   QE38cu   ...

First time N1BUG decoded at 137.4 Khz  early morning almost at daylight RX Flex1500 + external active bandfilter                                            DCF39 signal    70dB above noise with this filter the Flex1500  137.5 kHz is clear                                           

This year ARRL10  propagation was at minimum The season for 10m is over  in December Oktober or begin of November would be better.   I seached my latest 28.126MHz  WSPR DX  spots in 2018 : November: 181110 1014   5 -10  0.11  28.1261010  8Q7HI MJ63  181113 0926   4 -19  0.11  28.1260089  VK3KCX QF22 181115 0912   2 -24 -0.02  28.1260451  VK5AKK PF94 181117 1008   4 -18  0.19  28.1260740  FR1GZ LG79 181121 0816   3 -20  0.07  28.1260110  VK3KCX QF22 47 181121 0832   3 -19  0.15  28.1260863  VK2IJM QF56 40 181121 0952   3 -18  0.19  28.1260726  LG79RC 37 181123 1030   3 -21 -0.10  28.1260124  VK3KCX QF22 47 181126 0924   3 -15  0.11  28.1260089  VK3KCX QF22 47 December: 181208 0840   1 -26  0.11  28.12...

The first  FT8 contest  Needs the latest WSJT-x rc5 PG7V contest agenda shows how to prepare.  But i choose to install a separate instance of this rc5 version to keep the existent WSJT-x 1.9.1  unchanged  Installed WSJT-x rc5  not default but to WSJT-xRC5 Then renamed copy of shortcut: WSJT-X_Roundup Change property target:  Target: C:\WSJT\wsjtxRC5\bin\wsjtx.exe --rig-name=Roundup Start in:   C:\WSJT\wsjtxRC5 A  separate instance starts when clicking this shortcut all logfiles are virgin. wsjtxlog.adi  is not created yet it will when the first FT8 QSO is logged  This WSJT-x rc5 must be configured as a new install User , radio frequencies for RTTY I managed  132 QSO   i heard a lot more then I could work screen full USA  but even with extra power it was hard to be heard Nice experience    This contest exchange uses real reports! 529 539 539 559 ....   The max...

50 spots: Timestamp Call MHz SNR Drift Grid Pwr Reporter RGrid km az  2018-11-29 18:18   VK7BO   3.570161   -15   0   QE38mo   10   PA0O   JO33hg   16805   308   2018-11-29 18:34   VK7BO   3.570161   -10   0   QE38mo   10   PA0O   JO33hg   16805   308   2018-11-29 18:24   VK7BO   3.570161   -11   0   QE38mo   10   PA0O   JO33hg   16805   308   2018-11-29 18:50   VK7BO   3.570161   -8   0   QE38mo   10   PA0O   JO33hg   16805   308   2018-11-29 18:18   VK7DIK   3.570141   -23   0   QE38cu...

2018 CQWWCW   A lot of CW practice again  after been spoiled by FT8 DX lot of interesting DX locations present in this major contest!  28MHz closed  although ....2 decodes today !! 0924 -15 0.1 28.126009 -2 VK3KCX QF22 47 16386 started the contest late Saturday afternoon rig K3 100W  3 ele 10m      15m(bad SWR)  20 40 rotating  dipole 80 inverted V dipole 160 vertical i-L  receive Beverage east / west  360m         Band     QSOs     Pts  ZN   Cty  Pt/Q          1.8     151     212   11   39   1.4          3.5     301     388   16   58   1.3            7     346     692   30   79  ...