[Boatanchors] 10 meters

[Charlie , W5COV]

You are right Bob . Those of us that run WSPR MEPT's , have proof that 
the band is open to certain places with the minimal power that we use . 
It is too bad there isn't a "conversation" window with WSPR .

So even the people running QRP "should" be able to make contacts. It 
appears to just be a lack of operators most of the time .

I run my WSPR MEPT on just whatever band I have a whim for , anytime 
that I am in the shack , but not able to take time for making contacts . 
It is running this afternoon on 17 meters and I saw a couple of reports 
of it being heard in Europe .

So I make use of the rig to help on propagation , when I am not in the 
contact mode . I don't run the beacon on a regular basis , since if I am 
in the contact mode , I shut the WSPR MEPT down .

Charlie , W5COV


> While it's a digital beacon mode that makes extensive use of digital 
> signal processing "gain" to pull signals out from beneath the noise 
> level,  my recent success with WSPR (Weak Signal Propagation Reporter) 
> proves to me that the problem is much more one of "no operators" than 
> "no propagation".    For example, my 10 milliwatt signal (generated by 
> a Raspberry Pi driving a logic gate) on 20 meters is routinely heard 
> all over North America and in Europe nearly every night.  Best DX has 
> been Australia (14K km) and Wake Island.    While I'll be the first to 
> agree that the DSP magic is the key,  there had to be propagation for 
> 10 mw to be heard thousands of km away.
>
> Automated reporting of signals heard makes it simple to prove that 
> propagation is available:  See  http://wsprnet.org for more info. 
> Click on "Map" and select 10, 15, or 17 meters to see what's been 
> going on today.
>
> 73, Bob W9RAN
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