[Elecraft] [LF] 474.2 KHz - Success!

[Fred Jensen]

The WSPR screen was full of transmissions this AM!  My grid is CM98LW

The log starts at 0245 UTC when it was still not dark.

Call    Grid   SNR
WH2XGP  DN07   -20
WG2XXM  EM15   -30
WG2XSV  CN85   -27
WG2XIQ  EM12   -28

SNR's maxed out a few hours before sunrise here in the -5 to -1 dB 
range.  Here's what I learned:

The new synthesizer does in fact work very well in the LF/MF range.  You 
need the KXV3(A) option, anyone with a P3 has it.  I used my flagpole 
[~25 ft] on the corner of our deck for the antenna, I've got a single 
wire from its base that comes into the shack which I plugged into the RX 
ANT jack.  Tapping RX ANT made everything come alive.  It also brought 
up the preamp which was way too much.  NDB "LV" was very strong in a CW BW.

WSPR was set for RX only.  Haven't figured out yet how to send my spots 
into WSPRNet or how to interpret it.  I'll run again tonight using my 
large sloping-V low band antenna.

73,

Fred K6DGW
- Northern California Contest Club
- CU in the 50th Running of the Cal QSO Party 3-4 Oct 2015
- www.cqp.org