[Elecraft] [LF] 474.2 KHz - Success!

[drewko]

Got my K3 all set up for 600 WSPR reception but couldn't try it last
night due to tstms. 

To send spots just check the "Upload Spots" box on the WSPR app GUI.
You should see your callsign appear on the WSPRnet activity webpage as
one of the monitoring stations, even if you haven't actually uploaded
any spots yet. You will be listed as "K6DGW 0.475700R" along with
other monitoring stations. (You may have to set up a login account on
WSPRnet first, not sure...)

Click on the Database section of the WSPRnet site and filter
accordingly to see your actual uploaded spots. 

Click on the Map section to see the current 600m activity. You will
see your callsign/location on the map as well.

73,
Drew
AF2Z




On Tue, 21 Apr 2015 09:23:42 -0700, you wrote:

>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
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