[NLRS] NLRS Digest, Vol 259, Issue 4

Fri Dec 5 22:49:50 EST 2025

Rob,

  I hooked up the ZackTek WSPR Desktop and am running regular 200mW for now
or 250.  I pointed in the direction towards your way I believe.
I am busy this weekend but after I can try other radios and powers. Up to
you testing wise.
The antenna is 5 elements on 6 meters up about 75 feet on tower your
direction.
Maybe during the day would be better but letting it run all weekend.
Mike n0 odk 73

On Fri, Dec 5, 2025 at 9:37 PM Rob Jahnke <rcjahnke at gmail.com> wrote:

> That's a great idea Mike.
> I am in Sartell. I usually leave my log periodic pointed SE, but it got
> frozen on East with the rain we had.
> I'll move it back when I can, but the beam is fairly wide. I notice N0QDS
> is running 20W. I can hear him but he doesn't hear me with 5W. So I went to
> 20W on 6m. We'll see what happens. Of course if we get a nice opening, then
> the power will be overkill.
> Rob - K0XL
>
> On Fri, Dec 5, 2025 at 8:54 PM Mike P <mikepask1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I can put up some 6 meter WSPR no problem.
>> I been very busy lately. I was even going to try 2M wspr someday.
>> I usually do 160M and other HF bands.
>> I am in Forest Lake, which direction on 6M for 200mW for now. I could do
>> more but try that for now.
>> Mike
>> n0odk
>> 73
>>
>>
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>>> Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2025 15:02:28 -0600
>>> From: Rob Jahnke <rcjahnke at gmail.com>
>>> To: Raymond Ehrlich <K0RAE at mail.com>
>>> Cc: nlrs at mailman.qth.net
>>> Subject: Re: [NLRS] WSPR on 2m
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>>> Thanks Ray,
>>> I have also been playing with WSPR as a result of your presentation at
>>> Aurora.
>>> It is a lot of fun and very informative.
>>> Problem is .... there are very few stations anywhere in the Midwest (or
>>> even the US) WSPRing on VHF.
>>> I have been WSPRing with 5W on 6m off and on from Nov 19th thru Dec 1st.
>>> I have 106 6m spots during that time .... ALL from N0QDS running 20W :-)
>>> N0QDS (nor anyone else) has not heard my 5W signal.
>>> We could Fix that with more participation :-)
>>>
>>> These are the 15 stations who heard N0QDS on 6m in the last 5 weeks.
>>> [image: image.png]
>>> [image: image.png]
>>> Rob - K0XL
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, Dec 5, 2025 at 2:05?PM Raymond Ehrlich via NLRS <
>>> nlrs at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> > For those of you that attended my Fun with WSPR presentations,
>>> especially
>>> > at the Aurora Conference back in June, I recommended that we focus on
>>> using
>>> > WSPR on VHF and above. I have a setup that band hops through all the HF
>>> > bands plus 6m, 2m, and 440. The other day I was playing around with
>>> > WSPR.ROCKS and noticed something interesting on 2m. A few of weeks ago,
>>> > there was some nice 2m propagations.
>>> >
>>> > Here are a couple of screenshots from WSPR.ROCKS - a map and table
>>> view:
>>> >
>>> > [image: image.png]
>>> >
>>> > This map view shows all the stations I heard on 2m.
>>> >
>>> > [image: image.png]
>>> > This table view shows all the same stations I heard on 2m, but a week
>>> > later someone heard me - see top line at a distance of 861 kilometers
>>> away.
>>> > This was all at 5 watts and below.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Just think if I had been paying close attention to this back on those
>>> days
>>> > and alerted this group about some good 2m propagation.
>>> >
>>> > Again, I encourage you to focus on VHF and above if you are planning
>>> to do
>>> > WSPR. It appears that 2m and 440 don't have many transmitters or
>>> receivers
>>> > here in the Midwest / upper Midwest.
>>> >
>>> > 73
>>> >
>>> > Ray Ehrlich - K0RAE
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