[NLRS] NLRS Digest, Vol 259, Issue 4

Fri Dec 5 22:53:55 EST 2025

Thanks,
I'll be listening on 6m WSPR for the next several days.
That antenna and tower will make a big difference.
We'll see what happens.
Rob

On Fri, Dec 5, 2025 at 9:50 PM Mike P <mikepask1 at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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>>>>    1. Re: WSPR on 2m (Rob Jahnke)
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>>>> Message: 1
>>>> 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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