When the band is open and I leave the shack for a few hours I turn on the WSPR mode on WSJT-X and monitor the frequency. Here is what I copied with just using my hex beam today. Note the east coast stations running just .1 and .2 watts.

2026-06-09 19:00  AK4T  50.294486  -14  0  EM74vb  20  N0UR  EN33iu  1341  327  W-2  5 
 2026-06-09 19:00  K3DGH  50.294488  -13  0  EM75  0.2  N0UR  EN33iu  1167  325  W-2  2 
 2026-06-09 18:58  K2BAD  50.294576  -12  4  FN30  0.2  N0UR  EN33iu  1706  289  W-2  6 
 2026-06-09 18:58  KK4INZ  50.294484  -12  2  EL89sp  0.2  N0UR  EN33iu  1848  332  W-2  2 
 2026-06-09 18:50  W4EO  50.294480  -5  0  FM29  0.1  N0UR  EN33iu  1588  294  W-2  3 
 2026-06-09 18:10  N0QDS  50.294421  -25  3  EN35ga  0.2  N0UR  EN33iu  130  174  W-2  1 
 2026-06-09 18:02  VE2SIL  50.294462  -18  0  FN35cm  5  N0UR  EN33iu  1549  270  W-2  1 

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