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  • 13947   Re: hifer wspr fail - swlem3 06/24/24
    Same here John. I first noticed it yesterday June23. I haven't been monitor....
  • 13946   Re: Listening Report - Steve 06/23/24
    This seems to be an unrelated response to Listening Report, but 1. I apprec....
  • 13945   Re: hifer wspr fail - John K5MO 06/22/24
    Having just said that, I note that I also show EZ1 in my log of uploads to ....
  • 13944   Re: hifer wspr fail - John K5MO 06/22/24
    Ray , those are the two I see that are regular decodes here too. I have no ....
  • 13942   Re: Listening Report - Mike Terry 06/22/24
    Scheduled for 30 Jun 2024 13:20 CEST (11:20 UTC): Live video from World Her....
  • 13941   Re: Listening Report - Steve 06/22/24
    Thanks so much! As of June 10, 2024, he said on his QRZ page, it's RQ. I'll....
  • 13940   Re: Listening Report - John Davis 06/21/24
    I wonder if RQ might be Bill Hensel in Pine, CO? He has used that ident (pa....
  • 13936   Re: Listening Report - Steve 06/20/24
    Heard RQ again last night on my own antenna at EM12mq.
  • 13955   Re: ZT beacon - Steve 06/17/24
    Turning off now. I know 4/10 of a milliwatt into the first skip is a lot to....
  • 13954   Listening Report - Steve 06/16/24
    2205Z, 16 June, listening to KiwiSDR at Half Moon Bay California, heard 7P ....
  • 13953   ZT beacon - Steve 06/16/24
    ZT EM12 is on now, around 400uW, at 13556.5 kHz hopefully. I’ll be schemi....
  • 13952   Listening Report - Steve 06/16/24
    0230Z 16 Jun 2024, listening on W2DB KiwiSDR in Crowley, TX, on 13563.53 kH....
  • 13951   Re: K6FRC HiFer back on the air - Paul 06/15/24
    Perfect! Thank you.
  • 13949   Re: K6FRC HiFer back on the air - Jim 06/13/24
    Kiwisdr1.sdrutah.org:8073 Try this. 73 Jim vm
  • 13948   Re: K6FRC HiFer back on the air - Paul 06/13/24
    Hey Jim, Which "Beehive SDR" covers 13 MHz.? I can't find one that goes o....
  • 13944   Re: K6FRC HiFer back on the air - Paul 06/05/24
    Thanks Jim. It was only off for a few days. But I suspect the antenna dev....
  • 13943   Re: K6FRC HiFer back on the air - Jim v m 06/04/24
    Heard k6frc yesterday on the Utah beehive SDR. Welcome back! Jim v m
  • 13942   K6FRC HiFer back on the air - Paul 06/04/24
    After a devastating wildfire melted the old K6FRC HiFer antenna, the beacon....
  • 13922   DYG on KFS Kiwi - KB7AQD Robert 05/07/24
    Easy armchair copy, 18:55z
  • 13921   Hifers 4 and 5 May - Ed Holland 05/06/24
    Hi Folks, I ran my regular monitoring of the HiFER watering hole over this....
  • 13920   PVC Back On - Ed Holland 05/01/24
    Hi Folks, PVC was accidentally left switched off after weekend HiFER monit....
  • 13919   Re: AN beacon reception - Steve 04/30/24
    Revise those times to 03xxZ.
  • 13918   Re: AN beacon reception - Steve 04/30/24
    Also, heard PCO on 13563.5 from the N8GA receiver around thsame time, 0448Z.
  • 13917   Re: AN beacon reception - Steve 04/30/24
    Subject line should be YSO and AN beacons.
  • 13916   AN beacon reception - Steve 04/30/24
    Listening online to W2DB KiwiSDR, I heard YSO in the neighborhood of 13563 ....
  • 13914   RVA into Colorado - Bill Hensel 04/24/24
    RVA was heard Q5 at 1200 utc today April 24. My last Logging of RVA was No....
  • 13894   Re: MostlyDIYRF - swlem3 03/20/24
    Thanks for passing this along Ed. I also find their offerings interesting a....
  • 13892   MostlyDIYRF - Ed Holland 03/18/24
    A subject that came up during this Saturday's LowFER net was a kit manufact....
  • 13891   hifer wspr fail - swlem3 03/16/24
    I'm noticing a couple (new?) wspr hifers that aren't decoding. The transmit....
  • 13864   Re: Feb 10 HiFERs - Ed Holland 02/12/24
    Hi Mike, Actually, I've copied WM quite a number of times since taking an ....
  • 13863   Re: Feb 10 HiFERs - Mike N8OOU 02/12/24
    Ed. Thanks for reporting on the WM Beacon. It is very rare for it to make ....
  • 13860   22 m HIFER grabber QRV voa VE3 land - Andy G0FTD 02/11/24
    Something to round off the weekend for a few hours, as of 1930 UTC. Remote....
  • 13859   Feb 10 HiFERs - ed holland 02/11/24
    Hi Folks, Monitoring 22m yesterday and overnight turned up some good recep....
  • 13857   Re: Two Way HiFER? - Ed Holland 02/09/24
    Interesting stuff, John. Also, thanks for the tip about Weaver having worke....
  • 13855   Re: Two Way HiFER? - John Davis 02/08/24
    Given that Mr Weaver formerly worked at Stanford in Menlo Park, 70-some yea....
  • 13850   Re: Argo V2 Alpha build 009 now available - Andy G0FTD 02/05/24
    All noted John, thanks. 73 de Andy
  • 13848   Re: Argo V2 Alpha build 009 now available - John Davis 02/05/24
    Thanks, Andy. Yes, for whatever reasons, build 011 has apparently been with....
  • 13847   Re: Argo V2 Alpha build 009 now available - Andy G0FTD 02/04/24
    That Asus webstorage link now appears dead here for some reason. File eith....
  • 13846   22 m Hifer band grabber via Ottawa QRV. - Andy G0FTD 02/04/24
    For a few hours as of 1840 UTC. https://www.qsl.net/g0ftd/grabber.htm http....
  • 13845   Re: Argo V2 Alpha build 009 now available - John Davis 02/03/24
    Thanks, Dave. Remember, this is still alpha software, not even beta yet, so....
  • 13844   Argo V2 Alpha build 009 now available - Dave 02/03/24
    A new version of Argo is available. This was mentioned in the Groups.io QRS....
  • 13842   Re: Two Way HiFER? - Ed Holland 01/31/24
    I like that idea, Garry, especially as it could involve buying another radi....
  • 13841   Re: Two Way HiFER? - Garry, K3SIW 01/31/24
    Back in 2021 I temporarily replaced my slash code hifer with fst4w-120 tran....
  • 13840   Re: Two Way HiFER? - Ed Holland 01/31/24
    Actually, I think the requirement is much reduced for either the I-Q or Wea....
  • 13838   Re: Two Way HiFER? - John Davis 01/31/24
    I believe you're on the right track, Ed. The audio phase shift network is a....
  • 13837   Re: Two Way HiFER? - Ed Holland 01/30/24
    I had thought about building an I-Q type modulator, or using the "Fourth Me....
  • 13836   Re: Two Way HiFER? - David ac9xh 01/30/24
    I have dropped my power way below 1 watt and still make contacts with my ho....
  • 13835   Re: Two Way HiFER? - Mike N8OOU 01/30/24
    Ed; My attempt on 22m a short while ago, was not successful trying to send....
  • 13834   Re: Two Way HiFER? - Ed Holland 01/29/24
    This would be interesting, in principle. I've toyed with the thought of ma....
  • 13833   Re: Two Way HiFER? - John Davis 01/27/24
    Not recently, Robert. With there being so few operators in this specialized....
  • 13832   Two Way HiFER? - KB7AQD Robert 01/26/24
    Has anyone made a successful two-way 4.0 mW digital QSO on the 13560 kHz Hi....
  • 13830   The 22 m Breakfast Show. QRSS grabber today. - Andy G0FTD 01/21/24
    It's 1330 UTC, I guess that's about wakey wakey time on the East Coast ;-) ....
  • 13829   Re: 22 m Hifer band grabber via Ottawa QRV. - Andy G0FTD 01/20/24
    Glad you enjoyed the grabs etc. I usually have a look typically once a mon....
  • 13828   Re: 22 m Hifer band grabber via Ottawa QRV. - John Davis 01/19/24
    Thanks, Andy. Nice to see some old familiar faces, such as NC, RY, and K8SZ....
  • 13827   22 m Hifer band grabber via Ottawa QRV. - Andy G0FTD 01/19/24
    I'm running a QRSS type grabber via a remote RX in Ottawa VE3 land for a fe....
  • 13826   Re: PVC on - Ed Holland 01/17/24
    PVC is still 7 WPM CW for the time being. If I get very creative, I'd like....
  • 13825   Re: PVC on - John Davis 01/17/24
    Hi Ed. Been meaning to ask: have you returned to using QRSS3 yet, or are yo....
  • 13824   Re: new 44 meter beacon - Steve VA3SC 01/16/24
    Thanks Bruce, much appreciated. With my remote receiver monitoring, I'm up....
  • 13823   Re: new 44 meter beacon - Bruce WA1HGJ 01/15/24
    Hi Steve, haven’t checked it in a while, so thought I’d see how ODX was....
  • 13822   DYG 5/9 - Paul 01/13/24
    HiFer DYG coming in armchair copy in Calaveras County California right now.
  • 13821   PVC on - Ed Holland 01/10/24
    Apologies to anyone who may have tried listening to PVC during the holiday ....
  • 13820   Re: new 44 meter beacon - Steve VA3SC 01/07/24
    That's it. He and a friend of mine Herb Balfour VE3OHH (SK), were always i....
  • 13819   Re: new 44 meter beacon - John, W1TAG 01/05/24
    Steve, I think it was Bill deCarle, VE2IQ. He was an early promoter of DSP....
  • 13818   Re: new 44 meter beacon - Steve VA3SC 01/05/24
    Thanks for the confirmation. For many years there was a ham in VE2 land (I....
  • 13816   Re: new 44 meter beacon - John, W1TAG 01/05/24
    Steve, You are correct about the U.S. situation on this band. The FCC does....
  • 13815   Re: new 44 meter beacon - Jay KD4BPZ 01/05/24
    569 at 1224 Z.
  • 13812   Re: new 44 meter beacon - Steve VA3SC 01/05/24
    My friend Ian VE3DJI (who runs hifer beacon KAH) did the diagnostics and su....
  • 13811   Re: new 44 meter beacon - Jay KD4BPZ 01/04/24
    529 in central VA at 2349 Z. Agree with 6785.65 khz. Would like to learn ....
  • 13810   Re: new 44 meter beacon - Steve VA3SC 01/04/24
    Its the same kit as the 22 meter unit, modified for 44 meters, so in the 5....
  • 13809   Re: new 44 meter beacon - Bruce WA1HGJ 01/04/24
    Sri, date is 2024-01-04, got ahead of myself!
  • 13808   Re: new 44 meter beacon - Bruce WA1HGJ 01/04/24
    Hi Steve, Currently copying your new ODX beacon at RST 339/569 with QSB her....
  • 13805   new 44 meter beacon - Steve VA3SC 01/02/24
    On December 29, 2023, I put a beacon on 44 meters (courtesy of the work of ....
  • 13781   HiFER RR QRT - Stephen McGreevy (fwd by JD) 12/21/23
    note: 13562.88 RR Keeler, CA, QRT indef. - xmtr. rewired for 30m operation....
  • 13779   Re: VUDU? - Ed Holland 12/18/23
    Found HF underground had notes on VUDU - I should have thought to look soon....
  • 13778   Re: VUDU? - Ed Holland 12/18/23
    Thanks John. It is an odd one. I neglected to mention signal strength, peak....
  • 13777   Re: VUDU? - John Davis 12/18/23
    Seems a little odd for someone who calls himself Reverend to be dabbling wi....
  • 13776   VUDU? - ed holland 12/18/23
    Listening now to a Morse beacon keying VUDU, Frequency 13566.xx. Current ti....
  • 13775   ODX and AMA Ontario - Marcy 12/10/23
    Both coming in vy well here to Long Island NY at this time ...73,s Marcy
  • 13772   PVC Change to 7WPM - Ed Holland 12/06/23
    Hi HiFER enthusiasts, Just a quick note to inform you that PVC has changed....
  • 13771   Re: Eclipse Day Radio Observations - Ed Holland 11/29/23
    Following up - here is the data after smoothing with a 60 sec moving averag....
  • 13767   YSO - John K5MO 11/26/23
    Hearing YSO nicely @ 2216 on 13563.1 or so. Nice CW signals
  • 13765   Re: Eclipse Day Radio Observations - Ed Holland 11/25/23
    Hi Robert, Thanks for the tips, There are definitely a few things I might....
  • 13761   HiFer CW - John K5MO 11/23/23
    Happy Thanksgiving to you all! Just listening/watching on 13.56xxx now (21....
  • 13760   Re: Eclipse Day Radio Observations - Robert, VA3ROM 11/20/23
    Very nice, Ed. I would suggest taking readings at one-second intervals and....
  • 13759   Re: K6FRC HiFer news - Paul 11/19/23
    That's entirely possible. The beacon took a lot of jossling on the way dow....
  • 13758   Re: K6FRC HiFer news - Bill Hensel 11/11/23
    Paul, lately I have been hearing FRC down on 13564.82...do you think the fr....
  • 13757   K6FRC HiFer news - Paul 11/10/23
    The K6FRC HiFer has moved to a new site, not far from the old site. Using ....
  • 13756   Re: HF SSB xceiver kits? - Ed Holland 11/10/23
    Thank you, Bob, and good luck with the quest.
  • 13755   DYG HiFer loud -n- clear into Cali - Paul 11/10/23
    Very nice copy on HiFer DYG this morning. Armchair copy now and then, Argo....
  • 13754   Re: HF SSB xceiver kits? - Bob WA1EDJ 11/08/23
    Thanks Ed! I'm a big fan of Hans and QRPLabs. Have many of his kits. None ....
  • 13753   Re: HF SSB xceiver kits? - Ed Holland 11/08/23
    Interesting Question Bob, and something that interests me as I consider exp....
  • 13752   HF SSB xceiver kits? - Bob WA1EDJ 11/06/23
    A little OT but if I asked on the 4SQRP list, I'd get booted for sure..... ....
  • 13751   Reception Report - ZT-09 11/05/23
    5-NOV-2023, 2315Z, 13563.5 kHz, from OpenWebRX internet receiver in Crowley....
  • 13746   Re: Hifer RY On Air - John k5mo 10/28/23
    Have copied ry several times recently. Good to see it again!! What antenna ....
  • 13745   Re: NEW CW BEACON - John Davis 10/27/23
    Until the next Operator Contact List update: DYG Ron Parks WB5DYG 36930 N....
  • 13744   NEW CW BEACON - Bill Hensel 10/27/23
    Just copied DYG on 13564.82 Khz time 1427 utc . Location AZ.
  • 13736   Re: new wspr hifer 10/15/23 - swlem3 10/22/23
    I'm seeing that also John, still good signal strength into Texas. 2023-10-....
  • 13735   Re: Hifer RY On Air - John Davis 10/21/23
    Welcome back to Earth, Starship Enterprise!
  • 13734   Hifer RY On Air - John, W1TAG 10/21/23
    Hifer RY from Raymond, ME is back on the air until May. New frequency is 13....
  • 13733   15-Oct Hifers - ed holland 10/21/23
    Lots of activity last weekend, including a very chirpy visitor around 6 pm ....
  • 13730   Re: new wspr hifer 10/15/23 - John K5MO 10/19/23
    Interesting to note today that it's gone QRP now: 2023-10-07 22:24 EZ1 ....
  • 13728   Re: new wspr hifer 10/15/23 - swlem3 10/18/23
    I've wondered the same thing myself John. A few of us have seen EZ1 every s....
  • 13726   Re: new wspr hifer 10/15/23 - John K5MO 10/18/23
    I've snagged a few of those too Ray. Wonder about the 2W transmit power :-....
  • 13725   Re: U4 drifting by - John K5MO 10/17/23
    WM is just below https://i.imgur.com/RLrVetM.jpg
  • 13724   U4 drifting by - John K5MO 10/17/23
    https://i.imgur.com/zZxWnmZ.jpg a nice day on 22M John K5MO
  • 13722   Eclipse Day Radio Observations - Ed Holland 10/16/23
    Hi Folks, I embarked on a little radio science as part of observing the an....
  • 13721   new wspr hifer 10/15/23 - swlem3 10/15/23
    Seeing a new wspr hifer today, Oct. 15, 2023 ... K8RGC 2202 -24 -0.2 13.....
  • 13720   Re: WWV trouble? - Ed Holland 10/14/23
    All seems fine now. Perhaps it was an issue with the SDR or internet.
  • 13719   WWV trouble? - Ed Holland 10/13/23
    Hi folks, Not sure what is happening, but WWV 10, 15, 20 and 25 MHz Signal....
  • 13717   AMA - SIGINT 10/12/23
    Good copy of AMA beacon (Hamilton, ON CA) at 14:30 UTC 12 OCT 2023. -----....
  • 13716   TON - Bill Hensel 10/12/23
    Oct. 12 Time 1357 utc always good to hear TON though I don't hear it ofte....
  • 13702   RVA - Bill Hensel 10/06/23
    Oct 5 time 0335 Utc RVA coming into Pine, Co nicely
  • 13701   Re: Passed my test! - Ed Holland 10/05/23
    Thanks for all the kind messages. I'm definitely excited. Got my feet wet a....
  • 13700   Re: Passed my test! - Chip V 10/04/23
    Congrats! You have got over the biggest hurdle in ham radio. The learning....
  • 13699   Re: Passed my test! - John K5MO 10/04/23
    Congrats Ed! Welcome to the club
  • 13698   Icom IC-R75 - Chris 10/04/23
    Hi Gents, was told some here _might_ have a nonfunctioning IC-R75 to let on....
  • 13697   Re: hifer beacon VAN - Bill Hensel 10/04/23
    OCT 3 : Just copied Long Dash followed by thee VANs time 0237 utc
  • 13696   Re: Passed my test! - Mike N8OOU 10/03/23
    Congratulations KO6BLM - Ed. The relief of seeing passing scores on the te....
  • 13695   Re: Passed my test! - Ed Holland 10/03/23
    Thanks John, Received an email this morning, I'm now officially KO6BLM :)
  • 13694   Re: Passed my test! - Bruce WA1HGJ 10/03/23
    Ed, let me join John with a hearty congratulations! You’re in for a lot ....
  • 13692   YSO - Bill Hensel 10/02/23
    Oct 1 time 0252 utc - 0300 utc no other beacons copied at that time here in....
  • 13690   Re: Passed my test! - John Davis 10/01/23
    Congratulations, Ed!
  • 13689   Passed my test! - Ed Holland 10/01/23
    Not entirely LWCA related, but Yesterday I took the Technician and General ....
  • 13686   Re: Differential-L Tuner - John Bruce McCreath 09/29/23
    Hi John.....It's a home brew unit. The idea just kind off popped into my h....
  • 13684   22 m lineup this morning - John 09/29/23
    Nice group on 22M this morning https://i.imgur.com/NMvoxJ9.jpg
  • 13683   Re: hifer beacon VAN - John Davis 09/29/23
    Thanks for the report, Bill. Is he still using a long dash after three IDs?
  • 13682   Re: Differential-L Tuner - John Davis 09/29/23
    Sounds neat, J.B. Is this a commercial product, or (I'm guessing) home brew....
  • 13681   Re: hifer beacon VAN - Bill Hensel 09/28/23
    Van copied 9-28-2023 time 1355 Utc. Into Pine, Colorado. Other logins: Aug....
  • 13680   Differential-L Tuner - John Bruce McCreath 09/28/23
    I tried out a new transmatch circuit this afternoon which seems to work wel....
  • 13678   Re: WM back on 22 m - Mike N8OOU 09/26/23
    Thanks for the report John. Yes, I have been working to get both hi and low....
  • 13677   WM back on 22 m - John K5MO 09/26/23
    Good to see WM back in the 22M grabber today for the first time in a while.
  • 13674   Re: szx and another - ed holland 09/24/23
    I found the screenshots of the irregular chirp(s). I thought they appeared ....
  • 13673   HiFer - John K5MO 09/24/23
    Can see ROM, SZX and 0V this morning on 22M. It's a good start to the day!
  • 13672   Re: szx and another - Ed Holland 09/18/23
    Ray Update on these interesting signals. I'll post images later, but I cau....
  • 13670   hifer beacon VAN - jim vm 09/15/23
    Just for giggles, I removed the 2 1/4 wave radials from my Hamstik antenna ....
  • 13668   Re: new wspr hifer - Jay KD4BPZ 09/15/23
    John, it was my first time doing any Arduino programming. A quick youtube ....
  • 13663   Re: new wspr hifer - John Davis 09/13/23
    Very neat, Jay. Sounds like a pretty flexible device if one is familiar wit....
  • 13662   Re: new wspr hifer - Jay KD4BPZ 09/12/23
    I modded the code in the Arduino processors for the 20m slot to 22m. This ....
  • 13661   Re: WAS/RVA Beacons - John Davis 09/11/23
    Thanks, Mike. I learned about KiwiSDR's file recording capability a few mon....
  • 13660   Re: new wspr hifer - John Davis 09/11/23
    Jay, have you modified the Zachtek rig in some way? The documentation onlin....
  • 13659   Re: WAS/RVA Beacons - Mike N8OOU 09/11/23
    John, Try these steps to improve decoding signals while using a KiwiSDR. W....
  • 13658   Re: WAS/RVA Beacons - John Davis 09/10/23
    Having been unable to listen from my own farm lately, I tried the Tustin, M....
  • 13657   WAS/RVA Beacons - K4JYS 09/10/23
    I am hearing my beacon, WAS, on the KX4AZ/T SDR rcvr in Mich at 1754-1805Z.....
  • 13656   Re: szx and another - Ed Holland 09/08/23
    Hi Ray, I'll check the archives to confirm frequency, But I've heard (and ....
  • 13654   szx and another - swlem3 09/05/23
    Maybe this one has been discussed, but it's new copy to me... SZX cw and so....
  • 13652   Re: QRSS software for Mac? - Chip V 09/05/23
    You might also try Carrier Sleuth by Black Cat Systems. It's available for....
  • 13651   Re: QRSS software for Mac? - John Davis 09/04/23
    I'm no Mac expert, so this is hearsay. There's an iPhone app named Godafoss....
  • 13650   QRSS software for Mac? - Dave 09/04/23
    Is there QRSS software for Apple computers similar to Argo?
  • 13637   Re: new wspr hifer - swlem3 08/22/23
    Thanks for the report on the working conditions Jay. The 2mw seems to be do....
  • 13636   Re: new wspr hifer - Jay KD4BPZ 08/21/23
    Thanks for the report. 2mw (loss not calculated) from a Zachtek desktop in....
  • 13635   Re: new wspr hifer - swlem3 08/21/23
    Disclaimer... maybe it isn't new, but if it isn't, it's been a long time si....
  • 13634   new wspr hifer - swlem3 08/21/23
    New wspr hifer decoded today, Aug 21 2023 ... 1714z -29db 13.555480 WA4....
  • 13633   Re: CW Hifers - John, W1TAG 08/16/23
    Listening the last two days, WV has had the most consistent CW signal here ....
  • 13631   Hifers again . . . - Ward K7PO 08/14/23
    22m is pretty much the same today 1950Z, WV is solid copy and PIE/B FL and ....
  • 13630   Hifers today - Ward K7PO 08/13/23
    We are camping just east of Shreveport, heading to the Huntsville hamfest t....
  • 13622   Sunday July 30 HiFERs - Ed Holland 08/02/23
    PVC entered monitoring mode during the period ~ 11 am 30th Jul to ~ 8 am Ju....
  • 13612   CW Hifers - John, W1TAG 07/20/23
    I hadn't listened for Hifers for some time, and this afternoon found AMA on....
  • 13610   hifer cw AZ WV - swlem3 07/19/23
    Listened to the hifer band in ssb mode for awhile this morning, heard TSN, ....
  • 13608   Re: hifer cw - swlem3 07/17/23
    That's a good tip to run Argo in qrss3 while I'm just listening in the usb ....
  • 13607   Re: hifer cw - John Davis 07/16/23
    Thanks, Ray. For sake of disclosure, I never set up Argo specifically for C....
  • 13605   Re: hifer cw - swlem3 07/15/23
    Unfortunately, I didn't take note of AZ's frequency John. I heard it audibl....
  • 13602   Re: Repair and QSY of YSO beacon - Jim Aj8S 07/11/23
    John reported to me that since I put the EFHW antenna vertical YSO has not ....
  • 13598   Re: hifer cw - John Davis 07/11/23
    Glad to hear that, Ray! What frequency was AZ? I've not heard it at its ol....
  • 13595   hifer cw - swlem3 07/09/23
    Was listening to the hifer band in the USB mode (which I seldom do) and hea....
  • 13588   HF beacon - Dave Gasque 06/27/23
    12603 - CD beacon "DE SVO" Decent S5+ signal @ 0410z 06.27.23
  • 13586   Re: Antennas for general coverage - Ed Holland 06/21/23
    Still no luck with HiFER reception at our other QTH. The tuned loop peaked ....
  • 13581   Re: Antennas for general coverage - swlem3 06/14/23
    You're right Ed, many things to try and if you have a decent parts trove, y....
  • 13580   Re: Antennas for general coverage - Ed Holland 06/14/23
    Hi Ray, Thanks for the notes, I'm enjoying the to and fro. It's interest....
  • 13579   Re: Antennas for general coverage - swlem3 06/13/23
    I could see that your 3x3 tuned loop would work well for hifer. Yes, not so....
  • 13578   Re: Antennas for general coverage - Ed Holland 06/13/23
    Hi Ray, Thanks for the details on your loop setup. reading between the lin....
  • 13577   Antennas for general coverage - swlem3 06/12/23
    I guess this post was prompted by Ed's experimentation with isolating trans....
  • 13576   Re: MM0UKI on WSPR - swlem3 06/12/23
    Your mystery signal has been decoded here with signal strengths as high as ....
  • 13565   Re: RY and data - Robert, VA3ROM 06/06/23
    Yes. Tis I. Have setup my summer camp 22m FSK CW ("ROM" using QRSS 6) and t....
  • 13564   Actually it's ROM - John 06/06/23
    Once my eyes and brain began receiving enough caffeine, it's ROM, not RY!
  • 13563   RY and data - John K5MO 06/06/23
    RY comes drifting in this morning (along with it's digital data?) https://....
  • 13561   Re: MM0UKI on WSPR - John Davis 06/04/23
    WSPRnet is back. XE2ITY seems to match the parameters of my mystery signal,....
  • 13560   Synching frequency with note # - Bruce WA1HGJ 06/04/23
    Not sure if anyone noticed, but the current string of sequential note numbe....
  • 13559   Re: MM0UKI on WSPR - John Davis 06/04/23
    What frequency please, Jay? And/or what seems to be its transmission interv....
  • 13558   East - West coast Hifers heard - Bill Hensel 06/03/23
    June 3 at 1100 Utc: WV and K6FRC both heard. No sweepers heard at that tim....
  • 13557   Re: Repair and QSY of YSO beacon - Bill Hensel 06/03/23
    That was nice of you...thanks. PCO is smiling.
  • 13556   Repair and QSY of YSO beacon - Jim Aj8S 06/03/23
    The YSO beacon was off the air for a while due to failure of the power supp....
  • 13552   MM0UKI on WSPR - Jay KD4BPZ 06/02/23
    Seeing MM0UKI (IO37 at 3153 miles) on 22m WSPR. First heard 1822 UTC and s....
  • 13551   Re: Powerful RTTY on 22 m - Ed Holland 05/31/23
    Good point about data rates and bandwidth affecting the practical range of ....
  • 13550   Re: Powerful RTTY on 22 m - John Davis 05/31/23
    The maximum detectable range for RFID devices in this band would be compara....
  • 13549   Re: Powerful RTTY on 22 m - Ed Holland 05/30/23
    A couple of jobs ago, I worked for a company that made RFID devices. There ....
  • 13543   Re: Powerful RTTY on 22 m - John Davis 05/28/23
    You are correct, sir! :-) That's the only point at which my card would ev....
  • 13542   Re: Powerful RTTY on 22 m - Bruce WA1HGJ 05/28/23
    Just following up on this topic from a while back. Just saw an interesting....
  • 13537   SIW Hifers QRT - Garry, K3SIW 05/24/23
    I powered down both my hifers this morning. They've been running well for q....
  • 13532   Just changed battery in Hifer PBJ - Chris Waldrup 05/19/23
    Hi, I have just changed out the battery in my Hifer at about 13.557 Mhz. ....
  • 13530   Hifer Loggings from Pine, Colorado - Bill Hensel 05/16/23
    May 13, TON strong 0233 utc , RR daid 0234 utc, AN 0234 utc May 15, FRC 21....
  • 13529   Re: RY Off for Season - John Davis 05/15/23
    As always, sorry to see it go. I'll have to go back to using ordinary old W....
  • 13528   RY Off for Season - John, W1TAG 05/15/23
    Hifer RY from Raymond, ME is off until October. John, W1TAG
  • 13510   Re: HiFERs by Bicycle and Belka - John K5MO 05/05/23
    Nice report, Ed. I really am impressed by my Belka. The only fussy thing a....
  • 13509   HiFERs by Bicycle and Belka - Ed Holland 05/04/23
    Hi Folks, It occurred to me to attempt a signal check of PVC from a point ....
  • 13505   Re: Hifer report from Pine Colorado - John Davis 04/30/23
    Good to see VAN being reported again. It had been so long since I heard him....
  • 13504   Hifer report from Pine Colorado - Bill Hensel AA0RQ 04/30/23
    AN, VAN VAN VAN followed with long dash,K6FRC...all Q5 using my wet process....
  • 13496   Re: Late afternoon at 22 m - John Davis 04/20/23
    Thanks, Mike. Yesterday was lots better. PCO, another difficult short hop, ....
  • 13491   Re: Late afternoon at 22 m - Mike N8OOU 04/19/23
    JD, Yesterday, and the day before our winds here have been very light. I s....
  • 13488   Re: Late afternoon at 22 m - John Davis 04/19/23
    Today was a lot better at my farm than Sunday; less QRM, better propagation....
  • 13485   U4 glyph Mystery solved... - Bob WA1EDJ 04/18/23
    To quote Dave VE3KCL from QRSSKnights list: I am the guilty one transmitti....
  • 13483   Late afternoon at 22 m - John K5MO 04/16/23
    Band was pretty punk all day long, and it seems like someone turned the swi....
  • 13482   Poor 22 m Sunday midday - John Davis 04/16/23
    Only intermittent NC and NI5FX WSPR at the watering hole plus faint WV toda....
  • 13481   Re: U4 on 22 m - John K5MO 04/16/23
    Here's the grab I shared with Bob. Looks like about 555430 if I squint jus....
  • 13480   Chirpy Dasher 13,555,350 - ed holland 04/16/23
    A new signal to PVC, a regular but chirped and unstable dasher, appearing t....
  • 13479   Re: U4 on 22 m - WA1EDJ Bob 04/15/23
    If memory serves me, 555 345? I did not save a grab. Hopefully I'm correc....
  • 13476   Re: MR.X - John Davis 04/15/23
    Oops. I'll need to dig it back out again. I got tied up with tax deadline ....
  • 13475   Re: U4 on 22 m - John Davis 04/15/23
    What frequency was it on?
  • 13474   Re: U4 on 22 m - John K5MO 04/15/23
    Bob, it peaked back up as the dusk approached. The grabs I got with the U4 ....
  • 13473   Re: MR.X - John K5MO 04/14/23
    John, did you find your audio clip? Is Mr X still out and about?
  • 13471   Re: U4 on 22 m - WA1EDJ Bob 04/14/23
    Also showing up on W1BW grabber. Who???
  • 13468   U4 on 22 m - WA1EDJ Bob 04/14/23
    Any one else notice the U4 graphic (Hell?) showing up on John K5MO's 22m gr....
  • 13458   Group portrait - John K5MO 04/07/23
    A nice group shot from the hotspot on 22M https://i.imgur.com/2I11gXz.png
  • 13451   Re: Beacon WV - John K5MO 04/04/23
    Mike, I see it for much of the day every day here in NC. It's got a nice ....
  • 13449   Beacon WV - michael tyler WV 04/03/23
    Thanks for the recent reports for beacon "wv". It had been a while since th....
  • 13447   1-April HiFERs - ed holland 04/02/23
    Hi Folks. No Fooling yesterday, some reasonable captures, visual and a goo....
  • 13444   MR.X - John Davis 04/02/23
    HiFER "MR.X" has been back on for a little over a week now (after months of....
  • 13443   Re: WV - John Davis 04/02/23
    Excellent copy by ear here in EM27kc as well Thursday evening, about an hou....
  • 13442   Re: Powerful RTTY on 22 m - Dave 04/01/23
    RDL is apparently Russian Navy. Dave
  • 13439   WV - Bill Hensel AA0RQ 03/31/23
    Copied WV last night cw mode by the human ear the time was 0252 utc.
  • 13435   Re: WM - Mike N8OOU 03/30/23
    Hi John, Thanks for the Hifer Report. Yes, I caught and fixed the format p....
  • 13434   Re: Powerful RTTY on 22 m - Ed Holland 03/30/23
    It's rattling in to the KPH station now, along with CODAR. TON is audible ....
  • 13433   Re: WM - John Davis 03/30/23
    Hi Mike. I'm guessing you had the format fixed before sunset. I wasn't able....
  • 13432   Re: Powerful RTTY on 22 m - Bruce WA1HGJ 03/30/23
    Just to add a new flavor to this discussion, in a work-related meeting this....
  • 13431   Re: WM - Mike N8OOU 03/30/23
    Thanks for the report John. I accessed your page shortly after I put the be....
  • 13430   WM - John K5MO 03/29/23
    Really good to see WM on my grabber. Nice solid signals. Good work, Mike!
  • 13429   AN - Bill Hensel 03/29/23
    Copying AN well this morning on 13564.30 ....time 1430 utc
  • 13428   Re: WM Hifer On-Air - John Davis 03/29/23
    Thanks for that good news, Mike! Will check it out tomorrow.
  • 13427   WM Hifer On-Air - Mike N8OOU 03/29/23
    I have restarted the WM Hifer beacon for a few days. I am curious to see wh....
  • 13426   Re: PVC off 03/27 - Ed Holland 03/28/23
    PVC Back on as of 8 pm PDT on 27th March. As I shut down, the mid evening....
  • 13425   PVC off 03/27 - Ed Holland 03/27/23
    Hi Folks, Just a quick note to say PVC is off temporarily - I forgot to sw....
  • 13424   Re: Powerful RTTY on 22 m - Ed Holland 03/27/23
    Great stuff Dave - Thank you. Numbers station?
  • 13423   Re: Powerful RTTY on 22 m - Dave 03/26/23
    https://youtu.be/2tbg1IBkK2I Here's a short video of RDL signal similar to....
  • 13422   Re: Powerful RTTY on 22 m - Dave 03/26/23
    Update on 22 m RTTY signal At 1236z, the FSK signal sent this in FSK CW: ....
  • 13421   Re: Powerful RTTY on 22 m - Dave 03/26/23
    Indeed, an RTTY signal appeared on 13557 kHz today, ~200 Hz shift for 6 mi....
  • 13420   Re: Powerful RTTY on 22 m - Dave 03/25/23
    This morning 1145 UTC I copied a very strong digital signal that may be the....
  • 13417   Re: Powerful RTTY on 22 m - ed Holland 03/19/23
    Mike - Thanks for the note. Indeed, I used "RTTY" as a generic term. If I ....
  • 13415   Re: Powerful RTTY on 22 m - Mike N8OOU 03/18/23
    Ed, I just copied (23:25 3/17/23 utc) a very strong RTTY transmission usin....
  • 13414   Powerful "RTTY" on 22 m - Ed Holland 03/17/23
    I've touched on this before, and John mentioned he had heard powerful data ....
  • 13413   PVC Back on - Ed Holland 03/16/23
    PVC returned to the aether around 8 pm yesterday evening. The interruption ....
  • 13412   Anyone seeing PBJ ? - John Davis 03/12/23
    Chris' beacon was off for an unknown time due to water intrusion, but he fi....
  • 13409   Re: EH - Edward Holland 03/06/23
    EH is no stranger to the SF peninsula (our part of CA), John. The watering....
  • 13408   Re: Space Farce - Robert, VA3ROM 03/06/23
    The powers-that-be do answer! Depending on the missile fired, it will eith....
  • 13406   EH - John 03/06/23
    I'm looking at my Kiwi with the focus magnified (narrowest bandwidth) and I....
  • 13398   Re: TON - John Davis 03/01/23
    7P was once again visible in EM27kc Tuesday, and TON put in a brief appeara....
  • 13392   Re: TON - Ed Holland 02/26/23
    7P has been audible with good copy for large portions of the day. Good to....
  • 13389   Re: TON - Ed Holland 02/24/23
    Thanks Ward I'll be listening in tomorrow - 7P is often a very good signal....
  • 13387   Re: TON - Ward K7PO 02/24/23
    You guys are quick! Yes, TON and 7P are back on. A bit of trencher mayhem o....
  • 13386   Re: Space Farce - swlem3 02/24/23
    The rtl-sdr site has an earlier article on the subject if one wishes to rea....
  • 13385   RF - Marcy 02/23/23
    At 2240 cpy weak RF on 13565...73,s Marcy
  • 13384   Space Farce - John Davis 02/23/23
    In media feeding frenzies (from all sides) the first thing to get lost is a....
  • 13383   AMA, ODX - Marcy 02/23/23
    Good cpy on both at 2230 13566 (a) 73,s Marcy
  • 13382   Re: TON - John Davis 02/23/23
    Thanks for that bit of good news, Bill. I hadn't heard TON in months here,....
  • 13381   TON - Bill Hensel AA0RQ 02/23/23
    Nice copy beginning at 15:22 utc thru 15:40 utc I was glad to catch TON si....
  • 13380   Re: KG5ZDA WSPR - swlem3 02/23/23
    I thought it was kinda dumb to hide the forum. What was the harm in letting....
  • 13379   Re: KG5ZDA WSPR - John Davis 02/22/23
    That might possibly help, Ray, if anyone is actually getting their info abo....
  • 13378   Re: RVA and RF beacons - John Davis 02/22/23
    Your new vertical seems to be doing well, Steve. The band was poor most of ....
  • 13377   Re: KG5ZDA WSPR - swlem3 02/22/23
    Maybe it's time for wsprnet to place a post of "clarification" on their mai....
  • 13376   Re: KG5ZDA WSPR - John Davis 02/21/23
    Nuther o' them dang corn-fused ham-a-chur radio guys what thinks it's a new....
  • 13375   RVA and RF beacons - Steve VA3SC 02/21/23
    I was hearing both beacons (RVA and RF) both coming at the same time, yeste....
  • 13374   KG5ZDA WSPR - Jay KD4BPZ 02/20/23
    I've been seeing KG5ZDA on WSPR for the last few days, reporting 23 dBm. S....
  • 13373   MRB1 - John Bergkoetter 02/18/23
    I have made some adjustments to the antenna on MRB1 and would appreciate an....
  • 13372   Re: SHO/KG7BZ off air for now - John Davis 02/18/23
    Sorry to hear that, August. Looking forward to its return. Your beacon is o....
  • 13370   SHO/KG7BZ off air for now - Auggust Johnson 02/17/23
    SHO/KG7BZ is off the air for now, after running uneventfully for several ye....
  • 13369   Re: Mystery Whoopers - John Davis 02/17/23
    That RTTY signal was copied here in EM27 at that same time Wednesday evenin....
  • 13366   Re: Mystery Whoopers - Ed Holland 02/16/23
    Hearing much the same today, along with a short burst (20 s or so) of high ....
  • 13359   Re: Mystery Whoopers - John Davis 02/16/23
    Interesting, Ed. Out here, the "big whoops" tend not to show back wave, but....
  • 13358   Mystery "Whoopers" - Ed Holland 02/15/23
    Heard via the KPH receiver while doing some clandestine listening at work. ....
  • 13357   NC to NC at Midnight - Ed Holland 02/14/23
    Hi Folks, HiFER Monitoring was quite fruitful at the Watering Hole this pa....
  • 13354   Weekend HiFERs (Feb 5th) - Ed Holland 02/07/23
    Brief HiFER update from PVC. Relatively good 22m conditions this weekend, ....
  • 13337   Re: Another Confused Ham, or What? - John Davis 01/30/23
    Finally got a chance to view the summary of last week's WSPRnet 22 m report....
  • 13330   ODX, AMA - Bill Stewart K4JYS 01/30/23
    I shut WAS down for some listening and immediately heard both subject beaco....
  • 13321   Re: XE2ITY - Ed Holland 01/30/23
    XE2ITY made several strong showings this weekend (28 & 29 Jan), mid morning....
  • 13320   Re: Another Confused Ham, or What? - John K5MO 01/29/23
    I noticed that call (and claimed power level) in my logs as well. He's not ....
  • 13319   F beacon - Robert, VA3ROM 01/28/23
    My 22m sweet spot grabber is picking up "F" at about 13555.415 MHz, but the....
  • 13316   Re: Another Confused Ham, or What? - Robert, VA3ROM 01/27/23
    Morning John and the group, Of hand, perhaps have the official representat....
  • 13315   Re: Another Confused Ham, or What? - arry, K3SIW 01/26/23
    Ray, I assume this is a subtle reference to VA2YTU. Your decodes indicate a....
  • 13314   Re: Another Confused Ham, or What? - swlem3 01/26/23
    There's another possibly confused ham on wspr2 today. My wspr2 stats today ....
  • 13311   Re: XE2ITY - John Davis 01/25/23
    Nice catch, Jay. He used to be a regular a couple of years ago, but he fre....
  • 13310   XE2ITY - Jay KD4BPZ 01/25/23
    For the last couple of days I've been seeing XE2ITY on 22m WSPR, usually in....
  • 13309   Re: Another Confused Ham, or What? - Jay KD4BPZ 01/25/23
    John, I'll ask some clarifying questions. I'm a guy who aspires to join th....
  • 13305   Another Confused Ham, or What? - John Davis 01/19/23
    Edited 1/20 VA2DMV has been appearing right on top of K3SIW and (sometimes) K9SZX in WS....
  • 13302   RVA and AMA - Steve VA3SC 01/18/23
    Heard a nice signal from RVA beacon at 13:35 UTC today...5-7-9 signal in Bu....
  • 13299   Re: 22 m Grabber Update - Robert, VA3ROM 01/14/23
    Hi Jay, EZ1 is a pretty good reference beacon. He shows up after my local ....
  • 13298   Re: 22 m Grabber Update - Jay KD4BPZ 01/14/23
    Robert, that is really nice looking! I am also hearing EZ1, he's a new str....
  • 13296   22 m Grabber Update - Robert, VA3ROM 01/14/23
    Good afternoon, Now using WSJT-X v2.6.0 (Uwe, DG2YCB's enhanced version of....
  • 13294   Re: Non standard callsigns WSPR - Jay KD4BPZ 01/09/23
    John and Robert, really appreciate your replies and the additional backgrou....
  • 13293   Re: Non standard callsigns WSPR - Robert, VA3ROM 01/09/23
    Yup. Working now. It may have been a holiday issue until someone was free t....
  • 13292   Re: Non standard callsigns WSPR - John Davis 01/08/23
    Thanks for that additional information, Robert. I don't know what to make ....
  • 13291   Re: Non standard callsigns WSPR - Robert, VA3ROM 01/08/23
    WJST-X v2.6.0 can decode non-standard WSPR callsigns. The KiwiSDR has the u....
  • 13290   Re: Non standard callsigns WSPR - John Davis 01/08/23
    Hi, Jay. I perceive that you are asking two different questions here. One i....
  • 13289   WV/B - Marcy 01/08/23
    WV/B copying hr now at 1610 I have it on 13553.8 73,s Marcy
  • 13288   Unknown “HIFERs” at least in the altitude sense - Bruce WA1HGJ 01/08/23
    Came across this odd newsfeed that might be of general interest here. Post....
  • 13286   Non standard callsigns WSPR - Jay KD4BPZ 01/08/23
    How does one receive non standard callsigns on 22m WSPR? For example I see....
  • 13284   Re: TIS Station On 1710kc - Bill Stewart K4JYS 01/07/23
    John, as we say around the local country store....that's a goodurn.... Bill
  • 13283   Re: TIS Station On 1710kc - John Davis 01/07/23
    They need extra power just to tell people they're having technical difficul....
  • 13282   Re: TIS Station On 1710kc - Bill Stewart K4JYS 01/07/23
    Hi Chris, This TIS is one of the few I have ever heard. This AM it was an S....
  • 13281   Re: TIS Station On 1710kc - Bill Stewart K4JYS 01/07/23
    Hi John....HNY. See my next post for the rest of the story. RE 1000Z...earl....
  • 13280   Re: TIS Station On 1710kc - Chris 01/07/23
    Bill, I hear this TIS Hudson County NJ station in western PA quite often a....
  • 13278   Re: TIS Station On 1710kc - John K5MO 01/06/23
    Good catch Bill! Now, if I could only get out of bed at 1000Z ! John
  • 13277   TIS Station On 1710kc - Bill Stewart K4JYS 01/05/23
    I have been hearing a TIS stn, WQFG689, over the last few mornings, on 1710....
  • 13275   Re: New Year Smiley Face on 22 m - Jay KD4BPZ 01/04/23
    Captured in FM17 today @ 1753 Z while monitoring for WSPR sigs. https://....
  • 13274   Re: New Year Smiley Face on 22 m - swlem3 01/03/23
    Well, it's good to have confirmation from the creator of the glyph as well ....
  • 13273   Re: New Year Smiley Face on 22 m - John Davis 01/03/23
    A house? Looks plausible. My first thought upon seeing it was a backward-po....
  • 13272   Re: New Year Smiley Face on 22 m - Robert, VA3ROM 01/03/23
    Thanks Ray, Got email from Dave, VE3KCL, it's his glyph but it's actually ....
  • 13271   Re: New Year Smiley Face on 22 m - swlem3 01/02/23
    Seen from Texas... https://www.dropbox.com/s/528c3gf4577v9ay/face.jpg?dl=0....
  • 13268   Re: New Year Smiley Face on 22 m - Robert, VA3ROM 01/02/23
    Should add that the smiley face sequence starts transmission about 5 second....
  • 13267   New Year Smiley Face on 22 m - Robert, VA3ROM 01/02/23
    Happy New Year! Been copying a 10-min time synchronized smiley face around....
  • 13262   Re: new wspr2 hifer - Jay KD4BPZ 01/02/23
    Heard here in VA also. Strongest signal +2 around 1326 Z, with several aro....
  • 13258   Re: new wspr2 hifer - swlem3 01/01/23
    Sorry... error, VA2DMV at 1600 miles, not km. Ray
  • 13257   Re: new wspr2 hifer - swlem3 01/01/23
    Another new (to me) wspr2 hifer decoded in Texas... VA2DMV 1600km -17db. Ray
  • 13241   New HiFER beacon - Bob, W4TTU 12/25/22
    Merry Christmas to all! I have a first time 5mw FM-19 beacon running @ ~13....
  • 13239   WM Hifer on air over the holidays - Mike N8OOU 12/24/22
    I have restarted the WM Hifer beacon on 13555300. It is sending normal qrss....
  • 13238   AMA /ODX - Marcy 12/24/22
    AMA and ODX also in there at 2030...Marcy
  • 13237   KAH - Marcy 12/24/22
    I actually have it around 13565.8 ...Marcy
  • 13236   KAH - Marcy 12/24/22
    13566.0 KAH at 2025 coming in vy well here in LI,NY happy holidays and DX t....
  • 13232   Re: Hifer - John Davis 12/22/22
    Welcome, Jay! Excellent results you're getting there. Glad for your reports.
  • 13229   Hifer - Jay KD4BPZ 12/22/22
    Long time listener, first time poster. Heard today (in FM17): ODX, AMA, ....
  • 13228   LSF still on the air - mike hayden 12/20/22
    LSF on 13.556.51 is still in operation CW. I am always interested in gettin....
  • 13227   Re: Airspy HF+ Discovery - swlem3 12/19/22
    The X-phase looks good. The second link doesn't work Robert. I assume the j....
  • 13226   Re: Airspy HF+ Discovery - Robert, VA3ROM 12/19/22
    Evening Ray, A few links to various QRM designs. Pricey version from Germa....
  • 13225   Re: Airspy HF+ Discovery - swlem3 12/18/22
    Thanks for the details on your noise removing techniques Robert. The batter....
  • 13223   Re: Airspy HF+ Discovery - Robert, VA3ROM 12/18/22
    I'm rather fortunate that I don't have the kind of noise issues that you ha....
  • 13222   For Linux enthusiasts - swlem3 12/17/22
    Just for fun, I thought I'd try running all my radio rx'ing software on a t....
  • 13221   Re: Airspy HF+ Discovery - swlem3 12/17/22
    I also use the Airspy HF+ Robert. I haven't made the intensive comparisons ....
  • 13220   Re: Airspy HF+ Discovery - Robert, VA3ROM 12/17/22
    Forgot to add the updated 22m QRSS Grabber palette with added signal measur....
  • 13219   Re: WSPR signal "EZ1" - Robert, VA3ROM 12/17/22
    Hi Ray, "EZ1" seems to have gone silent. I guess that WJST-X and the KiwiS....
  • 13218   Airspy HF+ Discovery - Robert, VA3ROM 12/17/22
    After a lot of testing with my various radios (analog and SDR), I was amaze....
  • 13208   Re: WSPR signal "EZ1" - swlem3 12/15/22
    I've also seen that one Robert, down here in Texas. Interesting callsign. Ray
  • 13207   WSPR signal "EZ1" - Robert, VA3ROM 12/14/22
    FYI all, "EZ1" is a new WSPR signal that has recently appeared in the 22 m....
  • 13206   Re: Good WSPR Copy From The Left Coast - Robert, VA3ROM 12/13/22
    Hi Zeak, That WSPR signal signal belongs to 2022-12-11 22:28 EZ1 13.55....
  • 13205   Re: TSN - Ed Holland 12/12/22
    TSN was strong again during daylight hours this weekend. Easily audible abo....
  • 13200   Re: TSN - Marcy 12/11/22
    Yes thank you Frank for the info/followup I was very surprised to cpy it he....
  • 13199   Re: TSN - Frank Cathell 12/11/22
    Thanks for reports. The TSN beacon is operating out of my closed up (winte....
  • 13198   Re: Hifer RX EA8FK - swlem3 12/10/22
    Ok John on SIW making the trip to EA8. I misinterpreted. Yep, that's a sati....
  • 13190   Re: Hifer RX EA8FK - John Davis 12/09/22
    Couldn't hurt, Ray. Even in winter 22 m can yield nighttime surprises. Bu....
  • 13189   Good WSPR Copy From The Left Coast - Zeak 12/09/22
    During a noon break today from desk work the WSPR signals noted below, even....
  • 13185   Re: Hifer RX EA8FK - swlem3 12/09/22
    Congrats on the EA8 catch Garry. I've been unsuccessful so far at a Hifer d....
  • 13174   Re: TSN - Marcy 12/08/22
    Yes thank you John , I was vy surprised I got it last night and it was vy w....
  • 13173   Re: TSN - John Davis 12/08/22
    As of mid-afternoon Monday, TSN was solid copy here in SE Kansas for the fi....
  • 13172   Re: Feedback - John Davis 12/08/22
    The current sequence works fine for me, Mike. Only other thing I could thin....
  • 13167   Hifer RX EA8FK - Garry, K3SIW 12/08/22
    Nice to see a couple wspr-2 decodes from EA8FK last night. Such decodes had....
  • 13166   "S" ? - Marcy 12/08/22
    Also vy strong on 13.555.98 at 0012 "S" beacon I think? it is 3 dots 5 ti....
  • 13165   TSN - Marcy 12/08/22
    I copied this here in Long Island tonight at 2352 I still cannot beleive it....
  • 13164   Re: Feedback - michael tyler WV 12/07/22
    Hi John, i am open to suggestions if you can think of a different sequence ....
  • 13160   Re: Feedback - Marcy 12/06/22
    Typo...NDB2 and one in Tennessee ...Marcy
  • 13159   Re: Feedback - Marcy 12/06/22
    Ok np John , so I take it "WV" is not heard alot?? I am in Long island, NY ....
  • 13157   Re: Feedback - John Davis 12/05/22
    And so you'll know other listeners pay attention to and value your reports ....
  • 13156   Re: Feedback - Marcy 12/04/22
    I raised my T2FD it,s only 33 ft. long cause I rent or it would be longer ....
  • 13155   Re: Feedback - Marcy 12/04/22
    Thanks Michael, now I really have to eat crow hahahaha...I posted it on R.R....
  • 13154   Re: Feedback - michael tyler WV 12/04/22
    Thanks for the report. I check this board everyday. Its been a while since ....
  • 13153   Feedback - Marcy 12/04/22
    Kinda curious how come you never get any feedback from the ops who operate ....
  • 13145   Re: new wspr2 hifer - JohnK5MO 12/02/22
    Hi Ray, Been seeing the same, with a good number of recent spots. The more....
  • 13144   Re: new wspr2 hifer - swlem3 12/02/22
    New today... wspr2 hifer. 1904 -21 -0.1 13.555502 1 KD9QZO EN52 7d....
  • 13131   new wspr2 hifer - swlem3 11/23/22
    Seeing a new (to me) wspr2 hifer today... Nov 23, 2022 EZ1 1830 -19db ....
  • 13121   Re: 22 m Grabber - WA1EDJ Bob 11/19/22
    Thanks Robert! I'm seeing it for $169. Is there better deals? Not sure if....
  • 13111   Re: 22 m Grabber - Robert, VA3ROM 11/18/22
    Evening Bob, Not on VLF since I have a separate VLF receiver and software ....
  • 13110   Re: 22 m Grabber - Robert, VA3ROM 11/17/22
    HI Bob, Grid EN58jk Thunder Bay Ontario is my receiver location. My summer....
  • 13105   Re: 22 m Grabber - WA1EDJ Bob 11/14/22
    Robert, How would you rate the Airspy RX? Have you tired it on VLF also? ....
  • 13103   Re: 22 m Grabber - WA1EDJ Bob 11/14/22
    Great job Robert! EDJ/WA1EDJ has not been QRV for a while. Been playing ....
  • 13098   22 m Grabber - Robert VA3ROM 11/12/22
    Good morning, Just got my new 22 m QRSS grabber up and running. "T", "EH" ....
  • 13091   Re: 0V - Ed Holland 11/09/22
    I ordered from the link on the Belka Website, but that was over a year ago,....
  • 13090   Re: 0V - WA1EDJ Bob 11/09/22
    Thanks Ed. Where did you order? It seems to be available from the designe....
  • 13089   Re: 0V - Ed Holland 11/09/22
    I have the Belka DX. I think I paid about$180. No speaker (which is fine)....
  • 13088   Re: 0V - WA1EDJ Bob 11/09/22
    Ed, What Belka do you have? I looked them up and found the DX and DSP. The....
  • 13087   Re: 0V - swlem3 11/08/22
    Your right Ed, 0V is certainly doing well. My Argo capture also caught the ....
  • 13086   Re: 0V - Ed Holland 11/08/22
    Nice catch Ray, 0V is certainly "getting out" well. Ed
  • 13083   Re: 0V - swlem3 11/07/22
    View of 0V from North Central Texas... https://www.dropbox.com/s/wiz59et59....
  • 13081   Re: 0V - ed holland 11/05/22
    OV is visible and audible here today (See attached image). I took the Belk....
  • 13077   Re: 0V - WA1EDJ Bob 11/04/22
    Ok,great! Glad I mentioned it. I'll suggest on 'Knights that he join us. ....
  • 13076   Re: 0V - John Davis 11/03/22
    Not old news at all to most of us, Bob. Thanks for forwarding it! Although....
  • 13075   Re: 0V - WA1EDJ Bob 11/03/22
    0V posted this on QRSSKNIGHTS Probably old news........ Ned AE0V nlebens@....
  • 13071   Re: 0V - John Davis 11/02/22
    Sure is, isn't it! Seems to be its complete ID, too. So--anyone want to lay....
  • 13070   Re: 0V - John K5MO 11/02/22
    Showing up again fine on my grabber this morning.
  • 13068   Re: 0V - John Davis 11/02/22
    Interesting! Looks like it might only be part of a call sign or telemetry s....
  • 13066   0V - John K5MO 11/02/22
    Can't recall seeing this before: https://i.imgur.com/PVvYelz.jpg Strong s....
  • 13063   Re: Sunday 30th HiFERs - Ed Holland 10/31/22
    Thanks John. I use Spectrum Lab, and also run WSJTx on a laptop with Wind....
  • 13062   Re: Sunday 30th HiFERs - John Davis 10/31/22
    Great results, Ed. You even caught all three Illinois beacons at the wateri....
  • 13061   Sunday 30th HiFERs - ed holland 10/31/22
    Mixed conditions this weekend, but some interesting signa;s to report. TSN ....
  • 13057   Re: M - John Davis 10/27/22
    Are both still close to the listed frequencies? I may have been toggling b....
  • 13056   M - Bill Hensel 10/27/22
    copied M at 1605 Utc ..I first heard AZ 1544 utc then at TSN at 1603 utc. ....
  • 13055   A picture of the ISM HF beacons - John K5MO 10/27/22
    some of 'em anyway. Here's a link to imgur with a grab I just saved. https....
  • 13054   Re: Wednesday CW HiFERs - John k5mo 10/26/22
    Hi John, Listening to KAH and PIE/B FL here on my Kiwi also. Really nice s....
  • 13053   Wednesday CW HiFERs - John Davis 10/26/22
    WV, PCO, YSO, PIE/B FL, RF, KAH and AMA all came in multiple times while I ....
  • 13051   Re: AZ and TSN and Belka - John K5MO 10/24/22
    Hi Ed, Yup, I sure mixed that up. EH is "East Hardford" not your initials.....
  • 13050   Re: AZ and TSN and Belka - Ed Holland 10/24/22
    I will follow up - but just to clear one thing up, I'm not responsible for ....
  • 13049   RY 13555.390 kHz - John, W1TAG 10/24/22
    Hifer RY in Raymond, Maine is now running QRSS3 on 13555.390 kHz until May.....
  • 13046   Re: AZ and TSN and Belka - John K5MO 10/24/22
    Hi Ed I'll be interested in your extended report. I have a Belka DX too an....
  • 13045   AZ and TSN - Ed Holland 10/24/22
    I'll make a more detailed report later, but a quick test today proved inter....
  • 13039   Loop antenna trivia - Ed Holland 10/21/22
    I installed an invisible dog fence on our property (Even though I wasn't su....
  • 13038   AMA - John K5MO 10/19/22
    Light copy on AMA just now (13:45 Z) but clear on QSB peaks at 13566.77 or ....
  • 13037   ODX - John K5MO 10/18/22
    Good copy of ODX at 2300 here on 13566.45 on one of my Kiwis. Will have to....
  • 13036   RR - Bill Hensel 10/18/22
    Receiving RR followed with a dash at 1945utc very weak but then increased ....
  • 13029   Re: Arizona Hifers - ed holland 10/16/22
    While typing up the other report, I was at the radio desk in time to catch ....
  • 13028   15th Oct Hifers - ed holland 10/16/22
    An odd day today. Very quiet on 22m in general, save for snips of SHO and 7....
  • 13026   Re: Arizona Hifers - Ed Holland 10/14/22
    Hoping to catch AZ this weekend - TSN is easy copy very frequently, AZ has ....
  • 13025   Arizona Hifers - Bill Hensel 10/14/22
    This morning AZ was coming in at 1418 utc and TON started coming in at 1420....
  • 13021   Re: 22 m - WA1EDJ Bob 10/10/22
    I check your grabber page often John. It is looking good lately. I have be....
  • 13020   Sunday CW HiFERs - John Davis 10/10/22
    Had solid aural copy of WV early in the 2100 UTC hour, fair copy of YSO and....
  • 13019   RF - Bruce WA1HGJ 10/09/22
    Copying RF here in NE Mass, FN42KP, 25 miles N of Boston: 2022-10-09, 2347-....
  • 13018   Re: AN2 - Marcy 10/08/22
    Thanks John, yes it was tough pulling it out but this new T2FD of mine help....
  • 13015   22 m - John K5MO 10/07/22
    With the change of season, it's good to see some of the regulars back (some....
  • 13014   Re: hifer qrm - swlem3 10/06/22
    Very good Ed. Your 6 mhz pirates are still there, and are often heard in th....
  • 13013   Re: hifer qrm - Ed Holland 10/06/22
    I'd wondered about that, Ray. I knew of the 11m operators, and when I was ....
  • 13011   Re: TSN - John Davis 10/06/22
    Fantastic to have so good a path open bidirectionally. Congratulations, Bil....
  • 13010   Re: AN2 - John Davis 10/06/22
    AN2 is one of those beacons that fits the old saying about gold...it's wher....
  • 13009   Re: TSN - Bill Hensel 10/06/22
    TSN super strong yesterday it was pretty much Q5 copy from 2040 utc - 2218 ....
  • 13008   AN2 - Marcy 10/06/22
    meant 564.3 ...sorry not enough coffee yet...73,s Marcy
  • 13007   AN2 - Marcy 10/06/22
    Receiving "AN2" on 13563.7 at 1220 it,s listed as 13564.7 but I,m getting ....
  • 13006   Re: hifer qrm - swlem3 10/06/22
    Many modern HF transceivers can transmit on their full range of operation w....
  • 13005   Re: hifer qrm - Ed Holland 10/05/22
    It is interesting. Since I only really listen for a few minutes at weekends....
  • 13004   Re: hifer qrm - swlem3 10/05/22
    First time for me Ed. Since you've copied it before, then it's nothing new.....
  • 13003   Re: hifer qrm - Ed Holland 10/05/22
    I've heard this a few times in the past.
  • 13001   hifer qrm - swlem3 10/05/22
    As I type (1557z), the hifer band is being qrm'd with a Spanish speaking qs....
  • 13000   TSN - Bill Hensel 10/04/22
    TSN 13556 khz blasting into the shack for the past 16 minutes Q5, I started....
  • 12995   Re: AZ - Bill Hensel 10/04/22
    Sure surprised me...these type of catches is what keeps me coming back to t....
  • 12994   Re: AZ - John Davis 10/03/22
    Thanks, Bill. Good to know one of the old classics is still on. I was begin....
  • 12993   AZ - Bill Hensel 10/03/22
    AZ copied 13554.2 khz 2037utc ...actually stayed in there for a couple of mins.
  • 12989   Re: WV -- and PCO - michael tyler 10/03/22
    thanks for the report...thats what keeps me going...73....mike wv
  • 12988   Re: WV -- and PCO - Zeak 10/03/22
    You might want to give some thought to a nearby solar charging system. Cert....
  • 12987   Re: WV -- and PCO - John Davis 10/03/22
    Both beacons audible this morning between 11:00 and 11:30 CDT. WV was the s....
  • 12975   Re: RF - Bill, KA1QYP 09/28/22
    579 here in central Massachusetts at 1846Z
  • 12973   RF - John, W1TAG 09/27/22
    RF was a good 569 in southern Maine around 1730Z this afternoon. John, W1TAG
  • 12971   Re: WV - michael tyler 09/26/22
    Thanks John......Glad to hear the mods to the antenna are working...1/4 wav....
  • 12970   Re: WV - John, W1TAG 09/26/22
    Mike, Good copy by ear this morning at 1300Z in southern Maine. John, W1TAG
  • 12968   Re: WV - Ed Holland 09/26/22
    Listening in today, there were a series of strong signals from all ranges, ....
  • 12967   Re: West and East coast hifers - Bill Hensel 09/24/22
    Last night Dialing around the 22 mtr band I ran into FL once again with thr....
  • 12960   Re: WV - michaeltylerwv@yahoo.com 09/18/22
    Hi John. i discovered that the thermistor that I attached to the sg-8002 wa....
  • 12959   Re: WV - Bill Hensel 09/18/22
    Mike, Was a pleasure hearing WV...it is getting out.
  • 12958   Re: WV - John Davis 09/17/22
    Was this work possibly underway on Aug 31, Mike? See thi....
  • 12957   Re: WV - michael tyler WV 09/17/22
    Thanks Bill for the report. I was not getting any reports so I took the ver....
  • 12956   WV - Bill Hensel 09/17/22
    WV was copied from 0314 utc - 0320 utc. A number of good fade ups. This is ....
  • 12955   Re: AZ beacons this evening - Bill Hensel 09/17/22
    I meant to type AN for the beacon ID not AZ.
  • 12954   AZ beacons this evening - Bill Hensel 09/17/22
    TON was Q5 from 0052utc - 0100 utc I got the dinner call so did not listen ....
  • 12952   Re: West and East coast hifers - John Davis 09/15/22
    I think this may be a time of year when propagation can work equally well i....
  • 12951   West and East coast hifers - Bill Hensel 09/14/22
    At 2213 utc copied FL and FRC. I think thats the first time I have heard t....
  • 12950   Catching Up: NHVT in Mid-August - John Davis 09/13/22
    By the night of Aug 12-13 9t had been 11 months since I heard a peep or had....
  • 12931   TSN and more, Aug 19-20, 31 - Dave Richards (fwd) 09/03/22
    22M Beacons Log 8-19-2022 « on: August 20, 2022, 0006 UTC » The following....
  • 12924   Re: 13.564.58 PIE/B - Bill Hensel 08/29/22
    Solid copy here in Colorado on my old Icom 735...started hearing the beacon....
  • 12916   Re: 13.564.58 PIE/B - John Davis 08/28/22
    Had PIE/B FL here in SE Kansas too this afternoon, from 1900-1905 UTC. Lots....
  • 12914   Re: 13.564.58 PIE/B - Marcy 08/27/22
    I forgot to mention sri...it,s PIE/B FL thats the way I copied it 73,s Marcy
  • 12913   13.564.58 PIE/B - Marcy 08/27/22
    Copying this now at 2148 PIE/B hr in Long Island,NY Marcy
  • 12910   Re: WSPR Rocks? - John Bruce McCreath 08/25/22
    Hi Zeak....I found that it worked really well on the few times that I've ru....
  • 12908   Re: WSPR Rocks? - Robert, VA3ROM 08/22/22
    Yes it rocks and so do I! It's a simple way to use basic SQL database quer....
  • 12907   WSPR Rocks? - Zeak 08/22/22
    Anybody using WSPR Rocks? Fast, has good graphical displays and uses the WS....
  • 12901   Re: A Little Bit of SID - Garry, K3SIW 08/16/22
    I've been monitoring SIDs along with VE3EAR recently and had nothing to sho....
  • 12900   Re: A Little Bit of SID - Robert VA3ROM 08/16/22
    I haven't been fortunate enough to be at the computer to see or hear the ef....
  • 12899   Re: A Little Bit of SID - Robert VA3ROM 08/16/22
    I use the SuperSID receiver (basically a VLF preamp) & software that comes ....
  • 12898   Re: A Little Bit of SID - John Davis 08/16/22
    Very neat. I was listening live to 22 m when the SID hit your NML signal ab....
  • 12897   Re: A Little Bit of SID - Ed Holland 08/16/22
    Very interesting data, Robert. I've played around with the chart recorder f....
  • 12896   Re: A Little Bit of SID - WA1EDJ Bob 08/16/22
    Nice Robert! What SID RX do you use? I'm playing around and like the trad....
  • 12895   Re: A Little Bit of SID - Robert VA3ROM 08/16/22
    Forgot to explain the attachments. NOAA SWC is the X-ray solar flux record....
  • 12894   A Little Bit of SID - Robert, VA3ROM 08/16/22
    After some solar flare inactivity, SOL flared up again and fired off a coup....
  • 12890   Remarkable Weekend; NHVT, PCO, More - John Davis 08/14/22
    Fair warning: expect several detailed reports when I wrap up this weekend's....
  • 12888   KAH - John, W1TAG 08/12/22
    Good aural copy of KAH from here in southern ME today at 1830Z. Frequency 1....
  • 12887   Re: Morning 22 m - john k5mo 08/12/22
    Good to see the "zig zag" back too! :-)
  • 12886   Morning 22 m - John K5MO 08/12/22
    I think I see fragments of QRSS around .55531 but that could be WSPR artifa....
  • 12885   morning hifers - swlem3 08/11/22
    EH looking strong this morning, and NI5F is decoding on wspr2 after a long ....
  • 12877   new wspr2 station - swlem3 08/07/22
    I'm seeing a new wspr2 decode into N. Central Texas today ... Aug 6, 2022. ....
  • 12865   Re: 1X3ROM? - Robert, VA3ROM 08/05/22
    Morning Bob, Was off air for a day for in sitio reprogramming & got it bac....
  • 12861   NDB2 - Bill Hensel 08/04/22
    Strong fade ups from 1450- 1500 utc. Copied with my wet processor.
  • 12860   Re: 1X3ROM? - John K5MO 08/04/22
    I snagged some last night Bob. We'll see what tonight brings.
  • 12857   1X3ROM? - WA1EDJ Bob 08/04/22
    So Robert, is 1X3ROM off air or are we getting no spots? Been missing from ....
  • 12853   1X3ROM v. 1X1EDJ Map View - Robert, VA3ROM 08/03/22
    Sometimes a graph doesn't give you the best overall picture. So you can al....
  • 12852   1X3ROM v. 1X1EDJ - Robert, VA3ROM 08/03/22
    Bob, A one-day graphical comparison of our two signals. It's only a small ....
  • 12846   Re: 1X1EDJ Spotted in Canary Islands - WA1EDJ Bob 08/02/22
    Thanks Robert! I did see that yesterday. I drop in on WSPRNet frequently d....
  • 12844   1X1EDJ Spotted in Canary Islands - Robert, VA3ROM 08/02/22
    Bob, Peter, EA8BFK spotted you. He's not quite dial corrected for frequenc....
  • 12791   FL PIE/B - John K5MO 07/09/22
    https://i.imgur.com/E78kyHM.jpg Nice sig with some QRM from T'storms here....
  • 12789   hifer wspr2 short hop - swlem3 07/08/22
    I'm getting some nice decodes from KG5ZDA today, short hop 104 mi. I'm usin....
  • 12788   "RF" beacon - Dave Gasque 07/07/22
    ~13565 - Poor but readable @ 2031 via W3HFU Kiwi in MD.
  • 12786   Questionable 22 m WSPR SNR - Garry, K3SIW 07/07/22
    EA8BFK has been regularly monitoring 22m WSPR transmissions. Last night rep....
  • 12774   Re: RVA, ODX beacons - dagasque 07/02/22
    KAH (Georgian Bay, ON) also fading in at times @ 1743
  • 12773   RVA, ODX beacons - dagasque 07/02/22
    ~13565khz @ 1720z Fair-Poor. Subject to much fading. Listening on W3HFU SDR....
  • 12772   Beacon RF - John K5MO 07/02/22
    Beacon RF is a good Q5 here on 13564.9 which is interesting prop as if it's....
  • 12762   Re: Snippets From the Left Coast - Ed Holland 06/27/22
    Nice catches Zeak, Your experience follows what I'm hearing and decoding. ....
  • 12761   Re: Snippets From the Left Coast - John K5MO 06/27/22
    I've contacted the source of those 200mW signals, but not sure it "took".
  • 12760   Snippets From the Left Coast - Zeak 06/25/22
    Below, WSPR samples from 2000Z, Friday until 0600Z Saturday morning, 2021 f....
  • 12758   Slices of PIE - John Davis 06/22/22
    Here are clips from the first and the latest audible instances of "PIE/B FL....
  • 12756   Future direction of the WM beacon - Mike N8OOU 06/20/22
    I have decided to alter the purpose of the WM beacon hardware to point to p....
  • 12737   EDJ QRSS making K5MO this morning short hop - WA1EDJ Bob 06/15/22
    Checking the QRSS grabber compendium, a recent frame showed EDJ clear enoug....
  • 12735   EDJ QRSS QRV today - WA1EDJ Bob 06/14/22
    I may be QRMing USC on 13.555 400. My freq looks about +15Hz from where my....
  • 12733   Re: short skip wspr2 decode - swlem3 06/13/22
    Good on the decode also John... and at a much greater distance than I have.....
  • 12730   Re: short skip wspr2 decode - John K5MO 06/13/22
    New one for me too. I just got one decode: 2022-06-13 00:34 KG5ZDA 13.....
  • 12728   short skip wspr2 decode - swlem3 06/12/22
    Think that this KG5ZDA wspr2 decode is a new one for me. I'm surprised to h....
  • 12720   Re: Antenna change at YSO - Jim, AJ8S 06/11/22
    The new antenna went into service at ~1600 on June 10, 2022. Thank you Zeak....
  • 12717   Re: Antenna change at YSO - John Davis 06/11/22
    When did the new antenna go into service, Jim? I probably won't get another....
  • 12713   Re: Antenna change at YSO - Zeak 06/10/22
    YSO, from this location at 1805Z, 13563.5MHz your signal was 459 with very ....
  • 12712   Antenna change at YSO - Jim, AJ8S 06/10/22
    The antenna at YSO on 13563.5 MHz has been changed from a horizontal end-fe....
  • 12701   Changing 'Subject' Lines When Posting a New Topic - Webmaster 06/05/22
    Short version: Please don't. Instead, use the Write New Message tool atop t....
  • 12695   Re: K5MO short hop to USC - John K5MO 06/03/22
    Hi Bob Looks like USC is about 220 miles directly and LCSC maybe 240 (I'm ....
  • 12694   Re: A five-fer - Andy G0FTD 06/03/22
    All agreed JD. My experience of F2 on say 20m (from a half decent location....
  • 12693   K5MO short hop to USC - WA1EDJ Bob 06/03/22
    John K5MO - What distance is Pat USC and LCSC from your QTH? I've seen Pa....
  • 12692   Re: A five-fer - John Davis 06/03/22
    "Not just a daytime band" is true at this season most years, and occasional....
  • 12691   Re: A five-fer - Andy G0FTD 06/03/22
    Not sure if emails reaching John. This week I've been noticing 22m signals....
  • 12690   Re: A five-fer - WA1EDJ Bob 06/02/22
    Yes! I've seen you spotting my WSPR both days. 492km. What RX is on 22m? ....
  • 12689   A five-fer - John K5MO 06/02/22
    https://i.imgur.com/SDaJ5J2.jpg 22M is delivering today in the heat of sum....
  • 12688   EDJ Short hop to K5MO - WA1EDJ Bob 06/01/22
    2022-06-01 12:48 WA1EDJ 13.555372 -26 0 EM83 0.005 K5MO-1 FM05 429 58 2 4
  • 12685   Current grab - Wow! - John K5MO 05/31/22
    https://i.imgur.com/lDOau2z.jpg It's a t a l l grab but there's a little....
  • 12665   Re: A little LCSC short prop - John K5MO 05/28/22
    BTW, the distance between TX and grabber is only about 240 miles. There w....
  • 12663   MN back on the air - KMONAS 05/27/22
    Hey All, just in time for the holiday weekend I finally got out in the yard....
  • 12656   Re: Midnight HiFERs - Ed Holland 05/24/22
    Patt, I'll keep an ear out. Thanks for the reminder, Ed
  • 12655   Re: Midnight HiFERs - Pat Bunn 05/24/22
    Ed Thanks for the report. Take a looks out for LCSC. It is on the Atlantic....
  • 12653   Midnight HiFERs - ed holland 05/23/22
    More Midnight HiFERs - Pacific Daylight time ~ 00:00 hrs 23 May 2022. Possi....
  • 12648   Re: Short hop WSPR decode - John K5MO 05/20/22
    Hi Bob Found you several times including last night 2022-05-19 18:10 WA1E....
  • 12646   Short hop WSPR decode - WA1EDJ Bob 05/19/22
    John spotted me this afternoon: 2022-05-19 18:10 WA1EDJ 13.555368 -27 ....
  • 12616   Re: LW/HiFer WSPR - John Davis 05/12/22
    Amen. Thanks for that great info, John.
  • 12615   SWLEM3 - WA1EDJ Bob 05/12/22
    Ray, below500kc@protonmail.com does not seem to work for you. Whats a good....
  • 12614   LW/HiFer WSPR - John k5mo 05/12/22
    I spent some time going down the rabbit hole of getting a Pi set up to cont....
  • 12594   Good pre-storm grab on 22 m - John K5MO 05/07/22
    Some nice activity here at grey line just before the T-storms! https://img....
  • 12583   Re: Hifer rx using Linux - John Davis 04/29/22
    That's an excellent point. Why waste perfectly good hardware that still doe....
  • 12582   Re: Hifer rx using Linux - swlem3 04/28/22
    John, I'm running Kubuntu 20.04, but with the Xfce desktop instead of its n....
  • 12581   Re: Hifer rx using Linux - John Davis 04/28/22
    That's impressive, Ray! Which distribution of Linux and what sort of hardwa....
  • 12580   Hifer rx using Linux - swlem3 04/28/22
    For my hifer rx'ing, I've been using the Linux platform lately. I thought I....
  • 12570   Re: Midnight Hifers - ed holland 04/26/22
    Here is a screenshot from midnight (PDT) on 24-April USC quite clear, NC j....
  • 12568   Midnight Hifers - Ed Holland 04/25/22
    Hi Folks, No time to upload screenshots (yet), but PVC has been running mo....
  • 12526   SZX Photos - Mark Garrett 03/26/22
    Here is a link to photos of the SZX HiFer. This beacon also operates 20 me....
  • 12492   Re: LSF - mike hayden 03/08/22
    pretty cool. possibly hearing me is better than hearing nothing! thank you....
  • 12464   Re: NDB2 - Marcy 02/21/22
    the freq. may be off a little I had it on USB and not CW ..hopefully 13554 ....
  • 12463   NDB2 - Marcy 02/21/22
    copy vy weak now on 13554 NDB2 at 2148
  • 12416   Re: WSPRpath - Jim AJ8S 02/02/22
    Hi Robert, sorry it's taken me so long to reply. You are right that not kno....
  • 12377   Catch Of The Day - Zeak 01/19/22
    1600 -25 0.2 13.555444 0 KG7BZ CN84 1384 7 (5.0 mW) 1610 -26 0.1 13.55544....

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  • 12297   Re: LSF - Gregg 12/21/21
    Hearing something weak with an "S" in the call, 13557.22 KPH SDR in Califor....
  • 12290   Re: No short prop, but.... prop! - John Davis 12/20/21
    Not bad! Long prop is better than no prop any old day.
  • 12289   No short prop, but.... prop! - John K5MO 12/19/21
    https://imgur.com/a/kSICAWQ A nice family photo with EH at the top, and WM....
  • 12268   Re: WSPRpath - Robert, VA3ROM 12/10/21
    Great Statistical Analysis Program! I've had to use cygwin64 and grep to a....
  • 12245   Re: MRB1 - john bergkoetter 12/05/21
    Bill, MRB1 is a beacon that I set up today at DM22. I have not had time to ....
  • 12242   MRB1 - Bill Hensel 12/04/21
    At 0211utc q5 signal from MRB1 frequency on the icom 756 was 13563.72 Khz ....
  • 12223   Re: WSPRpath - Jim Bailey AJ8S 12/02/21
    John, thanks for fixing my post and for explaining how you did it.
  • 12222   Re: WSPRpath - John Davis 12/01/21
    Looks like a very useful program, Jim. The font situation you encountered ....
  • 12220   Re: WSPRpath - Jim Bailey, AJ8S 12/01/21
    Having posted about wsprpath, I see that the font of the message board chan....
  • 12219   WSPRpath - Jim Bailey, AJ8S 12/01/21
    Hello John Davis and all other HiFers, It occurred to me that you and othe....
  • 12211   Re: MCKS Hifer heard - Bill Hensel 11/29/21
    I caught MCKS at 1954utc today also.
  • 12209   MCKS Hifer heard - Frank Cathell 11/28/21
    Hearing MCKS in Tucson, AZ on 11/28/21 at approximately 2020 UTC. Weak sign....
  • 12206   Re: HiFer ID please - John K5MO 11/26/21
    Ah, thanks John. It makes more sense (and I need to nudge the VFO a hair i....
  • 12205   Re: HiFer ID please - John Davis 11/26/21
    That's apparently the Space frequency of an FSK signal. Replacing the gaps ....
  • 12204   HiFer ID please - John K5MO 11/26/21
    https://imgur.com/a/MFsfXub Can someone ID the signal at the top of the gr....
  • 12197   MCKS and VAN - Bill Hensel 11/24/21
    MCKS was pretty strong at 2032 utc. It was the first time I have heard tha....
  • 12108   Re: TSN and grey line DX - John Davis 11/08/21
    Congrats, Bill, and an interesting observation. My Halloween reception of F....
  • 12105   TSN and grey line DX - Bill Hensel - AA0RQ 11/08/21
    I have been operating QRP in the ham bands since I was a Novice back in 197....
  • 12095   LSF - mike hayden 11/06/21
    Just an update... LSF continues to operate CW from FM19js 24/7. 13.557.22....
  • 12077   EDJ short skip to K5MO HIFER Grabber - WA1EDJ Bob 11/02/21
    Unusual short skip of my EDJ into John's HiFER grabber this morning. Tha....
  • 12029   Midnight at the Oasis - John Davis 10/22/21
    The Southeast HF Pipeline was open at solar midnight! I checked on my evening....
  • 11976   SIW slant mode bifurcation - swlem3 09/25/21
    Thought I'd grab another screenshot of SIW in the slant mode today. SIW did....
  • 11975   New EDJ QRSS TX QRV - WA1EDJ Bob 09/25/21
    Got the Si5351a TX from QRPLabs going. 13.555 390 pretty close, measured....
  • 11961   Re: Si5351 clock generator - John K5MO 09/20/21
    Looks like you could stitch together "E's" and "T's" with a frequency shift....
  • 11960   Re: Si5351 clock generator - Chris 09/20/21
    Hey Bob, Looks to be just cw . I put together using code and make a few ch....
  • 11959   Re: Si5351 clock generator - WA1EDJ Bob 09/20/21
    Chris, Could you point me to the code you found? Is this code FSKCW? I'm ....
  • 11954   Re: Si5351 clock generator - John K5MO 09/18/21
    Nice work Chris. Will be looking forward to seeing if I can log it. John
  • 11953   Si5351 clock generator - Chris 09/18/21
    Hello all, I found some code for a cw beacon . Assembled aurduino mini pr....
  • 11952   Re: EDJ SI5351a QRSS TX - WA1EDJ Bob 09/17/21
    Sounds good John. I may try to package my stuff into a compact QRSS TX. I....
  • 11951   Re: EDJ SI5351a QRSS TX - John k5mo 09/17/21
    That looks good Bob. I can see a little blip at the end of what looks like ....
  • 11946   EDJ SI5351a QRSS TX - Bob WA1EDJ 09/17/21
    Try this again!
  • 11945   Screen shot of 5351a QRSS TX - WA1EDJ Bob WA1EDJ 09/17/21
    Let's try this....
  • 11894   Re: Epson availability (8002DC SHB) - John K5MO 09/11/21
    Hi Pat, Yes, I usually use Digikey (it's nice to patronize a ham-originat....
  • 11877   Re: Epson availability (8002DC SHB) - Pat Bunn 09/08/21
    I have used Dove also. They sometime have some really good deals. DigiKey m....
  • 11876   Re: Epson availability (8002DC SHB) - John K5MO 09/08/21
    Well, that's good news Pat. I ordered from Dove and they are equally afford....
  • 11873   Re: Epson availability (8002DC SHB) - Pat Bunn 09/08/21
    I just bought about ten from Digi Key yesterday. They have shipped so they ....
  • 11872   Epson availability (8002DC SHB) - John K5MO 09/08/21
    Unless I read the online catalog wrong, it looks like DigiKey is not stocki....
  • 11827   Re: evening wspr2 hifer - swlem3 09/04/21
    Had a strong showing of wspr2 stations today. Seems EDJ had the most decode....
  • 11822   Re: WA1EDJ and K3SIW WSPR heard in Hawaii - WA1EDJ Bob 09/03/21
    Mark, Actually my antenna sounds much like yours. 1/4 wave, mounted about 1....
  • 11820   Re: WA1EDJ and K3SIW WSPR heard in Hawaii - Mark Garrett 09/03/21
    Bob: Just curious of what you are running for an antenna. I am running ....
  • 11818   Re: WA1EDJ and K3SIW WSPR heard in Hawaii - WA1EDJ Bob 09/02/21
    Thanks Bill! That's quite a haul. Bob EDJ
  • 11816   Siw/EDJ In Maui - Zeak 09/02/21
    Good that you folks are looking at Maui. Some nights when the solar flux ....
  • 11815   WA1EDJ and K3SIW WSPR heard in Hawaii - Bill WB8ELK 09/02/21
    I tuned into the AI6VN/KH6 KiwiSDR remote receiver tonight and was able to ....
  • 11790   Re: WA1EDJ Copied In Maui - WA1EDJ Bob 08/26/21
    Wow! Thanks Zeak! That's quite a haul. Appreciate the report. Bob EDJ EM83du
  • 11789   WA1EDJ Copied In Maui - Zeak 08/26/21
    As copied tonight from AI6VN/KH6's KiwiSDR in Maui (http://kiwisdr.robinett....
  • 11774   Re: Movies of grabs on 22 m uploaded from yesterday. - WA1EDJ Bob 08/22/21
    Thanks Andy! Good job. Yes, my WSPR is easily visilble. Re-synced my RTC....
  • 11772   Re: Movies of grabs on 22 m uploaded from yesterday. - John Davis 08/21/21
    Interesting experiment, Andy. Stacking helps most if one can match the repe....
  • 11771   Re: Movies of grabs on 22 m uploaded from yesterday. - Andy G0FTD 08/21/21
    I've stacked those images to see if what else can be brought out of the noi....
  • 11770   Re: Movies of grabs on 22 m uploaded from yesterday. - John Davis 08/21/21
    On the NY feed, any ideas who was at 1670 Hz from time to time? Would corre....
  • 11767   22 m band grabber via Norway - Andy G0FTD 08/21/21
    Started at 1240 UTC. Will run for a few hours. 73 de Andy
  • 11766   Movies of grabs on 22 m uploaded from yesterday. - Andy G0FTD 08/21/21
    I made two small movies of the grabs. One is of the signals received via O....
  • 11728   Re: WSJTX Linux versions - swlem3 08/14/21
    Andy, I suppose that the wsjtx team doesn't have the time to devote to tyin....
  • 11723   Re: WSJTX Linux versions - Andy G0FTD 08/14/21
    Hi Ray, All understood. I can see how it could sometimes be easier to ru....
  • 11721   Re: WSJTX Linux versions - swlem3 08/13/21
    Thanks Andy. I was aware of the earlier versions in the repositories, but t....
  • 11717   Re: WSJTX Linux versions - Andy G0FTD 08/13/21
    Forgot to add that many Linux distros include the synaptic GUI. At the com....
  • 11716   WSJTX Linux versions - Andy G0FTD 08/13/21
    Just for info, WSJTX is available for Linux and the Raspberry Pi, but the w....
  • 11714   linux and wsjt-x - swlem3 08/12/21
    Had a problem crop up after updating linux Ubuntu. It seems that updates ca....
  • 11650   EH makes it across to the UK on 22 m. - Andy G0FTD 07/27/21
    Grab here - https://qsl.net/g0ftd/other/temp/EH-Hifer-band-2021-07-27_T21-....
  • 11619   Hifer TGR - Kelli K2TGR 07/20/21
    TGR is currently off the air and will be moving permanently to Elizabethtow....
  • 11579   Re: 13.56 MHz Field Measurement - John Davis 07/11/21
    How can I convince you that's NOT a technical error, but an intended requ....
  • 11578   NC short skip to EM83du - WA1EDJ Bob 07/11/21
    Been spotting NC square wave into Monroe, Ga EM83du. About 1930 local for ....
  • 11533   Re: WAS reception - bill stewart 06/28/21
    Tnx for the report Steve....73 de Bill K4JYS
  • 11509   WAS reception - Steve VA3SC Burlington Ontario 06/22/21
    June 22...11:45 UTC reception of WAS beacon on 13.566.6 MHz in Burlington, ....

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