WSJT-X with improved antenna
26 May 2018
Improving the antenna from this post (it now goes down to the fence and up the tree), I can get to Western Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the US using WSPR with only 5 W.
Timestamp Call MHz SNR Drift Grid Pwr Reporter RGrid km az
2018-05-25 10:20 VK2APL 7.040019 -24 0 QF56 5 KC2STA1 FN22vx 15985 61
2018-05-25 10:20 VK2APL 7.040008 -19 0 QF56 5 N1MCY FN20fc 15859 66
2018-05-25 10:12 VK2APL 7.040010 -25 0 QF56 5 N2HQI FN13sa 15802 61
2018-05-25 10:12 VK2APL 7.039988 -27 0 QF56 5 KB3EDF FM18rh 15751 69
2018-05-25 10:12 VK2APL 7.040005 -27 0 QF56 5 W3GXT FM19ol 15746 67
2018-05-25 10:12 VK2APL 7.040002 -27 0 QF56 5 KK4MBI FM18kv 15710 68
2018-05-25 10:20 VK2APL 7.039999 -28 0 QF56 5 K9AN EN50wc 14801 64
2018-05-25 10:12 VK2APL 7.040000 -28 0 QF56 5 N8AUM EM70em 14737 77
2018-05-25 10:20 VK2APL 7.040005 -24 0 QF56 5 KD6RF EM22lr 13979 71
2018-05-25 10:20 VK2APL 7.040006 -22 0 QF56 5 N5CEY EL16gc 13479 78
2018-05-25 10:20 VK2APL 7.040001 -25 0 QF56 5 AC0ZG DN70km 13426 59
2018-05-25 10:12 VK2APL 7.040010 -24 0 QF56 5 KF7VLT DN40 12958 57
2018-05-25 10:12 VK2APL 7.040001 -20 0 QF56 5 W7OWO CN85lh 12297 49
2018-05-25 10:12 VK2APL 7.040016 -25 0 QF56 5 KF6I DM13bv 12097 61
2018-05-25 10:20 VK2APL 7.040011 -22 0 QF56 5 VK6CQ OF78wa 3270 263
2018-05-25 10:12 VK2APL 7.040020 -2 0 QF56 5 VK5MR PF89kk 1366 280
2018-05-25 10:12 VK2APL 7.040008 -12 0 QF56 5 VK7KPC QE38ok 953 199
2018-05-25 10:12 VK2APL 7.040102 -4 0 QF56 5 VK7JJ QE38lr 931 201
2018-05-25 10:12 VK2APL 7.040001 -12 -1 QF56 5 VK3PYE QF21 774 222
2018-05-25 10:12 VK2APL 7.040000 -3 0 QF56 5 VK3MHY QF22ma 728 225
2018-05-25 10:12 VK2APL 7.039998 -10 0 QF56 5 VK3MI QF22ne 711 226
2018-05-25 10:12 VK2APL 7.040001 -13 0 QF56 5 VK4ZBV QG62ml 696 17
2018-05-25 11:32 VK2APL 7.039999 -19 0 QF56 5 VK4AAN QG61ah 547 11
2018-05-25 10:20 VK2APL 7.040000 -22 0 QF56 5 VK2COW QF44ox 232 223
Then I made my first decent FT8 contact with K8VFV in Michigan USA today using 40 W, followed by VK2PMG (Lismore Heights, NSW), YV2TTM (Central Java, Indonesia), JA4VLK (Japan) and UA0FO (Asiatic Russia) at 50 W. This guide is mandatory reading for beginners http://www.physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/K1JT/FT8_Operating_Tips.pdf.
Update 8 Jan 2021
By hanging the wire antenna in a better position and using 50W, I managed to hit Europe on 40m for the first time.
Date Call Frequency SNR Drift Grid POWER dBm W REPORTED by loc km mi Mode
2021-01-03 08:10 VK2APL 7.040099 -11 0 QF56of +37 5.012 EA8BFK IL38bo 18486 11487 WSPR-2
2021-01-03 07:56 VK2APL 7.040099 -15 0 QF56of +37 5.012 EA8BFK IL38bo 18486 11487 WSPR-2
2021-01-08 07:58 VK2APL 7.040097 -11 0 QF56of +47 50.119 EA8BFK IL38bo 18486 11487 WSPR-2
2021-01-08 07:58 VK2APL 7.040099 -15 0 QF56of +47 50.119 OE9GHV JN47wk 16462 10229 WSPR-2
2021-01-08 07:58 VK2APL 7.040099 -21 0 QF56of +47 50.119 IW2NKE JN63np 16260 10103 WSPR-2
2021-01-08 07:58 VK2APL 7.040099 -11 0 QF56of +47 50.119 K5XL EM12kp 13781 8563 WSPR-2
2021-01-08 07:50 VK2APL 7.040177 -19 0 QF56of +47 50.119 VE6JY DO33or 13340 8289 WSPR-2
2021-01-08 07:58 VK2APL 7.040178 -10 0 QF56of +47 50.119 VE6JY DO33or 13340 8289 WSPR-2
2021-01-03 07:52 VK2APL 7.040101 -22 0 QF56of +37 5.012 VE6EGN DO23qe 13206 8206 WSPR-2
2021-01-03 08:10 VK2APL 7.040099 -5 0 QF56of +37 5.012 VE6ARS DO30eb 13156 8175 WSPR-2
2021-01-03 06:24 VK2APL 7.040098 -19 0 QF56 +37 5.012 KA7OEI-1 DN31uo 12910 8022 WSPR-2
2021-01-03 07:52 VK2APL 7.040098 -8 0 QF56of +37 5.012 KA7OEI-1 DN31uo 12906 8019 WSPR-2
2021-01-03 08:10 VK2APL 7.040099 -13 0 QF56of +37 5.012 KA7OEI-1 DN31uo 12906 8019 WSPR-2
2021-01-08 07:58 VK2APL 7.040099 -9 0 QF56of +47 50.119 KA7OEI-1 DN31uo 12906 8019 WSPR-2
2021-01-03 07:56 VK2APL 7.040098 -11 0 QF56of +37 5.012 KA7OEI-1 DN31uo 12906 8019 WSPR-2
2021-01-08 07:42 VK2APL 7.040099 -9 0 QF56of +47 50.119 KA7OEI-1 DN31uo 12906 8019 WSPR-2
2021-01-08 07:50 VK2APL 7.040101 -11 0 QF56of +47 50.119 AA0JR DM33wi 12534 7788 WSPR-2
2021-01-08 07:58 VK2APL 7.040101 -12 0 QF56of +47 50.119 AA0JR DM33wi 12534 7788 WSPR-2
2021-01-08 07:58 VK2APL 7.040099 -13 0 QF56of +47 50.119 N6RY DM33sp 12521 7780 WSPR-2
2021-01-03 06:46 VK2APL 7.040083 -22 0 QF56of +37 5.012 KI7E CN87wr 12483 7757 WSPR-2
2021-01-03 06:42 VK2APL 7.040099 -22 0 QF56of +37 5.012 KK6PR CN94ik 12376 7690 WSPR-2
2021-01-08 07:58 VK2APL 7.040097 -12 0 QF56of +47 50.119 KK6PR CN94ik 12376 7690 WSPR-2
2021-01-03 07:56 VK2APL 7.040099 -14 0 QF56of +37 5.012 KK6PR CN94ik 12376 7690 WSPR-2
2021-01-08 07:50 VK2APL 7.040097 -16 0 QF56of +47 50.119 KK6PR CN94ik 12376 7690 WSPR-2
2021-01-03 08:10 VK2APL 7.040098 -13 0 QF56of +37 5.012 KK6PR CN94ik 12376 7690 WSPR-2
2021-01-03 06:46 VK2APL 7.040097 -22 0 QF56of +37 5.012 KK6PR CN94ik 12376 7690 WSPR-2
2021-01-03 07:52 VK2APL 7.040099 -14 0 QF56of +37 5.012 KK6PR CN94ik 12376 7690 WSPR-2
2021-01-08 07:42 VK2APL 7.040097 -16 0 QF56of +47 50.119 KK6PR CN94ik 12376 7690 WSPR-2
2021-01-08 07:50 VK2APL 7.040087 -13 0 QF56of +47 50.119 ND7M DM16xf 12359 7680 WSPR-2
2021-01-08 07:58 VK2APL 7.040087 -12 0 QF56of +47 50.119 ND7M DM16xf 12359 7680 WSPR-2
2021-01-03 08:10 VK2APL 7.040099 -11 0 QF56of +37 5.012 W7OWO CN85lh 12298 7642 WSPR-2
2021-01-03 07:52 VK2APL 7.040099 -13 0 QF56of +37 5.012 W7OWO CN85lh 12298 7642 WSPR-2
2021-01-08 07:42 VK2APL 7.040100 -18 0 QF56of +47 50.119 KP4MD CM98iq 12077 7504 WSPR-2
2021-01-08 07:58 VK2APL 7.040101 -18 0 QF56of +47 50.119 KP4MD CM98iq 12077 7504 WSPR-2
2021-01-08 07:50 VK2APL 7.040100 -19 0 QF56of +47 50.119 KP4MD CM98iq 12077 7504 WSPR-2
2021-01-03 07:56 VK2APL 7.040098 -17 0 QF56of +37 5.012 KP4MD CM98iq 12077 7504 WSPR-2
2021-01-03 08:10 VK2APL 7.040098 -20 0 QF56of +37 5.012 KJ6WSM CM98hs 12075 7503 WSPR-2
2021-01-03 07:56 VK2APL 7.040098 -23 0 QF56of +37 5.012 KJ6WSM CM98hs 12075 7503 WSPR-2
2021-01-08 07:50 VK2APL 7.040106 -14 0 QF56of +47 50.119 W6UV CM87wx 11975 7441 WSPR-2
2021-01-08 07:58 VK2APL 7.040106 -13 0 QF56of +47 50.119 W6UV CM87wx 11975 7441 WSPR-2
2021-01-03 07:56 VK2APL 7.040098 -16 0 QF56of +37 5.012 WB7ABP CM88ok 11950 7425 WSPR-2
2021-01-08 07:58 VK2APL 7.040100 -23 0 QF56of +47 50.119 WB7ABP CM88ok 11950 7425 WSPR-2
2021-01-08 07:50 VK2APL 7.040100 -23 0 QF56of +47 50.119 WB7ABP CM88ok 11950 7425 WSPR-2
2021-01-03 08:10 VK2APL 7.040098 -17 0 QF56of +37 5.012 WB7ABP CM88ok 11950 7425 WSPR-2
2021-01-08 07:42 VK2APL 7.040096 -18 0 QF56of +47 50.119 KJ6MKI CM88oi 11945 7422 WSPR-2
2021-01-08 07:50 VK2APL 7.040097 -17 0 QF56of +47 50.119 KJ6MKI CM88oi 11945 7422 WSPR-2
2021-01-08 07:58 VK2APL 7.040097 -16 0 QF56of +47 50.119 KJ6MKI CM88oi 11945 7422 WSPR-2
2021-01-03 08:10 VK2APL 7.040098 -14 0 QF56of +37 5.012 KJ6MKI CM88oi 11945 7422 WSPR-2
2021-01-03 07:56 VK2APL 7.040098 -12 0 QF56of +37 5.012 KJ6MKI CM88oi 11945 7422 WSPR-2
2021-01-03 07:52 VK2APL 7.040098 -12 0 QF56of +37 5.012 KJ6MKI CM88oi 11945 7422 WSPR-2
Also on 20m: Brazil, US East and West coast, Taiwan, Russia and Hawaii.
Timestamp Call MHz SNR Drift Grid Pwr Reporter RGrid km az Mode # Spots
2021-01-09 05:28 VK2APL 14.097002 -24 0 QF56of 50 PT2FHC GH64cg 14154 157 2 1
2021-01-09 05:20 VK2APL 14.097112 -18 0 QF56of 50 VK5MR PF94gw 1170 259 2 1
2021-01-09 05:20 VK2APL 14.097108 -26 1 QF56of 50 BM4AIK PL02dp 7075 328 2 1
2021-01-09 05:20 VK2APL 14.097096 -26 0 QF56of 50 KFS CM87tj 11924 56 2 1
2021-01-09 05:20 VK2APL 14.097098 -17 0 QF56of 50 K4COD EM73sc 14915 75 2 1
2021-01-09 05:04 VK2APL 14.097067 -12 0 QF56of 50 VK5EI PF95gd 1169 261 2 2
2021-01-09 05:04 VK2APL 14.097066 -16 0 QF56of 50 KH6KR BL10ts 8220 50 2 2
2021-01-09 05:04 VK2APL 14.097101 +4 1 QF56of 50 ZL1NJR RF72pg 2211 108 2 2
2021-01-09 05:04 VK2APL 14.097108 -19 0 QF56of 50 RU0LL PN53xt 8845 346 2 1
2021-01-09 05:04 VK2APL 14.097117 -15 0 QF56of 50 VK8MA PH65dm 2868 314 2 1
2021-01-09 05:04 VK2APL 14.097098 -18 0 QF56of 50 VK3KHZ QF22pe 697 228 2 2
2021-01-09 05:04 VK2APL 14.097098 -10 0 QF56of 50 ZL2005SWL RE68mx 2083 119 2 2
2021-01-09 05:04 VK2APL 14.097098 +5 0 QF56of 50 VK4NE QG62nj 710 15 2 2
Grey line 10 Jan 2021
Good grey line propagation today, particularly on 20m. Got into Antarctica, Denmark, Scotland, Austria, Switzerland, Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, NZ, Japan, Hawaii, US, Canada, Chile and Brazil.
63 spots
Timestamp Call MHz SNR Drift Grid Pwr Reporter RGrid km az Mode # Spots
2021-01-10 09:30 VK2APL 14.097093 -22 0 QF56of 50 DO5EU JO62qm 16089 315 2 1
2021-01-10 09:30 VK2APL 14.097118 -6 0 QF56of 50 VK8MA PH65dm 2868 314 2 1
2021-01-10 09:30 VK2APL 14.097110 -20 0 QF56of 50 MW1CFN IO73tj 17106 326 2 1
2021-01-10 09:18 VK2APL 14.097089 -16 0 QF56of 50 ON5KQ JO10os 16814 316 2 2
2021-01-10 09:18 VK2APL 14.097097 -23 1 QF56of 50 K1RA-PI FM18cr 15639 68 2 1
2021-01-10 09:18 VK2APL 14.097099 -25 0 QF56of 50 K4COD EM73sc 14915 75 2 1
2021-01-10 09:18 VK2APL 14.097094 -21 0 QF56of 50 DL8KCW JO42pb 16369 316 2 2
2021-01-10 09:18 VK2APL 14.097095 -23 0 QF56of 50 HB9NF JN47lh 16532 307 2 1
2021-01-10 09:18 VK2APL 14.097097 -17 0 QF56of 50 G4ZFQ/O IO90ir 17099 319 2 2
2021-01-10 09:18 VK2APL 14.097099 -19 0 QF56of 50 OE9GHV JN47wk 16462 307 2 1
2021-01-10 09:18 VK2APL 14.097109 -22 0 QF56of 50 DL5ABH JO41ul 16362 314 2 2
2021-01-10 09:18 VK2APL 14.097094 -23 0 QF56of 50 PI4THT JO32kf 16517 317 2 2
2021-01-10 09:18 VK2APL 14.097094 -13 0 QF56of 50 OZ5ACI JO66ca 16040 321 2 2
2021-01-10 09:18 VK2APL 14.097097 -19 1 QF56of 50 PE1NMR JO32gb 16545 317 2 1
2021-01-10 09:18 VK2APL 14.097112 -24 0 QF56of 50 ON3URE/02 JO20cw 16742 316 2 1
2021-01-10 09:18 VK2APL 14.097124 -14 1 QF56of 50 ZL2RKL RE68xl 2172 120 2 2
2021-01-10 09:18 VK2APL 14.097000 -17 0 QF56of 50 PT2FHC GH64cg 14154 157 2 1
2021-01-10 09:18 VK2APL 14.097108 -15 0 QF56of 50 BM4AIK PL02dp 7075 328 2 2
2021-01-10 09:10 VK2APL 14.097121 -19 0 QF56of 50 GM4SFW IO77sn 16801 333 2 2
2021-01-10 09:10 VK2APL 14.097102 +10 1 QF56of 50 VK5KJP PF95gd 1169 261 2 3
2021-01-10 09:10 VK2APL 14.097139 -20 1 QF56of 50 BA7KW-1 OL63 7543 322 2 3
2021-01-10 09:10 VK2APL 14.097123 -24 0 QF56of 50 VR2BG OL72bi 7373 322 2 3
2021-01-10 09:10 VK2APL 14.097111 -13 0 QF56of 50 BD7MQB OL72an 7397 323 2 3
2021-01-10 09:10 VK2APL 14.097100 -16 0 QF56of 50 GM4CCN IO87dh 16788 332 2 3
2021-01-10 09:10 VK2APL 14.097102 +4 0 QF56of 50 VK2CPR QF33 493 230 2 3
2021-01-10 09:10 VK2APL 14.097110 +2 0 QF56of 50 VK2POP QF57 141 350 2 3
2021-01-10 09:10 VK2APL 14.097101 -21 -2 QF56of 50 JA1KPF QM06bb 7850 351 2 3
2021-01-10 09:10 VK2APL 14.096996 -14 0 QF56of 50 BR7IAF/3 OL52 7567 320 2 3
2021-01-10 09:10 VK2APL 14.097105 +12 0 QF56of 50 VK2XGJ QF55jl 92 205 2 3
2021-01-10 09:10 VK2APL 14.097097 -10 0 QF56of 50 DP0GVN-1 IB59ui 8289 187 2 1
2021-01-10 09:10 VK2APL 14.097096 -10 3 QF56of 50 BD7MLA OL51uq 7451 320 2 3
2021-01-10 09:06 VK2APL 7.040099 -26 0 QF56of 50 K6PZB CM88nk 11943 55 2 1
2021-01-10 09:06 VK2APL 7.040099 -21 0 QF56of 50 WB7ABP CM88ok 11950 55 2 1
2021-01-10 09:06 VK2APL 7.040100 -14 0 QF56of 50 W7OWO CN85lh 12298 49 2 1
2021-01-10 09:06 VK2APL 7.040105 +12 0 QF56of 50 VK2CEL QF57uf 121 23 2 1
2021-01-10 09:06 VK2APL 7.040145 +10 0 QF56of 50 VK4XDB QG62jk 707 13 2 1
2021-01-10 09:06 VK2APL 7.040097 -17 0 QF56of 50 KA7OEI-1 DN31uo 12906 56 2 2
2021-01-10 09:06 VK2APL 7.040096 +14 0 QF56of 50 VK7JJ QE38lr 914 203 2 1
2021-01-10 09:06 VK2APL 7.040099 -21 0 QF56of 50 NH6XO BL11 8230 49 2 1
2021-01-10 09:06 VK2APL 7.040099 +8 0 QF56of 50 VK4LAH QG62nk 714 15 2 1
2021-01-10 09:06 VK2APL 7.040098 +3 0 QF56of 50 ZL2005SWL RE68mx 2083 119 2 1
2021-01-10 09:06 VK2APL 7.040087 -3 0 QF56of 50 VK3VMR QF22nb 718 228 2 1
2021-01-10 09:06 VK2APL 7.040099 -13 0 QF56of 50 KK6PR CN94ik 12376 50 2 1
2021-01-10 09:06 VK2APL 7.040084 -13 0 QF56of 50 VK6TGQ/S OF76to 3280 261 2 3
2021-01-10 09:06 VK2APL 7.040089 -6 0 QF56of 50 JH3APN PM74tq 7783 346 2 4
2021-01-10 09:06 VK2APL 7.040100 +8 0 QF56of 50 VK3LU QF22rs 647 232 2 3
2021-01-10 09:06 VK2APL 7.040099 -8 0 QF56of 50 AI6VN/KH6 BL10rx 8225 50 2 1
2021-01-10 09:06 VK2APL 7.040097 -16 0 QF56of 50 JA5NVN PM74ec 7749 345 2 1
2021-01-10 09:06 VK2APL 7.040047 +38 0 QF56of 50 VK2AMF/1 QF44pu 233 228 2 1
2021-01-10 09:06 VK2APL 7.040105 -8 0 QF56of 50 VK5AJQ PF95ha 1162 260 2 1
2021-01-10 09:06 VK2APL 7.040093 -8 0 QF56of 50 ND7M DM16xf 12359 60 2 1
2021-01-10 09:06 VK2APL 7.040104 -7 0 QF56of 50 VK3ZTE QF22kg 721 231 2 1
2021-01-10 09:06 VK2APL 7.040109 -14 0 QF56of 50 VK5TCP PF95hb 1162 260 2 1
2021-01-10 09:06 VK2APL 7.040100 -4 0 QF56of 50 VK1MAL QF44mp 265 228 2 2
2021-01-10 09:06 VK2APL 7.040099 0 0 QF56of 50 KFS CM87tj 11924 56 2 1
2021-01-10 09:06 VK2APL 7.040123 -1 0 QF56of 50 VK2COW QF44ox 230 232 2 8
2021-01-10 09:06 VK2APL 7.040099 +16 0 QF56of 50 VK3KHZ QF22pe 697 228 2 4
2021-01-10 09:06 VK2APL 7.040109 +6 0 QF56of 50 VK4YEH QG62ll 715 14 2 1
2021-01-10 09:06 VK2APL 7.040105 -25 0 QF56of 50 ZL4KYH RE78js 2231 119 2 2
2021-01-10 09:06 VK2APL 7.040099 -12 0 QF56of 50 CE3VRT FF46pi 11336 145 2 3
2021-01-10 09:06 VK2APL 7.040091 -17 0 QF56of 50 KJ6MKI CM88oi 11945 55 2 1
2021-01-10 09:06 VK2APL 7.040102 -21 0 QF56of 50 VK6CQ OF78wa 3290 264 2 1
2021-01-10 09:06 VK2APL 7.040105 -5 0 QF56of 50 VK5MR PF94gw 1170 259 2 3
