Solar & HF Report.

For the benefit of the new members. My HF report is produced by using a mode called WSPR, which stands for Weak Signal Reporter Network. WSPR is a data mode that is only 6Hz wide and takes just under two minutes to transmit. Power out put is 2 watts, which is high power for WSPR. Some club members have worked to VK, using 200mW. I will produce an item for the club web pages, at a later date.

I have this week dropped 6 Meters and 80 Meters, as both bands have not been producing any DX. However I have added 17 meters, while I am on the long wire.

Solar Report

A very quiet week. There was a magnetic storm in the early hours of Saturday. Producing a K index of 5. Alas I was QRT by then.

HF Report

All bands have varied during the week, from very poor to moderate.

7Mhz.Reports > 100km.

On Wednesday I did receive over 3000 reports while I was operating, alas I had very few DX reports. One from ZL and BA, and four from VK. The best day was Saturday (yesterday), with a good number of reports from VK and PY. Also on Saturday a report was received from Q13NV (JO71) at 09:46, which a balloon, these are normally sent up by station in PY or VK.

14Mhz. Reports > 3000km.

The band is opening to North America later in the day, as we move into shorter daylight hours. However Tuesday and Wednesday I had the highest number of reports back, from North America. Reports have come back from PY and VK every day, with Saturday seeing the best of the catch.

18Mhz. Reports > 3000km.

Some days I have had only one report, that was from a station over 3000km away. Best day was Sunday, with only reports from Brazil and Tuesday with a lot of reports from North America and some from Brazil.

21Mhz Reports > 1000km.

Mainly reports from European station, with two reports from North America on Monday at 11:34.

28Mhz. Reports > 500km.

European stations only all week. The best number of reports was on Thursday.