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Most hams are probably familiar with the space weather propagation widgets (see below) and may consult them when getting on the air. Many hams embed them on their QRZ or other webpages. These tools are useful in a general sense to see which bands might be open and whether solar emissions are adversely affecting propagation….
This month we take a look at some tips for correctly logging QSOs made during portable operations I had done about 15 POTA activations from 6 different parks before learning about creating station locations. Using station locations provides more accurate QSO data to LoTW. In talking about this with fellow hams, I found that it…
WSPR – Weak Signal Propagation Reporter Jim Edmondson, N5JGE WSPR stands for Weak Signal Propagation Reporter. It is one of the modes available in the popular WSJT-X software used by many hams for FT8 digital communication. If you have setup your radio and computer to run FT8, you are ready to try WSPR. WSPR was…
Jim Edmondson, N5JGE, 2022-11 This article will start with some perspective on the history of digital (or data) modes and then discuss the recent development of a new digital mode based on the Vara software modems in more detail. Digital modes have been used by hams in many different forms for a very long time….