(Screen grab of logged contacts from GridTracker)
It's been a busy week with the radio, testing out the BBTD antenna. I really could not have expected anything like the results I've had. A quick search around the bands revealed the propagation was in and out for voice contacts, so I stuck to digital FT8. Also, at weekends I find it difficult to find casual users of the bands because they all seem to be swamped with contests. FT8 digital is designed for weak signal communications so I don't know precisely what I am achieving here. I started off making lots of contacts around continental Europe. I do have a limit on the power I can use, so even these contacts were remarkable to me. I could see markers popping up in USA, Africa, Brazil and South Asia which I thought were out of reach for me. However, one day I decided to persist with trying to contact them and it started to pay off. Finally, by the end of this week I had managed to contact USA several times, Brazil and even Japan (I really have put some hours in though!). The map above shows all the contacts I have made. You can also check them out on my contacts page in detail. Good luck with your DXing.
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