More spots from W1BW…

September 27, 2008 | Amateur Radio | By: Mark VandeWettering

Well, I got bored trying to make PSK31 QSOs amidst all the RTTY contesters, so I flipped back to playing with my WSPR daemon. First thing, I got a spot from W1BW with an SNR of -18, so I flipped over to his visual MEPT spotter, and sure enough, here was the clear “MV” beacon. So, I reduced power to 0.5 watts, and tried again. WSPR didn’t come through, but you can just make out the MV at the right. That’s the difference that 10dB of power makes….