WSPR Spots: WA2YUN from an interesting location…

Published on 2009-02-13 by Mark VandeWettering

This morning began like any other. I logged in, checked my email, and searched wsprnet.org for WSPR spots of my beacon, to see if any unusual callsigns have shown up overnight. I saw that ZL3IN managed to spot me overnight (I’ve gotten him a few times), but I also saw WA2YUN, reporting me from grid square RK39hh. RK39hh? Where the heck is that?

It turns out it’s Wake Island.

It’s a tiny coral atoll in the Pacific, only a couple miles across, and has played an interesting role in the history of the United States, particularly during the Second World War. I find it very cool that Colin is over there, running a WSPR listener.

<th>
  Call
</th>

<th>
  MHz
</th>

<th>
  SNR
</th>

<th>
  Drift
</th>

<th>
  Grid
</th>

<th>
  Pwr
</th>

<th>
  Reporter
</th>

<th>
  RGrid
</th>

<th>
  km
</th>

<th>
  az
</th>

<td align='left'>
  &nbsp;K6HX&nbsp;
</td>

<td align='right'>
  &nbsp;10.140133&nbsp;
</td>

<td align='right'>
  &nbsp;-33&nbsp;
</td>

<td align='right'>
  &nbsp;0&nbsp;
</td>

<td align='left'>
  &nbsp;CM87ux&nbsp;
</td>

<td align='right'>
  &nbsp;2&nbsp;
</td>

<td align='left'>
  &nbsp;WA2YUN&nbsp;
</td>

<td align='left'>
  &nbsp;RK39hh&nbsp;
</td>

<td align='right'>
  &nbsp;7072&nbsp;
</td>

<td align='right'>
  &nbsp;275&nbsp;
</td>

<td align='left'>
  &nbsp;K6HX&nbsp;
</td>

<td align='right'>
  &nbsp;10.140133&nbsp;
</td>

<td align='right'>
  &nbsp;-23&nbsp;
</td>

<td align='right'>
  &nbsp;0&nbsp;
</td>

<td align='left'>
  &nbsp;CM87ux&nbsp;
</td>

<td align='right'>
  &nbsp;2&nbsp;
</td>

<td align='left'>
  &nbsp;WA2YUN&nbsp;
</td>

<td align='left'>
  &nbsp;RK39hh&nbsp;
</td>

<td align='right'>
  &nbsp;7072&nbsp;
</td>

<td align='right'>
  &nbsp;275&nbsp;
</td>

<td align='left'>
  &nbsp;K6HX&nbsp;
</td>

<td align='right'>
  &nbsp;10.140133&nbsp;
</td>

<td align='right'>
  &nbsp;-24&nbsp;
</td>

<td align='right'>
  &nbsp;0&nbsp;
</td>

<td align='left'>
  &nbsp;CM87ux&nbsp;
</td>

<td align='right'>
  &nbsp;2&nbsp;
</td>

<td align='left'>
  &nbsp;WA2YUN&nbsp;
</td>

<td align='left'>
  &nbsp;RK39hh&nbsp;
</td>

<td align='right'>
  &nbsp;7072&nbsp;
</td>

<td align='right'>
  &nbsp;275&nbsp;
</td>

<td align='left'>
  &nbsp;K6HX&nbsp;
</td>

<td align='right'>
  &nbsp;10.140133&nbsp;
</td>

<td align='right'>
  &nbsp;-21&nbsp;
</td>

<td align='right'>
  &nbsp;0&nbsp;
</td>

<td align='left'>
  &nbsp;CM87ux&nbsp;
</td>

<td align='right'>
  &nbsp;2&nbsp;
</td>

<td align='left'>
  &nbsp;WA2YUN&nbsp;
</td>

<td align='left'>
  &nbsp;RK39hh&nbsp;
</td>

<td align='right'>
  &nbsp;7072&nbsp;
</td>

<td align='right'>
  &nbsp;275&nbsp;
</td>

<td align='left'>
  &nbsp;K6HX&nbsp;
</td>

<td align='right'>
  &nbsp;10.140133&nbsp;
</td>

<td align='right'>
  &nbsp;-28&nbsp;
</td>

<td align='right'>
  &nbsp;0&nbsp;
</td>

<td align='left'>
  &nbsp;CM87ux&nbsp;
</td>

<td align='right'>
  &nbsp;2&nbsp;
</td>

<td align='left'>
  &nbsp;WA2YUN&nbsp;
</td>

<td align='left'>
  &nbsp;RK39hh&nbsp;
</td>

<td align='right'>
  &nbsp;7072&nbsp;
</td>

<td align='right'>
  &nbsp;275&nbsp;
</td>

<td align='left'>
  &nbsp;K6HX&nbsp;
</td>

<td align='right'>
  &nbsp;10.140133&nbsp;
</td>

<td align='right'>
  &nbsp;-32&nbsp;
</td>

<td align='right'>
  &nbsp;0&nbsp;
</td>

<td align='left'>
  &nbsp;CM87ux&nbsp;
</td>

<td align='right'>
  &nbsp;2&nbsp;
</td>

<td align='left'>
  &nbsp;WA2YUN&nbsp;
</td>

<td align='left'>
  &nbsp;RK39hh&nbsp;
</td>

<td align='right'>
  &nbsp;7072&nbsp;
</td>

<td align='right'>
  &nbsp;275&nbsp;
</td>