Locked Np FT8 on 40? #band #FT8
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Jim Robinson
Strangely, for at least the last 3 weeks, I've
been unable to find FT8 activity (or any activity for that
matter) on 7.071 or 7.074. I have tuned there during both day
and nighttime hours using two different transceivers and am
basically greeted with the sound of silence. The problem isn't
with the transceivers because on both, 40 is otherwise alive and
well. What's going on?
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On 10/06/2021 16:47, Jim Robinson wrote:
Strangely, for at least the last 3 weeks, I've been unable to find FT8 activity (or any activity for that matter) on 7.071 or 7.074. I have tuned there during both day and nighttime hours using two different transceivers and am basically greeted with the sound of silence. The problem isn't with the transceivers because on both, 40 is otherwise alive and well. What's going on?Hi Jim, is you rig on USB? 73 Bill G4WJS. |
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William Smith
Try calling CQ? Is your antenna OK?
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William Smith ComputerSmiths Consulting, Inc. w_smith@... On Jun 10, 2021, at 11:53 AM, Jim Robinson <w5zyx@...> wrote:
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Lots of FT8 on 40M in the evening and night time hours. Do you have the correct mode set up in your rig? Correct sideband? I assume that you listened as well, however with the wrong mode, the frequency will be off enough to not allow you to hear the FT8 traffic. |
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Darl DEEDS
There has been activity so my first choice would be to be on 7074 and make sure its USB. If your on LSB you may not here anything.
Darl NA8W
From: Jim Robinson
Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2021 11:52 To: main@WSJTX.groups.io Subject: [WSJTX] Np FT8 on 40? #band #ft8
Strangely, for at least the last 3 weeks, I've been unable to find FT8 activity (or any activity for that matter) on 7.071 or 7.074. I have tuned there during both day and nighttime hours using two different transceivers and
am basically greeted with the sound of silence. The problem isn't with the transceivers because on both, 40 is otherwise alive and well. What's going on?
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After calling some cq does your callsign show on pskreporter? 73
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Brian Stucker
Definitely an equipment situation. There has been lots of activity on 40M. Even during the last geomagnetic storm we had a month ago or so I could copy a few stations on 40M (although admittedly is was just a few). If you can be heard on PSK then you are TXing on USB. I would check that you don’t have any attenuators set on your rig that may be killing you on RX for 40. If you can hear on 20, and be heard on 40, and assuming you’re using the same antenna for both (and that the antenna is not terribly compromised on 40) I would look at your rig as suspect. Maybe you set a filter for CW and forgot or something along those lines. You can pick up some FT-8 on 40M most nights with a bit of wire laying on the ground connected to the center pin of your coax. 73, Brian - KB2S On Thu, Jun 10, 2021 at 12:13 PM Anthony - N1IG via groups.io <n1ig=protonmail.com@groups.io> wrote: just checked PSKreporter, and it said that you were seen 2 minutes ago, but did not show a location. |
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