Category Archives: Data

SCC RTTY Championship 2017

Posted on August 27, 2017 by g6nhu

It’s been some considerable time since I put in any serious contest entry and I’ve been looking for the chance to do it for a few weeks.  I sorted out my data problems a while ago and have been happily … Continue reading →

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A detailed look at three different methods of operating the low power WSPR mode

Posted on August 19, 2017 by g6nhu

There seems to have been an upsurge in people operating WSPR recently.  Barely a day goes by (sometimes barely an hour) without someone posting a map of where their signals have been received on Twitter.  When I first started experimenting … Continue reading →

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A new challenge – DXCC on 17m using FT8

Posted on August 16, 2017 by g6nhu

It’s been a while since I set myself a challenge and so it’s time for a new one. Despite my initial misgivings, I’ve decided that I do actually quite enjoy operating FT8. I’m attempting to work DXCC on 17m using … Continue reading →

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Installing a new external ADS-B receiver

Posted on July 29, 2017 by g6nhu

Not long after my last post on this subject, back in January, the preamp I had mounted in the box at the top of 30ft of pole strapped to the side of my house failed and I was forced to … Continue reading →

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FT8 – The latest data mode

Posted on July 20, 2017 by g6nhu

I’ve posted a lot about the low power, low signal modes, JT65 and JT9 in the past and now there’s a new kid on the block. This one is called FT8 which stands for ‘Franke and Taylor, 8-FSK modulation’, developed … Continue reading →

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What can be achieved in twelve hours of 20m JT65/JT9?

Posted on May 1, 2017 by g6nhu

WSPR is great, I enjoy running WSPR and seeing how far I can transmit using very low power but there are a couple of drawbacks.  I appreciate this will sound as though I’m knocking WSPR but trust me, I’m really not. … Continue reading →

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Returning to data modes after an enforced break

Posted on April 16, 2017 by g6nhu

My shack computer is an Apple iMac.  For a few years, I’ve operated a lot of data modes and been very successful in data contests.  I’ve always enjoyed data modes and in 2012 I operated GO6NHU to celebrate the London 2012 Olympics … Continue reading →

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