[VHFcontesting] 2M Prop

[Mark Spencer]

Am now monitoring 144.174 FT8 and have configured WSJT-x to feed spots to the PSK reporter.   Am beaming approx 134 degrees and will leave this running until at least Monday.


73

Mark S
VE7AFZ

mark at alignedsolutions.com
604 762 4099

> On Jun 21, 2018, at 8:41 AM, Mark Spencer <mark at alignedsolutions.com> wrote:
> 
> I found the network of stations listening on 50 MHz FT8 to be quite helpful when visiting remote locations earlier this year during the work week.   Even if there was no one around for a Qso, my CQ's often seemed to be picked up by a monitoring station and then posted via psk reporter.   This gives me some comfort that those sites actually had propagation paths to useful locations.
> 
> If anyone wants to try a similar approach on 144 MHz let me know off list and I expect I could set up a receiver on 144.174
> 
> 73
> 
> Mark S
> VE7AFZ
> 
> mark at alignedsolutions.com
> 604 762 4099
> 
>> On Jun 21, 2018, at 8:23 AM, Pat Patterson <ppattrsn at swbell.net> wrote:
>> 
>> Paul,
>> There was a presentation made at the VHF Forum at Dayton on building a VHF/UHF Reverse Beacon network "node".  N8UR described a scheme using RTL-SDR dongles and Alex, VE3NEA's CW Skimmer software to monitor the beacon segment of each bands, decode the received signals and post them to the RBN.    Tony, K8ZR, can probably provide a copy of the presentation or provide a link.  There are a couple of Beacon transmitters that offer CW and JT mode output.  Haven't seen any beacon scheme using FT8 but probably wouldn't be difficult to implement.
>> 
>> 73,
>> Pat, W5VY
>> 
>> Sent from my iPad
>> 
>>> On Jun 21, 2018, at 9:36 AM, Paul Rollinson <Paulrollinson at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Good morning all,
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> After yesterday's hot actively (Es) here in the northeast, I have activated
>>> my FT-8 software to monitor and report via PSKreporting.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> It should give info as to the propagation on a live basis (2 min delay).
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Does anyone know if there's a beacon mode using WSJT-X/FT8?
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Thanks,
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Paul Rollinson, KE1LI
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