Hi there, in the early hours of this morning, I was tuning around longwave with the FROG-8800, whilst DXing FT8. Here's a nice clean signal from Polskie Radio, copied with the MegaLoop FX antenna. Great performance with this Bonito antenna on LW and through MW/HF. This one is coming to Brazil with me!
Recorded on 19/08/18 at 01:24 hrs UTC. Thanks for watching.
Hi there, here's another early QSO with 5 Watts TX power on the Elad and my wideband vertical. Another video to come with an operator much further afield.
Recorded in Oxford UK on 16/09/18 at 09:32 hrs UTC using an SE-X80 wideband vertical antenna. Thanks for watching.
Hi there, here's (I think) my second-ever FT8 QSO, with an operator in the Netherlands. The Elad has a maxium TX power of 5 Watts, so the ERP is going to be less than that. More to come. I know that FT8 has it's detractors, but it's brilliant for an M6 like me...although I'm not one to rest on my laurels lol. Intermediate has to come soon.
Recorded in Oxford UK on 16/09/18 at 09:07 hrs UTC using an SE-X80 wideband vertical antenna. Thanks for watching.
Hi there, there's lots to apologise about this video - there's very little audio because this happened in the middle of the night and I would get killed if I woke everyone up. Secondly, the camera work is a bit wobbly because I was half asleep lol. Anyway, it was great to finally complete my first QSO. You will see at 02:18 into the video how well my signal was being heard in Southern and Eastern Europe. Since this QSO, I've made another 7 and got my weak little signal as far as Ukraine.
Recorded in Oxford on 16/09/18 at 01:29 hrs UTC using an SE-X80 wideband vertical antenna.
Hi there, following my false start with FT8 and incorrectly recorded QSOs, I connected the Bonito NTi MegaLoop FX antenna to the Elad and recorded some decodes. On this morning, they were coming in thick and fast from all over Europe. My first actual QSO to come next.
Recorded in Oxford on 14/09/18 at 06:16 hrs UTC. Thanks for watching.
Hi there, I last copied this station with modulation/ faint audio at the end of March. This was a surprise and another great catch using the Bonito NTi MegaLoop FX antenna.
Recorded in Oxford UK on 30/08/18 at 00:32 hrs UTC using an Elad FDM DUO, Bonito GI300 galvanic isolator. Thanks for watching.
Hi there, it's been about 6 months since I last heard AIR Thiruvananthapuram with a good signal, so this catch was pleasing, particularly with the Bonito NTi MegaLoop FX antenna.
Recorded in Oxford UK on 28/08/18 at 00:53 hours UTC, using an Elad FDM DUO.
