Whisper from Johnson Road
July 2021
Judy and I took a walk on Johnson Road this afternoon. It was a
perfect summer outing.
I set up the tiny WSPR station and was heard in Hawaii, Denmark and
Scotland.
The WSPR station fits in a 3 X 5 box and easily slides into a
pocket. I use the SotaBeams 200 mw
transmitter on 20 meters and a half wave wire. The whole thing is
powered by an 18650 battery. I get
the exact time from my iPhone.
We stopped alongside a poplar tree and I tossed a line up. I was
transmitting
within a few minutes. I let it go for two cycles. Some of the
highlights are:
Hawaii 8023 km, Denmark 5832 km, Alaska 4247 km and Scotland 4788.
Here's the edited WSPR log:
CALL
GRID
KM
-----------------------------------------
KB9AMG EN52tx
1356
KE8JKU EM79ub
1167
N4XWC EM63nu
1700
N9JO EN61cn
1340
W4DJW EM84ux
1319
K5XL EM12kp
2524
OZ7IT JO65df
5832
K5RND/AG EM22
2379
KE7A EM12kx
2502
VE6EGN DO23qe
3297
KC8COM EM97kj
1052
WD4ELG FM06be
1076
KV0S EM38tv
1805
KFS CM87tj
4280
W1CLM EN50uc
1430
9Z4FV FK90gk
3807
K9DZT EN52wx
1336
GM0UDL IO77vo
4788
K4COD EM73sc
1607
K9AN EM85jw
1299
N8DMT EN52wa
1355
WU2V FM15il
1017
AC4DH EM92mg
1493
KG5ABO EM12hp
2543
KA9LHE EN70lx
1138
WD0E DM79qm
2765
N6GN/K DN70ll
2763
KA7OEI-1 DN31uo
3304
W8OQ EN72qe
1069
KG5UWB EM12jv
2514
KG5ZDA EM12qw
2467
K9YWO EN61fn
1320
KL7L BP51ip
5247
WD4ELG FM06be
1076
N8DMT EN52wa
1355
AI6VN/KH6 BL10rx 8023
KC8COM EM97kj
1052
WU2V FM15il
1017
KE7A EM12kx
2502
KB9AMG EN52tx
1356
KE0YBL EN13xp
1960
GM0UDL IO77vo
4788
KA7OEI-1 DN31uo
3304
N4XWC EM63nu
1700
9Z4FV FK90gk
3807
KA4PKB/0 EN41kf
1618
KV4XY EM75vu
1371
W1CLM EN50uc
1430
N9SD EN52ux
1349
Bringing the little WSPR station along for a walk is so simple. But
it adds
a lot of ham radio fun to the adventure.