14MHz WSPR

Far too busy with non-radio things these days, but some interesting results from 14MHz WSPR during the past days.

Quite unusually, my 1W was heard by ZL2005SWL on the northern part of the North Island, at 21:52 (-30dB) and 22:16UT (-26dB) on 13/04. The propagation route is indicated by Proppy HF's output as a very weak 'leakage' into daylight at ZL, perhaps along the long path.  But with ZL being essentially at the antipodean point for the UK, the short path is also a possibility - as is a combination of the two paths.

 

In other news, DP0POL, the RV Polarstern, is now well on her way back to Europe after a mission to Antarctica.  Nice to see the track plotted out in terms of WSPR spots, which occur during evening and morning greylines:

RV Polarstern WSPR receptions 13-14/04/2021.

I'll leave you with a view from a quick walk up a local mountain yesterday morning - Moel Siabod (872m).  F-15 aircraft were busy on low level work, too!