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WSPR - 60m BAND - 05-06/05/2017

WSPR 60m (5.1 - 5.4 MHz) band activity data recorded for 2 x 24 hour period on the 05-06/05/2017


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Data from the WSPR web site relating to monitoring and transmission from VK6YSF Northam Western Australia.

WSPR Frequency: Dial 5.2872 MHz USB (occupied bandwidth 5.2886 - 5.2888 MHz)

Grid location: OF88II

Local Time = +8:00 hours (0:00 = 8:00AM)

Recieve only

SSN (Sun Spot Number): 45 - 38

Equipment: TS-930 at 5W, Radio computer interface

Antenna: Multi-band dipole with T-Match tuner and 4-1 Current Balun

 

WSPR 60m band activity data recorded for 2 x 24 hour period on the 5-6/05/2017 showing SNR against UTC time, Vertical axis = dB below the noise floor. 

 

WSPR 60m band activity data recorded for 2 x 24 hour period on the 5-6/05/2017 showing distance in km against UTC time.

Vertical axis = km

 

WSPR data has been graphed using Excel. Horizontal axis = UTC Time, Vertical axis = dB below the noise floor.

ZS1OA

Distance: 8775km

Grid location: JF95fx

dBm: 37

 

WSPR data has been graphed using Excel. Horizontal axis = UTC Time, Vertical axis = dB below the noise floor.

ZS6KN

Distance: 8775km

Grid location: JF95fx

dBm: 37

 

WSPR data has been graphed using Excel. Horizontal axis = UTC Time, Vertical axis = dB below the noise floor.

ZS6SRL

Distance: 8421km

Grid location: KG33wv

dBm: 37

 

  

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VK6YSF JS8Call and Olivia 8/250 operations.

Current activity is generally focused - though not restricted to - JS8Call operations on the 20, 30m, and 40m bands.

Olivia 8/250 is used occasionally on the 20m band.

Proposed band and mode activity is often communicated on HamSpots: https://hamspots.net/js8/ or my profile on 

X: https://x.com/vk6ysf97230 .  

Post date: 29 July 2026

 

Local Repeaters

Repeaters Page Updated - Expanded and refreshed information on VHF and UHF repeaters across Western Australia's Central Coast, Perth, the Avon Valley, and the Peel region. New AllStar Link information has also been added, including linked repeater details and gateway information across the State.

See: https://vk6ysf.com/local_repeaters.htm 

Post date: 27 July 2026

 

MARMOTSat

Amateur radio CubeSat now successfully in orbit

Payload includes:
145.875 MHz – AX.25 packet digipeater
436.125 MHz – Telemetry & command (digital)
29.410 MHz – CW telemetry beacon, DVB-S2 experiments.

https://marmotsat.ca
https://www.propagationlab.ca/satellite/

Tracking: SatNOGS DB - MARMOTSat

Post date: 29 July 2026

Western Australian SSTV net 

Popular Western Australian SSTV net for both digital and anolog SSTV.

Generally found at 7214.0kHz LSB every afternoon from 08:00 UTC (4:00pm WST)

For more details: https://www.wasstv.net/wasstv.net/index.html

Post date: 8 December 2025

 

VK6MJM LF (136kHz) and MF (474kHz) Beacon

VK6MJM is a  LF/MF station located in Manjimup, Western Australia.

Common Mode: FST4W 300 (Similar to WSPR)  

Note: other modes and sub-modes may be used.

Station details were presented by Peter Hall (VK6HP) at PerthTech 2024.Presentation PDF: Peter Hall VK6HP at PerthTech

QRZ Page: VK6MJM on QRZ.com

Post date: 10 March 2025

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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