Mount Evelyn DX Report

REVIEW: THE ZACHTEK WSPR TRANSMITTER Over the last two weeks, I have been enjoying a new toy! And my new toy has been heard around the world....with only 0.3 watts of power into dipole antennas! This my video review of the well-designed, beautifully constructed and easy-to-use ZachTek WSPR transmitter. I think I will be buying another one of these!! 73 and good DX to you all! Rob Wagner VK3BVW CLICK HERE for VK3BVW Live Stream (Clublog)   Subscribe!! Follow @robvk3bvw QRZ callsign lookup: Search Callsign lookups provided by qrz.com © Rob Wagner, Mount Evelyn DX Report, and contributors 2012-2019

DXing by window light while all the big toys stay silent! WHEN THE LOCAL RFI DISAPPEARS On October 14, from 2200 UTC (9:00am Australian Eastern Daylight Time), the mains power was out of service in our area due to maintenance. This occurs every now and again. And while it causes some minor disruptions to daily life for a few hours, it does present a golden opportunity to enjoy some time at the radio, without the usual plethora of man-made noise sources that are ever-present in our neighbourhood. Advance notice of power outages is provided by the power company with, of course, the exception of sudden unexpected outages caused by storms, fallen trees, etc. When there is a maintenance outage, I am usually prepared with my trusty sealed lead acid battery to power one of the "big" radios in the shack. but on this occasion, I just didn't get around to putting my plan into place. So I pulled out the reliable Tecsun PL-680 portable receiver, plugged in the shack anten...