Alex KR1ST (he/him) on Nostr: I always get a kick out of when folks use unusual means to play around on VHF+. This ...
I always get a kick out of when folks use unusual means to play around on VHF+. This station is 106mi/170km from me and received my 2m FT8 signal using OpenWebRX and an 80m loop. Of course, it could be that the reporting info in WSJT-X is incorrect and this person is really suing a different antenna. I should email that person to see what's going on. I myself have used an 80m dipole on 2m before.
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