WSPR Question

[csbjr16]

Hello To All. I am very new to WSPR.

My question is this: " according to the map shown, if I had my General, would my transmit actually reach the shown stations? If so, i would EXPEDITE MY LEARNING and Take The General. Right Now dealing with torn bicep and pain.
I have a MFJ-1910 Collapsible Fiberglass Pole and a about 25-26 foot radiator attached to a 4:1 unun and four 8 foot radials laying on concrete.

Thank You All In Advance
Blessings
KO6ABQ
73

 

[nd5y]

would my transmit actually reach the shown stations?

It depends on the frequency, time of day, time of year, sunspot cycle, your location and the other stations' locations.
On HF you can't work everyplace in the world all the time or at any random time.
There is software available that can predict when communications between two distant stations should be possible.

HF Propagation - The RadioReference Wiki

wiki.radioreference.com

 

[csbjr16]

Thank you! am I correct in thinking, "if at the time I get a "Ding" with WSPR, I should be able to at that moment? I really like experimenting with antennays. (My Slang. LOL).

Helps me to understand. I listen ALOT on my RSPdx. I am also in a Bad area (Electrical Lines everywhere!) And High Transmission Lines just East of me by the Long Beach Freeway.
Oh yeah, I have HAMDASH and HAMCLOCK running on A Pi4! I have monitored as many frequencies and RAG CHEWING since I was about 9 years old. LOL. Love IT
Thank You nd5y!!!!!!
Blessings and 73!

 

[nd5y]

Thank you! am I correct in thinking, "if at the time I get a "Ding" with WSPR, I should be able to at that moment?

Probably. If the propagation path is there then it depends on antennas, transmit power and receive noise level at each end.

 

[csbjr16]

Thank You Again!
I MUST Get MY General.
Capacitors in Parallel and Such kick my mentals butt! LOL, My dad was the Electronics Genius. Im The Mechanical Kind of Genius. LOL
I do not want to just remember the answers, I want to Know. How I was Raised.

Blessings Abound!
KO6ABQ 73

 

[jwt873]

WSPR is one way. The network consists of transmitting stations (beacons) and receiving stations. WSPR is a long duration (110.6 second) low bandwidth signal (6 Hz wide). On a band like 20 meters, you can normally reach anywhere in the world on one Watt or less. Many beacons run down in the mW range.

But since it's one way only it's only good for checking out antennas or checking propagation. (WSPR stands for Weak Signal Propagation Reporter). There's no way to have QSOs.

If you have an HF rig, you can copy WSPR stations using a program called WSJT-X. You can also transmit using that program once you get the correct license.

But, it can get boring fast. You might go on the air with 5 Watts and see that your being heard in Europe, Japan and Australia, but after a while this becomes a normal thing and most lose interest. (I went through that ) Still fun to try now and then..

EDIT Out of interest after this reply, I fired up WSJT and started listening to WSPR on 14095.6 Picked up a station in England (G1NNR) running 5W..