The beauty of this happens to be that you do not have to be an amateur radio operator to enjoy this incredible mode. Using a cheap scanner, or SDR, and the software, you can monitor contacts. Choose a station in your Maidenhead grid and you can see what they are receiving on the map! This is very curious and enjoyable, for just radio hobbyist, like myself, that do not hold a license. Using a piece of wire in the attic that I put all around the edge of the attic feeding into an obsolete Kenwood antenna tuner I bought at a rummage sale, I can monitor very interesting connections. Of course, I can not transmit. But that is because I am not licensed nor have a transmitter. I find this rather relaxing and interesting at the same time. It is almost addictive.
@HamRadioDX10 ай бұрын
Awesome!
@GordonHudson Жыл бұрын
I can't praise your videos enough. Your FT-8 one got me up and running last week and this one has explained WSPR better than anything else out there. GM4SVM
@HamRadioDX Жыл бұрын
Thank you! I’m glad they have helped 👍
@ad4hx4802 жыл бұрын
Thanks for a very informative explanation about wspr. Im 84 years young and need step by step instruction. You do an outstaining job !!! 73 from John AD4HX
@HamRadioDX2 жыл бұрын
Thank you John 👍
@amham48 Жыл бұрын
I've been fumbling with this mode for quite a while now and have wondered about the many features. "RTFM" was never my strength so thank you for the great and detailed explanation. Now I have a clue!
@dawgrules12 ай бұрын
I'm a newb and I appreciate your videos, mostly because it's obvious you know what ur talking about and you know how to get the pertinent information across very well. Thanks from central AZ, USA ! Cheers !
@HamRadioDX2 ай бұрын
Thanks and welcome, I appreciate that mate!
@g0nad7162 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video, I’ve been using WSPR and WSJTX for a number of years and yet learnt at lest three new ideas from your video. Top man, thank you.
@HamRadioDX2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Richard I appreciate it 👍
@gregwalker1546 ай бұрын
G'day Hayden. Your videos are EXCELLANT! Got me set up on FT8 on my IC-7300 in no time flat. Will be doing WSPR this weekend. Keep up the great work.
@HamRadioDX6 ай бұрын
Thanks mate, glad they helped you out!
@Hungry_Hunter2 жыл бұрын
A very accurate and interesting description of a fascinating area of amateur radio.
@HamRadioDX2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Gavin 👍
@michaeldunleavy2274 Жыл бұрын
Another great 'how to' step by step. Keep up the great work. One of the differences between you and others is you talk at a level everyone can understand, you literally guide ys through each step at a pace we can follow and mimic AND most importantly you don't skip steps and it works! What a concept! Imagine how much more informative you tube would be if others followed that basic principal? Thank you very much!
@HamRadioDX Жыл бұрын
I appreciate that! Thank you for the kind comments Michael.
@hs0zcw2 жыл бұрын
As a ham radio operator. i have used this technology and find it useful for world wide predictions, especially if using numerous reports--- works great
@JonFlyTV2 жыл бұрын
What a wonderful new mode I have discovered! Thank you so much for this extremely informative video. Work allowed me to put a EFHW for 10-15-20-40 and I really was curious how it was performing. The WSPR map showing all the details! Thank you Hayden! 73 de Jon K7CO
@HamRadioDX2 жыл бұрын
No worries Jon! Thank you for the comment and good stuff with your work and EFHW! Enjoy! 73
@gaptastic2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for a clear and concise overview of WSPR! Your tutorials always make me learn more!
@HamRadioDX2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Gaptastic, really appreciate it!
@Photomanguru Жыл бұрын
You are really good at this!
@HamRadioDX Жыл бұрын
Thanks
@billbones9635 Жыл бұрын
Many thanks, got my IC-7600 setup and working, now able to compare my long wire against my 6BTV
@HamRadioDX Жыл бұрын
Glad it helped
@mikeramsey974711 ай бұрын
I definitely appreciate your video, I finally configured WSPR correctly so that other stations are hearing me.
@HamRadioDX11 ай бұрын
Great to hear and glad it helped!
@jordanclarke2996 Жыл бұрын
Mate thank you Great video! Gave it ago and then spent the entire day trying different types of wire configurations etc on my DIY endfed. I was impressed to see from VK3 I was heard in VK7 , NZ & San Francisco with the ic7300 turned down to 1% rf power!
@HamRadioDX Жыл бұрын
Great to hear! Have fun experimenting
@lowrybrock82722 жыл бұрын
Great video!! Thank you for showing the map in the beginning and showing my station. K4RUR. I keep WSPR running on 30M most of the time. Really enjoy your channel! 73
@HamRadioDX2 жыл бұрын
Thanks you Lowry. I appreciate the comment and great your station was showed on the map! 73 mate
@janetwinslow20392 жыл бұрын
A very clear description from an unusually handsome radio enthusiast! I might try it with my KX3. Thank you.
@HamRadioDX2 жыл бұрын
Haha thanks Janet!
@CritelliLaw Жыл бұрын
Excellent intro to WSPR and is very professionally produced. Thanks 73 K0pcg
@HamRadioDX Жыл бұрын
Thanks 👍
@magpack92 жыл бұрын
Now I have a better understating on how to use WSPR ~ Gr8 Job!!
@a4jsa2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video. It took me only 20 min to get it set up and running😃
@HamRadioDX2 жыл бұрын
Awesome Jan!
@Wingrider07 Жыл бұрын
Excellent tutorial. I learned and I enjoyed.
@eddy25612 жыл бұрын
Great video....well done. Nice to find a ham that really understands WSPR and FT8....../K6SDW
@HamRadioDX2 жыл бұрын
Thanks EA!
@lyledal2 жыл бұрын
Just missed the premier. Here for Team Replay!
@HamRadioDX2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Lionel!
@herrwabbaloo937 Жыл бұрын
Thanks very much, great video. I just upgraded from WSPR 2.0 to WSJT-X to use WSPR, your video was perfect. Jeff, KF5KWO
@Oregun2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I just got it working with your instructions. Very cool!
@HamRadioDX2 жыл бұрын
Glad it helped!
@peterrentsch46372 жыл бұрын
Thank you for an excellent video.
@HamRadioDX2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Peter for the kind comments and for watching
@alessandrotonina35952 жыл бұрын
Clear concise, very good video.
@HamRadioDX2 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@mewrongway2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Hayden, Your video is so helpful!
@HamRadioDX2 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful, thanks mate!
@epz83472 жыл бұрын
Great job. Thank you.
@HamRadioDX2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for watching!
@MW6PNW2 жыл бұрын
Very interesting and well set out. Your explanation was superb. Thank you.
@HamRadioDX2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your kind words Paul, glad you enjoyed it and it helped. 73
@ChiliBass2 жыл бұрын
Excellent introduction - thank you!
@HamRadioDX2 жыл бұрын
Thank you 😁
@Jonny100012 жыл бұрын
Excellent job of explaining WSPR +++
@HamRadioDX2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Jonny 👍
@DoronTirkel6 ай бұрын
Thank you! 4X4XM, Doron
@Cheeseoverdose2 жыл бұрын
I made it into the video 🤣 6m has been pretty interesting this season
@HamRadioDX2 жыл бұрын
ZL4JW?
@Cheeseoverdose2 жыл бұрын
@@HamRadioDX nah, NJR. Just on the map at the beginning 😂. I’m actually not sure we’ve ever decoded each other
@HamRadioDX2 жыл бұрын
Haha sweet!
@danielblake7042 жыл бұрын
Excellent tutorial this help me out a lot thank you 🙏
@HamRadioDX2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Daniel 👍
@DonzLockz2 жыл бұрын
Great info and very interesting, so much to learn but I am, slowly. :)
@HamRadioDX2 жыл бұрын
Take your time 👍
@robinmcknight37319 ай бұрын
Thanks
@bhproductions10612 жыл бұрын
Hello I’m new to your channel and I already like it it’s pretty cool
@HamRadioDX2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for subbing and watching mate!
@mattghoward2 жыл бұрын
Great job
@HamRadioDX2 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@pupeno Жыл бұрын
I believe Windows 10 does time synchronization natively.
@HumanTimeMachine Жыл бұрын
Could you please clarify at 16:56 you heard the call sign at 1725km distance and the same call sign heard you at 1753 km . My question is I noticed the grid is different. But how did the grid change 28 km distance in seconds?
@HamRadioDX Жыл бұрын
I have two transmitters running on 6m at the same time, at different locations (you can see the grid has changed between reports).
@007reason Жыл бұрын
Is the 9700 the same as the 7300 with access to the 2meter bands. If so, makes sense to pay the extra for the 9700
@jesseobrien58642 жыл бұрын
We're the questions for the Ham test updated in July 2022 or what?
@lmychajluk2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video! I tried WSPR to check the local RF propagation of my WIresX Node, but it seems like no one in my area (no one?) is listening for WSPR on 2M. Also, at 11:30, isn't that signal drifting higher (not lower)? It started (lower on the waterfall) at a lower frequency, and increased over time (as you move up the waterfall)?
@rayharkins95642 жыл бұрын
Where would I find information about the meaning of a different color lines connecting the signals
@philipdhiatt Жыл бұрын
Great video, thanks for the info, K4HIA, 73
@HamRadioDX Жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@saltire5462 жыл бұрын
My ic705 when set at 10 watts on wspr will only output 2-4 watts yet on ft8 it works fine 10watts out put any ideas what is going on.
@erikswanenberg87192 жыл бұрын
thanks for this explanation, great video as always 73 PD1EBS
@HamRadioDX2 жыл бұрын
No problem 👍
@johnorchard6158 Жыл бұрын
Thank you very much for your video. Very well done. 73 VE3JLO
@HamRadioDX Жыл бұрын
Thank you very much!
@rodmedew Жыл бұрын
Great video and really well presented. I have a few rigs but I want to use the Wouxun KG-UV95OP which is not listed in the pull down in settings-radio. Any way I can use this rig on WSJT x
@rodmedew Жыл бұрын
I just checked ( old age) this is a FM transceiver
@BastHoen2 жыл бұрын
Excellent video, thank you. 73 Bas PA5BAS
@HamRadioDX2 жыл бұрын
Many thanks!
@peterpan36342 ай бұрын
can we use this technology to find missing people
@HamRadioDX2 ай бұрын
Not unless they have a transmitter with them on their person no
@donaldsmith304811 ай бұрын
If I set FT8 will that set WSPR or are they set different?
@HamRadioDX11 ай бұрын
They are different. I use separate configurations for FT8 and WSPR in WSJT-X and then switch between the two when I want to change modes. That way it keeps my waterfall and all settings as I like them setup.
@donaldsmith304811 ай бұрын
I have been running WSPR for days and like the way my 5 wats get out. 73 W4DES@@HamRadioDX
@jamesrandazzo64272 жыл бұрын
why i dont like that sait
@CatDaddySteve2 жыл бұрын
FLIGHT MH370 has been tracked to it's crash sight via WSPR
@danielkingshott2659 Жыл бұрын
You know that almost all modern windows and mac computers use NTP by default?
@HamRadioDX Жыл бұрын
And how often are they set to update?
@danielkingshott2659 Жыл бұрын
@@HamRadioDX on windows it appears at startup and every 7 days, clock drift shouldn't really be too much of an issue with any computer from the last 20 years. Personally, I use a 705 as a gps timesource on the Linux box it's connected to and that Linux laptop is the ntp server for my network.
@danielkingshott2659 Жыл бұрын
Huge fan of your videos btw, I was looking for a quick primer on wspr and you hit the nail on the head, your video on ft8 was super helpful.
@HamRadioDX Жыл бұрын
Thanks mate, glad it helped!
@kisho26792 жыл бұрын
do you need a licence to send WSPR?
@HamRadioDX2 жыл бұрын
Yes you do. But you don't need one to receive
@parrettfamily40415 ай бұрын
Anybody here bc of mh370?
@mihirjog27075 ай бұрын
✔️
@mn11782 ай бұрын
✋🏻
@vkamateur2 жыл бұрын
Isn't it speed dating? AFAF ;)
@HamRadioDX2 жыл бұрын
No, that’s FT8 ;)
@vkamateur2 жыл бұрын
@@HamRadioDX My mistake. Hard to understand what the guru calls them now days - the latest advice is almost incoherent.
@HamRadioDX2 жыл бұрын
😂😂
@truckinguy922 жыл бұрын
I will never understand the fascination with all of this digital stuff on the HF bands. I would imagine it’s fun to dabble in but to be totally on it and nothing else, I just don’t know. Yes you make up to 1000’s of contacts. But what’s the fun in that when the computers do all of the work. There just seems to be absolutely no challenge to it at all. It’s like fishing in a barrel. It may be fun catching the first few, after that it’s just boring.
@falconeaterf152 жыл бұрын
Folks love their data.
@grahamkent2868 Жыл бұрын
Don't criticize what you don't understand.
@ess2870 Жыл бұрын
What about soon to be silent keys that have loss of motor skills to lift a mic or physical disabilities that prevent a loud voice. They could contest with one hand, instead of sitting alone in their empty room....
@robertmartinsenlb8ci Жыл бұрын
Great for those of us with microphone anxiety. Personally I use mostly FT8 and it's great for testing all the antennas I love to build and experiment with.
@pgrundle Жыл бұрын
Great video for a newbie like me, thank you, VE7PJG!
@HamRadioDX Жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@Ken-gx4pr Жыл бұрын
I hear stations but no one is hearing me. Any ideas?
@grahamkent2868 Жыл бұрын
Thanks Hayden for very informative video, cheers Graham vk7zgk
@crazyham Жыл бұрын
May I ask? When it reports dB SNR does it give any idea as to what the Noise floor was? I am terrified of all digi modes especially as I am totally PC phobic haha but so many people keep insisting I use WSPR. I prefer Reverse Beaconing whilst monitoring on web SDR's where I can easily see the actual noise floor & also get a sense of the RX stations antenna sensitivity across the Band(s) etc.
@HamRadioDX Жыл бұрын
No, just relative noise floor at that location, which can vary of course in each setup
@crazyham Жыл бұрын
@@HamRadioDX Ok, Thank You so much for the info mate ⚡🙏⚡