WSPR - An Introduction for Beginners | WSJT-X Ham Radio

[@indridcold8433]

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.

[@HamRadioDX]

Awesome!

[@ad4hx480]

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

[@HamRadioDX]

Thank you John 👍

[@GordonHudson]

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]

Thank you! I’m glad they have helped 👍

[@dawgrules1]

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 !

[@HamRadioDX]

Thanks and welcome, I appreciate that mate!

[@amham48]

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!

[@gregwalker154]

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.

[@HamRadioDX]

Thanks mate, glad they helped you out!

[@michaeldunleavy2274]

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]

I appreciate that! Thank you for the kind comments Michael.

[@g0nad716]

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.

[@HamRadioDX]

Thank you Richard I appreciate it 👍

[@Hungry_Hunter]

A very accurate and interesting description of a fascinating area of amateur radio.

[@HamRadioDX]

Thanks Gavin 👍

[@JonFlyTV]

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

[@HamRadioDX]

No worries Jon! Thank you for the comment and good stuff with your work and EFHW! Enjoy! 73

[@hs0zcw]

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

[@mikeramsey9747]

I definitely appreciate your video, I finally configured WSPR correctly so that other stations are hearing me.

[@HamRadioDX]

Great to hear and glad it helped!

[@gaptastic]

Thank you so much for a clear and concise overview of WSPR! Your tutorials always make me learn more!

[@HamRadioDX]

Thanks Gaptastic, really appreciate it!

[@billbones9635]

Many thanks, got my IC-7600 setup and working, now able to compare my long wire against my 6BTV

[@HamRadioDX]

Glad it helped

[@jordanclarke2996]

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]

Great to hear! Have fun experimenting

[@lowrybrock8272]

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

[@HamRadioDX]

Thanks you Lowry. I appreciate the comment and great your station was showed on the map! 73 mate

[@Photomanguru]

You are really good at this!

[@HamRadioDX]

Thanks

[@janetwinslow2039]

A very clear description from an unusually handsome radio enthusiast! I might try it with my KX3. Thank you.

[@HamRadioDX]

Haha thanks Janet!

[@CritelliLaw]

Excellent intro to WSPR and is very professionally produced. Thanks 73 K0pcg

[@HamRadioDX]

Thanks 👍

[@a4jsa]

Thanks for the video. It took me only 20 min to get it set up and running😃

[@HamRadioDX]

Awesome Jan!

[@magpack9]

Now I have a better understating on how to use WSPR ~ Gr8 Job!!

[@eddy2561]

Great video....well done. Nice to find a ham that really understands WSPR and FT8....../K6SDW

[@HamRadioDX]

Thanks EA!

[@lyledal]

Just missed the premier. Here for Team Replay!

[@HamRadioDX]

Thanks Lionel!

[@Wingrider07]

Excellent tutorial. I learned and I enjoyed.

[@Oregun]

Thank you! I just got it working with your instructions. Very cool!

[@HamRadioDX]

Glad it helped!

[@Cheeseoverdose]

I made it into the video 🤣 6m has been pretty interesting this season

[@HamRadioDX]

ZL4JW?

[@Cheeseoverdose]

@@HamRadioDX nah, NJR. Just on the map at the beginning 😂. I’m actually not sure we’ve ever decoded each other

[@HamRadioDX]

Haha sweet!

[@DonzLockz]

Great info and very interesting, so much to learn but I am, slowly. :)

[@HamRadioDX]

Take your time 👍

[@alessandrotonina3595]

Clear concise, very good video.

[@HamRadioDX]

Thanks!

[@mewrongway]

Thanks Hayden, Your video is so helpful!

[@HamRadioDX]

Glad it was helpful, thanks mate!

[@peterrentsch4637]

Thank you for an excellent video.

[@HamRadioDX]

Thanks Peter for the kind comments and for watching

[@MW6PNW]

Very interesting and well set out. Your explanation was superb. Thank you.

[@HamRadioDX]

Thank you for your kind words Paul, glad you enjoyed it and it helped. 73

[@Jonny10001]

Excellent job of explaining WSPR +++

[@HamRadioDX]

Thanks Jonny 👍

[@herrwabbaloo937]

Thanks very much, great video. I just upgraded from WSPR 2.0 to WSJT-X to use WSPR, your video was perfect. Jeff, KF5KWO

[@epz8347]

Great job. Thank you.

[@HamRadioDX]

Thank you for watching!

[@ChiliBass]

Excellent introduction - thank you!

[@HamRadioDX]

Thank you 😁

[@DoronTirkel]

Thank you! 4X4XM, Doron

[@danielblake704]

Excellent tutorial this help me out a lot thank you 🙏

[@HamRadioDX]

Thanks Daniel 👍

[@HumanTimeMachine]

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]

I have two transmitters running on 6m at the same time, at different locations (you can see the grid has changed between reports).

[@bhproductions1061]

Hello I’m new to your channel and I already like it it’s pretty cool

[@HamRadioDX]

Thanks for subbing and watching mate!

[@007reason]

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

[@robinmcknight3731]

Thanks

[@pupeno]

I believe Windows 10 does time synchronization natively.

[@mattghoward]

Great job

[@HamRadioDX]

Thanks

[@rayharkins9564]

Where would I find information about the meaning of a different color lines connecting the signals

[@philipdhiatt]

Great video, thanks for the info, K4HIA, 73

[@HamRadioDX]

Glad it was helpful!

[@erikswanenberg8719]

thanks for this explanation, great video as always 73 PD1EBS

[@HamRadioDX]

No problem 👍

[@jesseobrien5864]

We're the questions for the Ham test updated in July 2022 or what?

[@lmychajluk]

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)?

[@saltire546]

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.

[@johnorchard6158]

Thank you very much for your video. Very well done. 73 VE3JLO

[@HamRadioDX]

Thank you very much!

[@rodmedew]

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]

I just checked ( old age) this is a FM transceiver

[@BastHoen]

Excellent video, thank you. 73 Bas PA5BAS

[@HamRadioDX]

Many thanks!

[@peterpan3634]

can we use this technology to find missing people

[@HamRadioDX]

Not unless they have a transmitter with them on their person no

[@donaldsmith3048]

If I set FT8 will that set WSPR or are they set different?

[@HamRadioDX]

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.

[@donaldsmith3048]

I have been running WSPR for days and like the way my 5 wats get out. 73 W4DES@@HamRadioDX

[@CatDaddySteve]

FLIGHT MH370 has been tracked to it's crash sight via WSPR

[@jamesrandazzo6427]

why i dont like that sait

[@danielkingshott2659]

You know that almost all modern windows and mac computers use NTP by default?

[@HamRadioDX]

And how often are they set to update?

[@danielkingshott2659]

@@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]

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]

Thanks mate, glad it helped!

[@kisho2679]

do you need a licence to send WSPR?

[@HamRadioDX]

Yes you do. But you don't need one to receive

[@parrettfamily4041]

Anybody here bc of mh370?

[@mihirjog2707]

✔️

[@mn1178]

✋🏻

[@vkamateur]

Isn't it speed dating? AFAF ;)

[@HamRadioDX]

No, that’s FT8 ;)

[@vkamateur]

@@HamRadioDX My mistake. Hard to understand what the guru calls them now days - the latest advice is almost incoherent.

[@HamRadioDX]

😂😂

[@truckinguy92]

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.

[@falconeaterf15]

Folks love their data.

[@grahamkent2868]

Don't criticize what you don't understand.

[@ess2870]

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]

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]

Great video for a newbie like me, thank you, VE7PJG!

[@HamRadioDX]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Ken-gx4pr]

I hear stations but no one is hearing me. Any ideas?

[@grahamkent2868]

Thanks Hayden for very informative video, cheers Graham vk7zgk

[@crazyham]

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]

No, just relative noise floor at that location, which can vary of course in each setup

[@crazyham]

@@HamRadioDX Ok, Thank You so much for the info mate ⚡🙏⚡