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I live in the SW corner of rural Wisconsin. I use a Yaesu FT-991A 100 watt transceiver with a ZS6BKW flat top dipole antenna 30 feet high. During the Nov 7 boot camp Fred outlined what Hams could expect for contacts by region. Realizing there are many variables involved, what can I realistically expect for contacts, i.e. continental US, Europe, Asia etc. , during day time and evening?
73, Duane KD9LILHello Duane,
Station performance depends greatly upon your surroundings, quality of soil, and antenna installation. For example, high hills in the direction of the DX you want to work can make a significant difference. Take a look at some DX stations on QRZ.com in say Europe, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand. If you go tho the details tab for these stations, you’ll often see the heading for working each one. This will give you a good idea of what directions signals from these stations will arrive from at your QTH.
The best thing to do is to just set up WSJT-X at your station. Try calling CQ on the 20m band first and then look at PSKreporter to see who heard you. You’ll want to do this a few different times of the day to get a feel for how propagation changes.
We’ll be posting the WSJT-X Bootcamp session on our Bootcamp Page shortly. Also, take a look at the WSJT-X Tech Night that we did for a more in-depth discussion of WSJT-X and PSKreporter. You can find the video (and much more) on our Tech Night page.
I hope that this helps you!
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