A fun video my son Ben W2BMK and I did to promote WARC Band Wednesday, a new activity I'm trying in 2025. It's all about trying different things, learning about propagation, and experimenting with antennas. Leave no band behind!
Excellent video, and I sub’d! I’ve been doing a lot of SSTV lately on 20 and 10, and trying on 40 and 15 but no luck there. 20 and 10 get very congested for that mode. I gotta try the WARC bands (I’ve got maybe on or two SSTV QSOs on 12). Love the #WARCbandWednesday tag as well, gotta put a sticky note at my station to remind me. 73 de Jeff, KF5KWO, near San Antonio, TX
Thanks, Jeff! SSTV is something I hope to try this year too. It's helpful to know there's a lot of activity for it on 10m and 20m to I'll know where to start.
My track record is just one CW QSO on 30m band () and a few pick spots on Reverse Beacon Network (), again on 30m. No QSOs so far on other WARC bands yet. 73
Unfortunately when I remounted my experimental loaded coil dipole for 80m, with which I was being spotted on 30m, it seemed to be 'broken', not resonating on any band. Planning to look at it tomorrow and if it starts working on 30m, I will try a lot of CW CQ calls on 30m, which is supposed to be a CW band. My initial aim is to reach the RBN skimmer at @VU2TUM (1907.9 km) and then arrange a sked QSO with him. He is a great WARC bands enthusiast. 73
