In many ways, VHF operators in the EU lead the United States in their
activity on the VHF band. If you've ever read a copy of the
German/English publication, DUBUS magazine, you quickly get a sense of
just how much is being done across the pond. Recent advances that I can
think of include the low-noise LFA antenna, and the MSRX software
decoder for WSJT modes.
Here's another development that I think holds promise for US operators
too. It allows much more active monitoring of E-Skip DX when you're away
from the rig. Download it, and start using it today. E-Skip season is
coming soon. Hope to see you on 2 Meters!
The Android app "EsSense", which was launched in December, has been
received well by the VHF community. Several hundreds of European operators
have meanwhile downloaded the app; they are using it to literally "stay
tuned" at all times and greatly enhance their DX power. Many thanks to all
users for their useful feedback - this was a great help to fix bugs and
further improve the app.
Now that EsSense has reached a mature level it's time to expand the
functionality to other regions: The latest version (0.10) now also
supports North and South America, Middle East and Africa! (East-Asia,
Oceania, Australia coming soon).
EsSense can be downloaded for free from the Google Play store at:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.gooddx.essense
Good DX!
73, Allard PE1NWL
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73,
Les Rayburn, N1LF
121 Mayfair Park
Maylene, AL 35114
EM63nf
6M VUCC #1712
AMSAT #38965
Grid Bandits #222
Southeastern VHF Society
Central States VHF Society Life Member
Six Club #2484
Active on 6 Meters thru 1296, 10GHz & Light
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