How Good is your Antenna? Use this to find out!!

How to use WSPR. The Weak Signal Propagation Reporter. Great for testing Antenna Patterns & Directionality for RX & TX.
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[@laszlokovacs8827]

Finally - How to do WSPR in under 13 minutes. Succinct. Informative. Easy to understand. No BS. Probably the best intro to WSPR I've seen. Thanks.

[@Dusty_Ham]

"I assume you have the wherewithall to install software without my help"

[@KC1PSK]

This really helped me. I had no idea how to use it until now. Thank you!

[@SCTaylorTX]

Thanks Mike! Playing with the new gear, awesome to see how it gets out!

[@mewrongway]

This is so kool Mike!! Thanks

[@markn1mmo510]

Great video, thanks Mike!!

[@BladePilot24]

Thanks Mike, great informative vid. Nicely done!

[@eddy2561]

Excellent video....since I work CW/SSB as well as FT8/4 I have to remember FT8 detcts signals that I won't hear in the station speaker thus a CW signal might not be heard by me, but an FT8 would be detected. I also recommend RBN for checking antennas and propagation. 73/K6SDW

[@ronwolenski-n8wcr]

Thanks Mike! I saw a video a while ago explaining how to use wspr but I really didn't understand it the way they went through it. Your video was right on point and I was able to get it working right away. So now I see my antenna doesn't suck that much, it's just skipping the middle of the US.

[@gfodale]

Finally got General. I'll be trying and testing NVIS antennas. This should be a great help.

[@briantalley8415]

Great video - wspr is really useful to test antennas and propagation ('cuz that's what the "p" is there for). Nice explanation of what wspr is and what it's for, and it can be an eye-opener for what your antenna(s) can do!

[@Danbertization]

The WSPR data is great for finding where you can be HEARD not where you can HEAR. Just a minor difference. :D Great video though. Love the information.

[@BradSnyder1]

Great information as always Mike. I'll have to give this a try. 73

[@HR4NT]

Excellent video!!! Thanks for sharing! Gotta go try this now. 73

[@n5yiz]

Excellent info

[@av3510]

Great vid, Big M!

[@michaelmcghie]

I had some questions answered here with WSPR. Thanks HRT

[@Blk762x35Out]

Me I, I’m not using Ft-8, but I did just get my signal link last week and have been working PSK-31 with my icom 706. Anyway this looks like fun and something I’m going to try hopefully this afternoon or weekend. Thanks Mike! 73!

[@HamRadioDX]

Great video and intro to WSPR Mike. Awesome work 👍

[@indridcold8433]

I configured the software to work with a very old, modified, Cobra 148GTL. With a 260 centimeter antenna, a PC power supply, RG-58/a left over from the CB glory days, a trash laptop, and the ancient modified CB radio, I can monitor signals from all over the planet! It is fun to track stations in my same maidenhead square, to see where they transmit to and from where they are receiving. It is rather addictive. If I had an amateur radio license, I would likely be using WSPR all the time.