Apparently, overnight, propagation allowed trans-pacific decoding of FST4W-1800 signals on the 2200m band from Japan to CONUS. I was quite surprised to see this so early in the Fall/Winter season of this year. 2022-09-23 11:00 JA1RWI 0.137520 -42 0 PM95tm 0.5 SWLEM3 EM03rf 10267 45 30
2022-09-23 11:00 JH1OFX 0.137583 -43 0 PM95ql 1 SWLEM3 EM03rf 10286 45 30
For the decodes, the somewhat less than 3 ft. loopstick was used at this station. No preamp, working into the Elad FDM-S2 sdr. I am considering an antenna mounted preamp fed with the DC bias method.
Here's a couple images of the antenna setup:
www.dropbox.com/s/8eemhcmd79d018s/20220923_075613.jpg?dl=0
www.dropbox.com/s/lm48d02ttee7tqn/20220923_075638.jpg?dl=0
In the wide shot, mounted on a white pvc pole on the gate, you can see an L400B antenna. That antenna was not in use for this overnight session.
Ray ... N. Central Texas