FT-8 & KH6JF/MM

[Bob McGraw - K4TAX]

There is currently a chance to work some really rare grids. HF Voyager
is an ocean-going drone currently making its way from Hawaii to
California. Its current location can be seen here. Onboard in a
waterproof container is an Elecraft KX3 and a Raspberry Pi computer
enabling a variety of digital modes to be used.

Onboard in a waterproof container is an Elecraft KX3 and a Raspberry Pi
computer enabling a variety of digital modes to be used

On March 6, FT8 was enabled and the drone was in gridsquare CL51
operating with the callsign KH6JF/mm


 From Rusty W6OAT:

"This afternoon I worked KH6JF/mm in Grid CL (we all need it).  I was
already late for an appointment so I ran out the door as soon as I
finished my QSO without time to call either of you on the telephone to
alert you. I'm so sorry about that. But after I got back home tonight, I
did some research on this station.  It turns out it is a floating,
unmanned robotic station slowly making its way from Hawaii to
California. I see no reason why this should not count for the Field
Award, so you guys should be on the lookout for it.

KH6JF is operating on FT8 on 20m. Apparently it does not call CQ (edit:
evidently it does call CQ at times), but it will respond to stations who
call it (that's how it worked for me anyway). So if you can operate on
FT8 mode, I suggest late afternoon our time you tune to 14074 kHz and
just call KH6JF/mm blind and see what happens.  The robot uploads its
log to its website (see QRZ.com <http://QRZ.com> for that link) every
five minutes when its batteries are charged enough for it to do so, so
you can actually check to see if your QSO is there."

Read the full story at
https://ae5x.blogspot.co.uk/2018/03/hf-voyager-ocean-going-drone-with-kx3.html

Map showing track of HF Voyager
http://hfvportal.jrfarc.org/

73
Bob, K4TAX
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[Wes Stewart-2]

Just for the heck of it, I worked it twice.  The first time I did not hear (see)
it transmitting and called blind.  It responded on the next sequence.  The
second "contact" between our two computers was when I answered its CQ.


On 3/16/2018 7:04 PM, Bob McGraw K4TAX wrote:

> There is currently a chance to work some really rare grids. HF Voyager is an
> ocean-going drone currently making its way from Hawaii to California. Its
> current location can be seen here. Onboard in a waterproof container is an
> Elecraft KX3 and a Raspberry Pi computer enabling a variety of digital modes
> to be used.
>
> Onboard in a waterproof container is an Elecraft KX3 and a Raspberry Pi
> computer enabling a variety of digital modes to be used
>
> On March 6, FT8 was enabled and the drone was in gridsquare CL51 operating
> with the callsign KH6JF/mm

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