Ok maybe I've made this sound more exciting than it actually was.
I got a loan PC from the club (MX0WRC of the recent MS0WRC DXpedition to Tiree fame) for the purpose of loading up some software for a presentation/ demonstration that I am planning on doing on some of the digi modes (mainly PSK31) for some of the club members who don't have much experience in it. The laptop needed a little love and attention and after 2 hours of defuzzing the thing I managed to get it connected to my home wifi and downloaded HRD and JT65 as well as WSPR software. Just out of interest I connected up the FT817 to the 'puter and left JT65 running in receive mode overnight. Low and behold >350 callsigns logged in 36 countries. All from a loft wire antenna.
These modes continue to astound me, partly because I am always a bit uncertain as to exactly how they manage it. I almost expect someone to pop their head round the corner saying ' didn't you know.....?'.
Time to re-establish a working relationship with the laptop my wife has borrowed off me and get the FT817 to good use
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