With a couple of brighter days earlier this week and milder temperatures, perhaps it is starting to feel like Spring. Did I mention how much I hate the dark, cold days of Winter?!
Driving home on Monday night from the gym, I switched on the FT8900 and it came to rest on 29.600FM. There, were two huge signals; two Swedish stations talking to each other in a local QSO. Signals were clearly very solid. I wasn't surprised to discover that there had been a few 50MHz ES contacts on Monday evening.
This lunchtime, I was listening around on 28MHz from the mobile and was pleased to hear the band open into Russia and I had a nice contact into the Moscow area.
So it feels like the first few Es openings are starting to take place on HF at least.
I am contemplating running 50MHz WSPR this season when I am not able to be in the shack and see how far that goes.
Thursday, March 07, 2013
Hints of Sporadic E to come
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2 comments:
Hi Tim,
Roll on Sporadic E season, I have 4 metres CW primed and ready :)
73 Ian
Tim, reading your post reminds me I need to yet accomplish two things.
1. Install my mobile set up
2. Put my 6 meter beam back up!
Hopefully it won't be long now and I can sure relate with the long, dark and cold winters! Cheers to great propagation this year! 73, Phil KL8DX
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