Category Archives: Sporadic E

TF – Iceland, DXCC #33 on 4 m :-)

Posted on June 18, 2017 by dh8bqa

Another great ES to be caught after finishing QRL, love these evening openings! 😉 Especially glad to work TF3ML for another new 4 m DXCC country. 😎 Distance is at the very edge of what’s possible with one hop and … Continue reading →

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More ES on 4 m tonight …

Posted on June 16, 2017 by dh8bqa

After the great 2 m opening early afternoon 4 m saw a nice opening during the evening, too, this time into the UK allowing a few more QSOs than usual: —————————————————————— TIME CALLSIGN LOCATOR TX RX BAND MODE PROP. QRB … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Sporadic-E opening!

Posted on June 16, 2017 by dh8bqa

Wow, what a great 2 m ES opening today! Already when driving between two of our QRL locations around 8z this morning I had this gut feeling. Checked dxmaps.com around 8:30z and saw things evolving. Unfortunately I had to be … Continue reading →

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4O – Montenegro, DXCC #32 on 4 m

Posted on June 11, 2017 by dh8bqa

Not much worked recently, missed most of the fun due to QRL and other commitments. But good to catch this late night opening today and even work a new one with Dule, 4O6AH. 😎 —————————————————————— TIME CALLSIGN LOCATOR TX RX … Continue reading →

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Double hop on 4m, triple hop on 6 m

Posted on June 4, 2017 by dh8bqa

Good to see 4 m open via double hop today. Unfortunately EA8ACW didn’t know that DLs are only allowed between 70.150 and 70.180 MHz and despite a few hints on the DX cluster he didn’t QSY away from 70.200 MHz. … Continue reading →

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Japan on 6 m

Posted on June 3, 2017 by dh8bqa

Before packing everything this morning (yes, my yearly “ES holiday” is over again, sigh) I took advantage of a quadruple hop ES opening into Japan. CW sigs were all too weak but there was plenty of activity on JT65! Unfortunately … Continue reading →

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Two new squares on 6 m …

Posted on June 2, 2017 by dh8bqa

Not much VHF propagation today in JO73. Although there were a few openings and even 2 m Sporadic-E again it was all too far away from here. Only made a handful of 4 m QSOs in the late morning. But … Continue reading →

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Another great evening on the VHF bands …

Posted on June 1, 2017 by dh8bqa

Who would have believed that? 6, 4 & 2 m were completely closed all day. It was just late afternoon that the bands opened in western Europe (G to EA) and early evening finally overhere, too. This time into the south-west, … Continue reading →

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More 4 & 2 m Sporadic-E :-)

Posted on May 31, 2017 by dh8bqa

Another great day on the VHF bands! 😎 MUF was high all morning already. Lots of 6 m activity and cluster spots from Russia hearing Europe. Won’t imagine what happens if Russia is ever allowed to transmit on 6 m … Continue reading →

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First 2 m Sporadic-E this year and 4 m thoughts

Posted on May 30, 2017 by dh8bqa

After the bad condx last weekend things got much much better this morning. 😎 Had a nice start on 4 m into Greece after arriving at the QTH and it did not take long until also the 2 m band … Continue reading →

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CQ WPX CW 2017 with some interesting propagation

Posted on May 29, 2017 by dh8bqa

My decision to start SOSB10(A) was made a few days ago already. Last year I did indeed set a new DL record although I would not have expected my result to stay above the record after the log check. Obviously my … Continue reading →

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Caught the first 4 m ES today

Posted on May 20, 2017 by dh8bqa

Have caught the first 4m Sporadic E today since our special permit. Big signals but very spotty … Also made a few tropo contacts … feels good to be back on the band. 😎 —————————————————————— TIME CALLSIGN LOCATOR TX RX … Continue reading →

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CQ WWDX SSB ’16

Posted on October 31, 2016 by dh8bqa

As mentioned in my WAG blog post I was not sure what to do in CQ WW SSB. We usually do 2-3 Single Band entries in the big SSB contests altering year by year who has the first band choice. … Continue reading →

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A bit 6 m DX at least

Posted on June 19, 2016 by dh8bqa

There was a great opening to the Middle East on 6 m this morning. Unfortunately not much activity … —————————————————————— TIME CALLSIGN LOCATOR TX RX BAND MODE PROP. QRB —————————————————————— 07:35 9K2NO LL39XG 599 559 6 m. CW 3813 07:41 … Continue reading →

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Great Sporadic-E on 144 MHz again

Posted on June 18, 2016 by dh8bqa

Lucky me! Mother nature was calling early this morning and before going back to bed I just checked the MUF on DXMAPS on the smartphone. Glad I did! There was already some ES going on 2 m. Quickly switched on … Continue reading →

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CQ WPX CW and some Magic Band frustration

Posted on May 29, 2016 by dh8bqa

Unfortunately I couldn’t make it to the QTH this weekend so only spent some limited time in the CQ WPX CW remotely. Great Sporadic-E conditions all weekend long so kept going on 10 m single band and managed a whopping … Continue reading →

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What a great day on VHF today …

Posted on May 26, 2016 by dh8bqa

Luckily Corpus Christi is a local holiday overhere so I had the day off. 😎 Waking up at 5:30z I was not sure if I should get up or turn around for some more sleep. Seems it was a good decision … Continue reading →

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Caught the first 2 m ES opening this year …

Posted on May 22, 2016 by dh8bqa

Finally caught the first 2 m ES this year! 🙂 6 m had been hot all afternoon. Later also 4 m opened up nicely. It was kind of masochistic listening to all the activity on 70 MHz and not being able … Continue reading →

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No 70 MHz permit in Germany this year :-(

Posted on May 5, 2016 by dh8bqa

The bad news is official now: For some (political) reasons there won’t be a temporary permit to use the 4 m band during this year’s Sporadic-E season in DL. What a shame. 🙁 Let’s hope we will get a few good … Continue reading →

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TY – Benin #138 on 6 m

Posted on April 24, 2016 by dh8bqa

Had the first 6 m ES opening of the season today. The band opened nicely from here into Southern Europe, i.e. 9H & IT9 around 15:30z with S9+ signals. Saw TY2AC spotting southern Europe stations himself on the cluster. He finally … Continue reading →

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