The Azores beacon was heard here again today at 16:45 for about 10mins but it seems I missed it for at least 30minutes before as I was away from the shack. Still the big Es opening for the CU stations eludes, I really hope they get a good one soon, it must take real ham spirit to set up a VHF station so far from anyone!
There was also an opening to the south-east with TK5JJ, IS0GQX, 9H1AW, 9H5L strong here for about 30 mins.
So far this year the DX season has been very poor, no tropo and almost no Es.
Today was a little better with a strong, sustained opening to southern Spain, Portugal and Morrocco.
This was the sort of Es when you could hear someone with a handheld on a beach, many FM channels were heard busy with local QSO's chatting away, oblivious to the rare conditions.
Being a work day activity was quite low and several of the stations heard had been worked several times before so I didn't call them again.
20/06/2007 144MHz
12:34 EA7BYM IM66UM 59/59 1512km
12:36 CT1HZE IM57NH 59/59 1452km
12:40 EA7TN 59/59 1488km
12:50 EA7FTR IM67LG 59/59 1434km
12:53 CT1BYM IM58IQ 59/59 1309km
12:57 CN8LI IM63NX 59/59 1798km
13:08 CT1EPC IM68GD 59/59 1341km
13:12 CN8SG IM64QG 59/59 FM 1764km
13:17 EB7AEY IM67LG 59/59 1434km
13:21 CN8ET IM63 59/59 FM 1849km Casablanca
No new squares but a nice opening. Still EA9 eludes me but I hope it is just a matter of time!
Later, when it seemed there was no chance, the FAI path to Italy opened:
20:51 I6BQI JN62AK 53f/53f CW FAI 1570km
21:05 IWØFIY JN61GW 33f/52f CW FAI 1637km
QTF's were 090 and 330( from italy)
Tim.
Quick strong opening today:
09/06/2007 14:55 9A3UV JN85ER 59/59 1673km
09/06/2007 15:01 OE3JTB JN78QN 59/59 1496km
09/06/2007 15:02 DK5RQ JN68BV 59/59 1256km
09/06/2007 15:03 OM5KM JN98BG 55/59 1700km
09/06/2007 15:06 DJ8RZ JN58RQ 55/55 1213km
09/06/2007 15:06 HA5CW JN97PM 59/59 1808km
I heard OE3JTB tune and make his "first cq of the day", quite a long call, must have got a shock when I called him as he was a huge signal here.
Very high MUF again, Paul G4RRA also worked JN58 only from IO80bs, very short QRB, pity it didn't last a bit longer.
Report for 5th June:
As a prelude to Joe's spectacular ionoscatter or FAI opening to DL/PA in the evening in which distances approaching 2200km were worked.
15:09 CT1HZE IM57NH 51/52 SSB ionoscatter 1452km
Brief Es opening then followed, it was brief , patchy and strong as always seems to be the case with openings to EA/CN from here:
18:07 EA7BYM IM66UM 59/59 SSB 1512km
18:13 CN8KD IM63KX 59/59 SSB 1799km
A big Es event today, I was in it at the start and was hearing the Panteleria beacon 59++ so was very pleased when he popped up on 144300 too
1420 IH9GPI 59 59 JM56xt 2016km
Great to make a qso after hearing the beacon so many times.
Just two minutes later on a different Es cloud SV1BTR appeared and was a huge signal for hours
02/06/2007 14:23 SV1BTR KM18NO 59 59 SSB ES 2567km
02/06/2007 15:07 I6BQI JN62AK 55f 55f CW FAI 1570km
02/06/2007 15:07 IC8FAX JN7ØCN 53f 55f CW FAI 1842km
02/06/2007 15:31 SV2JL KN1ØLO 59 59 SSB ES 2421km
A bit of FAI and then open to SV again.
I also heard IT9VDQ but not many got-aways. Was right on the very edge of it, SV1BTR must have an amazing log for today!