For the second day in row nice Sporadic E. First signals were reported around 13.30 GMT. Reflectionpoint at that time was over The Netherlands. Later a cloud developed above Northern Italy. Algeria was heard in Poland but no complete QSO. Best DX was between F8DBF (IN78RI) and SV3BEF (KM07RQ) with a QRB of 2404 km.
I was too close to the scatter zone for both openings.
Hrd EI4DQ vy weak but no QSO possible.
73
Maik
DL8EBW, Guido (Guy) - JO31NF
Rig:
TS-2000 144: 2x 12el M2 full Elv 750W MOSFET LNA144MKII-SSB RX: ONKYO T-4711 PCR1000 7el Crossyagi
ODX:
IT9KSS JM68QC 1539km
Log:
15:20 IT9ZVL JM68PC 53 hrd SSB ES NOT COMPL. 1537
15:30 IT9BLB/9 JM68QE 59++ 59++ SSB ES 1530
15:34 IT9KSS JM68QC 59+ 59+ SSB ES 1539
Comment:
A great sunny afternoon in the Shack!
Band II (3m) was open since mid day and ES cloud moved
from west, s/w towards south and s/e ...
2m band opened only for some minutes at my QTH (JO31NF).
As well 2 nice QSOs was done, again the usual QRM by
stations nearby calling endless CQ (each saison the same!)
The highlight from 3m today:
15:12 100.2 TUN RTT Radio Sfax Ksour-Essaf PI:7204 JM55
A pitty nobody qrv 3V8 those days... ;-) lets hope on next days!
73 de Guy DL8EBW
Team of MMMonVHF
DM1AC, Angelo - JO30IV
Rig:
TS2000 - 144 MHz 750W - 2 x 9 ele - 50 MHz 10W - 4 ele
I WAS MONITORING THE E-SKIP AND WHEN THE CLOUD WAS OVER PA I PUT OUT A CQ AND IZ5ILX CAME BACK :NICE: THEN THE FIREWORKS STARTED HI, FIRST ES THIS YEAR LETS HOPE IT CONTINUES
The first opening was to EI, I worked just one, than from my qrl, the band was open to France,but was impossible to stay in radio.....qrl is qrl, I heard stations until 15.30
I was at the contest QTH to prepare some stuffs for the forthcomming CQWPX-CW.
Setting the logging software, I saw a lot of UFB Es spots in the cluster
window. An old FT-290R and a 50w brick into a 18el. made the rest.... ;-)
IT9VDQ, Gius - JM68PD
Rig:
Balcony 4 el and 20W
Log:
24 may 2010
Very unlucky, this time; I was at home with a balcony 4el and 20w; just one qso with F1IMN and no more. Almost I was listening ALL QSO of IT9BLB/9 and IT9KSS, but here rig very poor so the north EU was not listening to me! No ES opening for me today!
73 de Gius, IT9VDQ
IZ7QVD, FRANCESCO - JN81FC
Rig:
KENWOOD TR 9130 25 W
ODX:
M0VRL 1942 KM
Log:
14:40 F5GHP 59/59 IN96LE ES 1515 KM
14:41 F4FEY 59/59 IN97EF ES 1592 KM
14:45 F6APE 59/59 IN97QI ES 1526 KM
14:50 F4FHZ 59/59 IN87KR ES 1717 KM
14:57 F4ERS 59/59 JN07KI ES 1421 KM
14:57 F1CKB 59/59 IN97SL ES 1519 KM
15:01 F1SAH 59/59 IN88LT ES 1752 KM
15:03 F0CYF 59/59 IN98DC ES 1631 KM
15:05 GJ0JSY 59/59 IN89WE ES 1707 KM
15:06 MU0GSY 59/59 IN89RL ES 1748 KM
15:07 F0CYF 59/59 IN98DC ES 1631 KM
15:08 F6EAS 59/59 IN98LV ES 1622 KM
15:09 F0EHA 59/59 IN98XC ES 1518 KM
15:12 F5RMK 59/59 IN98OJ ES 1582 KM
15:13 F6IFX 59/59 JN07CX ES 1495 KM
15:14 F6DYY 59/59 JN07SM ES 1383 KM
15:17 F6CJA 59/59 JN07UU ES 1388 KM
15:19 F8DBF 59/59 IN78RI ES 1838 KM
15:20 G4RRA 59/59 IO80BS ES 1897 KM
15:24 F5ZO 59/59 JN08XL ES 1406 KM
15:25 M0VRL 59/59 IO70PO ES 1942 KM
15:27 F4FFH 59/59 IN99KC ES 1638 KM
15:28 F0ECM 59/59 JN18GM ES 1371 KM
15:30 F1CXX 59/59 JN18AT ES 1419 KM
15:31 F0DKT 59/59 JN18JR ES 1368 KM
15:41 F6DWG/P 59/59 JN19AJ ES 1455 KM
15:44 2E0NEY 59/59 IO81VK ES 1831 KM
15:45 F6FEO 59/59 JN09NW ES 1543 KM
15:46 F6DQZ 59/59 JN19NE ES 1377 KM
Comment:
Nice opening! strong signals 59++! ES FIREWORKS MODE! :P
73s Many tnx to all! pse DIRECT QSL F.sco (EX IW7CMV)
Yesterday I saw on internet large sporadic on 2m but unfortunately I was far away from home and miss great condition. I called emergency some LZ friend’s and they catch the great sporadic.
Today finally I was at home whit the warm radio and made QSO whit 3 F station :73 and good luck form LZ2RBB - Rosen.
Another nice opening, but but only a very narrow path was workable.
Stations heard 15km away from me were not audible at my QTH.
BC-band was full with EA-music and language, good indicator !
144: 4x10el XPol 1500W MGF1302 - 432: 4x17 MGF1302 35 W 6m: 100W / 6 ele MGF1302
ODX:
15:17 EA5/YO4RFV JN00AB 1543KM -
Log:
15:10 EA3DJL JN11CP 1290 KM
15:12 EB3DYS JN11CK 1305 KM
15:17 EA5/YO4RFV JN00AB 1543KM - #540
15:22 EA3EDU JN01WK 1326 KM
Comment:
Had no time, and was able to just pop in to work a few stations. My main antenna is down, so I work with second station only: IC275H - 9 ele just above roof. Nice to work some Es again. has been 2 years ago or so.
I came a bit late. Was pleased to work JN52 = high MUF. Always a bit disappointing the see the "Always watching, never spotting" guys ; there are people alawys following what's going on the cluster but who never put any spot by themselves...
73,
Gaëtan
ON6NL, Anton - JO21UE
Rig:
144: IC756PRO 125W 13el DL6WU
ODX:
No
Log:
15:28 IT9BZB/9 JM68qn hrd
15:32 IT9KSS JM68qc hrd
Comment:
First signs of Es on 2m for me.
Could not work the loud IT9's Although my neighbours in PA-land
managed to get thru. Probably they put some more peppers in the pasta!
not easy to work ES with only 20 watts, because a lot of "amplifiers" on the air , but when the opposite station was peaking I was glad to be able to make 3 contacts with IT9's Thanks guys for the first ES contacts in 2010 for me. Hope to get my KW amplifier back soon.....
PA2DW, Dick W. - JO22GD
Rig:
Rig: K3/TR144H+40/1 kW PA. 8 el Yagi
Log:
ES PA2DW 24/5/2010
Time Call Loc Remarks
15:11 IT9BLB/9 JM68KB Later wkd with 2W
15:27 IT9KSS JM68QC
15:31 IT9AQQ JM68OD
The whole day open on 50 en 70MHz. At the end of the day my first nice opening on 144 this period. Made livemuf animation of the day: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAXsFUj8QF8
S56P, BOSTJAN - JN76PO
Rig:
FT-1000MP MARK-V + javornik, 2x9el. F9FT, 1000W
ODX:
EA4HW IN70WO 1695 km
Log:
14:24 M0WYB IO81SH 1394 km
15:33 EA4HW IN70WO 1695 km
15:35 F5ODA JN13LE 1042 km
S58P, Roman - JN76ID
Rig:
IC-821 300w 11el YU7EF
ODX:
EI2GHB 1816 km
Log:
14:08 EI2GHB IO51pu 1816 km
14:13 EI4DQ IO51wu 1778 km
15:05 EB1HRW IN71pq 1631 km
15:13 EC1DMY IN82sl 1425 km
15:15 F6DRO JN03ty 1055 km
15:17 F5FMW JN13dx 1005 km
15:20 F6ISI JN13em 1017 km
15:21 EA1LZ IN82di 1525 km
15:22 F1EHT JN03sk 1083 km
15:24 F1RHS JN03pv 1084 km
15:26 EB1TT IN72ra 1604 km
15:37 F6FZS IN93qi 1250 km
