DF1CF, Juergen - JN57FP Rig: CF300-4 x 13el-3cx800A7 ODX: 2194 km Log: 08:17 RV3AQ KO95VN SSB Vy 73 de Juergen	DF1JC, Reiner - JO31OG Rig: FT-991A - 11 El - HLV-1000 ODX: 2201 Log: SSB/CW: NIL FT8: 08:24 UA3QC KO91PR 2201 Km 08:30 R5WM KO72QI 1928 Km NC Comment: Nothing heard in SSB but in FT8 here in my bad location some stations. FT8 isn´t a good mode to work here in JO31. There is more QRM as real DX to see on the waterfall. It would be fine when all stations transmitting in the same periode (2nd) but many Germans and Netherlands can`t learn this game 73 cu next ES Reiner
DF2AJ, Andy - JN48MW Rig: K3S / Trv / 150W ODX: UA4UK 2396km Log: 08:10 R3PA KO93JV 2118km SSB 08:16 UA4UK LO14MA 2396km FT8 Comment: All comments are already been said/written by others. Hope for more SSB/CW activity... 73 Andy	DG1KDD, Dirk - JO31LE Rig: IC-7700, TR144 Pro, HLV1000 ODX: 2230 km Log: 08:13 R5WM KO72QI 1953km 08:25 UA3QC KO91pr 2230km Comment: Hope to see you in next ES 73s es good DX Dirk
DH6DAO, Ray - JO41BN Rig: ft857, 160 W and single 9 ele tonna ODX: 2.135km Log: 08:12 R5WM KO72QI 1.857km 08:16 RX3QFM KO91OO 2.130km new # 08:23 UA3QHF KO91PS 2.131km 08:26 R3KBF KO91PO 2.135km 08:32 UA3QC KO91OJ 2.135 km Comment: Nice surprise on sunday morning an probably a good chance to get a confirmation QSL from KO91. Started on SSB band, but no chance with lot of QRO-stations, so switched to FT8-mode and made 5 nice contacts hrd R5WW and RA3EL as well	DH8BQA, Olli - JO73CE Rig: Elecraft K3, ME2HT-PRO, PA + 9 ele G0KSC LFA Yagi ODX: 1.797 km Log: 08:11 RN3QR LO00BK 59 59 2 m. SSB 1797 08:17 EO100 KO61WP 59 59 2 m. SSB 1340 08:17 UT8AL KO61WP 59 59 2 m. SSB 1340 08:40 UR3EE KN88DC 52 57 2 m. SSB 1648 08:45 RX3QFM KO91OO -11 -10 2 m. FT8 1696 Comment: Chaos on 144.174 FT8. Was monitoring there as I was too close to the clouds first. When seeing signals popping up immediately changed to SSB - no one there?! Calling CQ brought up RN3QR, tnx! Also UT8AL/EO10A on own CQs. Artur UR3EE was quite weak, sounded almost like Iono scatter but probably still ES. Switched back to FT8 only after opening was over. RX3QFM popped up there for few minutes only, signals weak so that's when FT8 makes sense! Else only stupid to stay on FT8 with big sigs ... hope people stop being lazy and get back to more efficient modes (yes, CW/SSB is way more effcient when band is open and you want to provide as many QSOs as possible). 73, Olli 'BQA
DJ1TU, Klaus - JN48TR Rig: FT897D 100W 10Ele ODX: 2039 Log: 08:20 R3PG KO84 S+02 R+10 FT8 2039km	DJ2QV, Maik - JN58UA Rig: 500 W - 8 ele Yagi ODX: ~ 2000 km Log: 07:38 RX3DCZ KO94 -16 +11 08:11 R3PG KO84 NC 08:24 RL3DA KO85 NC 08:35 RL3F KO95 hrd Comment: This opening was marginal in my QTH. Signals were extremely weak and only audible for some 30-60 seconds. So just one QSO in FT8 was complete, two other stations called me but faded out before exchange of report. No signals heard on SSB - and probably impossible to make QSO with such weak condx. 73 Maik DJ2QV
DK5EW, Erwin - JN48MB Rig: K3/4x9el. ODX: 2098km Log: 08:25 R3PG KO84UJ Comment: Heard mni others but only short. As usual in FT8 all TXing mixed 1. or 2. period. Middle EU is 2.period but nobody cares. A local DO stn close to me was TXing all the time in 1.period so I could not complete some QSO. FT8 is nice software but with not understanding by some stations how to operate FT8 is a pain.	DK5OX, Boris - JN59MO Rig: TS2000 LNA 12 el M2 300w ODX: 2240 Log: SSB 08:13 RQ3P KO84UJ 1895km 08:15 R3PA KO84UF 1893km FT8 08:24 UA4UK LO14MA 2240km 08:28 R3PG KO84TD 1887km Comment: HRD FT8 20190616_080930 -19 0.6 347 ~ CQ RQ3P KO84 20190616_072630 -13 0.7 1255 ~ CQ R5WM KO72
DK5YA, Udo - JN49NX Rig: 4x22 Xpol, LDMOS amp. Adaptive RX. ODX: UA4UK 2342 km Log: 08:13 R3PA KO93JV 2065 km 08:14 RW3VM KO94DI 2034 km 08:27 UA4UK LO14MA 2342 km 08:36 UA3QC KO91OJ 2111 km 08:39 RX3QFM KO91OO 2108 km Comment: FT8 is a plague. This morning we had a nice ES into UA3 and UA4 and more than 90 percent of all stations were in FT8. What a nonsense. For example, UA4UK was audible for more than 20 minutes in FT8 with S9 . Imagine how many stations he could have worked in SSB. Many other UA3 were very very loud in FT8, almost all over S9. And in SSB? Just 4, you have to imagine that. This shitty mode ruines amateur radio. That is also because none of the idiots keeps to the right periods. Here in DL everyone does what they want, a huge chaos and QRM. FT8 is ok when the signals are close to the noise floor or even below, when SSB stops working and in CW it's very difficult to decode anything with the brain. But it is utter nonsense to use FT8 if there are fat signals like ES. But many prefer to use the mouse rather than their brains. Now bombard me with rotten tomatoes.	DL1YAW, Peter - JO41DX Rig: 500w/17ele Log: 08:05 R3KBF KO91PO SSB 08:13 RA3QPY KO91MU SSB Comment: Hello! First opening for me in 2019 . Good signals for about 30min in SSB. Many calls copied with super signals on 174. And so far i have nothing more to say than : DANKE UDO , thank u , mille grazie , merci , spasibo !!!!!!!
DL2ALF, Frank - JO50IW Rig: IC-746 + 93l Flexa ODX: 1921km Log: 08:07 R2EA KO82ax - 1743km - FT8: -11/+01 08:25 RA3EL KO82ax - 1743km - FT8: +15/+16 (!) 08:39 R3PA KO93jv - 1921km - SSB - 55/55 Comment: Very spotty opening here. Only 3 stations worked. FT8 in times of ES is a mess! Again some OMs did not care about the right period, so this ended up in a big chaos on 144.174. Super strong signals, but everybody was on FT8, result was poor activity in SSB. Moreover, I had to split my acttention between .174 and. +/- .300. Managed to catch R3PA on 144.300 though. 73 de Frank, DL2ALF	DL3JIN, Peter - JO60LX Rig: 50W 6ele Log: 08:07 R3PA KO93JV Comment: The only station I heard and worked in ssb-mode. The opening here was short. Too short for ft8 ... 73 Peter
DL8SCQ, Ebi - JN48RV Rig: FT857 + 500W + Preamp + 7 Ele. ( Sparerig ) ODX: UA4UK LO14MA 2370km Log: 07:39 RA3LE KO82 08:11 UA4UK LO14 Comment: All QSOs in FT8 . It seems that some DL Operators using a FT8 software who include only TX FIRST .... difficult to work DX with weak signals who txing 95% also first .... so please let us all be winners and TX second if any Es or Tropo is ongoing ! Vy 73 and good DX Ebi DL8SCQ	DM7RM, Ralf - JN49PM Rig: IC9700 100wtts 5el. DK7ZB ODX: R3PA 2073km Log: 08:10 R3PA KO93JV SSB Comment: Hrd FT8: 7:23 RA3EL KO82 7:25 RA3W KO81 7:30 R5WM KO72 8:04 RA3RF LO03 8:36 R3PG KO84 No addional comments, 73's, Ralf
ES8JX, Eerik - KO28LM Rig: IC-970D ODX: 1681 Log: 08:33 LZ6Z KN13PK	F4VPC, Kelvin - IN87VV Rig: TR144pro 18el M2 ODX: 2495 km Log: 14;28 EA8TJ IL18rj 2495km 14:30 EA8DBM IL18oh 2414km Comment: Very happy to get 1st EA8's in log from this qth, 5min opening stable with little qsb. Thanks to both for qso's. 73 Kelvin
IV3GTH, Gigi - JN65RU Rig: FDM-DUO+trsvr LT2S, LNA PGA103+, 500W, 16JXX antenna Log: 06:50 R3PG KO84UJ 1960km Comment: Very short opening, hrd also RA3EL. 73 de Gigi IV3GTH	OK1IN, Petr - JO60XE Rig: FT-847 ODX: R3PG Log: 08:16 R3PG KO84UJ Comment: Start Es - only one QSO, center of cloud moved to KO23
OK1ZHS/P, Jan - JO70QM Rig: TR-751A, 25W at 2 el. DK7ZB ODX: RW3VM 1603 km Log: 08:17 RW3VM KO94DI # 59 59 Comment: I was in QTH of my mother-in-law. I couldn't be on the hill due to illness of my son. Hence, my ant was installed on the balcony with no free view to UA3. RW3VM was audible about 40 s.	ON6NL, Anton - JO21UE Rig: IC7610+transverter 100W Log: 08:18 UA3QC KO91 FT8 hrd -11 08:25 R3KBF KO91 FT8 hrd +00 08:25 UA3QHF KO91 FT8 hrd -10 Comment: It's not the mode that makes the miles! Monitored .174 and .300 in parallel. Nothing on .300 and only some weak signals from over 2300 km on FT8 but not workable. Just 100 km too far West? Disappointing Es season for me until now.
OZ1BEF, Dan - JO46OE Rig: IC756PRO3+ transv + Lna 1kw 2x12 elm dk7zb ODX: RA6DE KN96DQ 2258 KM Log: 07:41 RK7N KN97KG FT8 2254 KM 08:14 US5EII KN96CP FT8 1953 KM 08.19 R6DZ KN96CP USB 2256 KM 08:20 UZ2HZ KN69RA USB 1813 KM 08:35 UR3EE KN88DC USB 2043 KM 08:36 US4IEK KN87UX USB 2136 KM 08:39 RA6DE KN96DQ USB 2258 KM 08:42 US6IEW KN98FA USB 2179 KM 08:52 UX5HH KN79AN FT8 1814 KM Comment: FIRST ES 2019 for me : ES started early on 6m. first call on screen 144mhz in FT8 RK7N 07:30 but very sporadic after a coupel of qsos on ft8 moved to 144.300 USB luckily there was good activity on ssb it is after all easier to wind up qso in the good old way Tnx fr. qsos Vy 73s de OZ1BEF Dan	OZ7UV, Svend - JO65DH Rig: Elecraft K3, TR144 H +40, 11 el LFA, 400 W ODX: 2046 Log: 08:15 UA6LJV KN98le SSB 2046 km Comment: 1. opening here this year - very short.
PA3EAP, Geert - JO32FO Rig: ICOM IC-7100 ODX: RN3QR-LO00BK Log: Date:16-06-2019 Time 08:24 utc Distans 2320 km. Trx ic-71oo Ant. 16 elm. yagi Comment: Ant. 16elm.yagi 16mtr. Output TRX-50 Watt. Very short E. Sporadic. Distant-2320 km. 73es Geert-pa3eap.	PA3FYC, Jos - JO31AF Rig: TS-790E 2x20elm. 400watt ODX: 2260 Log: 08:16 RA3QPY 144.305 SSB 59 from KO91 2260 Km 08:32 R5WM 144.174 FT8 -23 from KO72
PA5Y, Conrad - JO21VO Rig: IC746 ODX: 2292 Log: 08:16 R3KBF KO91PO SSB 08:30 RX3QFM KO91OO FT8 Comment: I would just like to say that I completely agree with Udo DK5YA about FT8 chaos and it's ineffectiveness for 2m Es. I have a VFO and occasionally like to use it. I heard 4 additional stations that I could have worked on SSB who were glued to 144.174 and not completing a lot of QSOs due to the inevitable QRM. If we are going to continue to use FT8 other than an indicator of an opening then we need to educate users on how to behave during openings. All national societies should put an article in their magazine. I was often flattened by ONs working PAs and PAs working DLs in the next square simply because they do not know any better. Best would be to QSY to CW or SSB once an opening is established. Also I would encourage people to listen and not call indiscriminately, which seldom works. 73 Conrad PA5Y	PD0HCV, Gert - JO31FW Rig: Icom ic-910 ODX: RN3QRY Log: 16/06/2019 08:05 RX3QFM KO91FM 5-7 2 m. FT8 ES 2186 16/06/2019 08:16 R5WW KO81BQ 5-7 2 m. FT8 ES 2025 16/06/2019 08:16 RN3QRY KO91OH 5-7 2 m. FT8 ES 2242 16/06/2019 08:36 R3KBF KO91PO 5-7 2 m. FT8 ES 2240 16/06/2019 08:39 UA3QC KO91OJ 5-7 2 m. FT8 ES 2240 Comment: NICE OPENING ,worked only in ft8
R3KBF, Petr - KO91PO Rig: 12el.RA6FOO+IC-275+LNA+PA ODX: PA3BIY 2362km Log: SSB 08:04 DL8YE JO32TC SSB 2160km 08:05 DJ9MG JO52TC SSB 1982km 08:05 DL1YAW JO41DX SSB 2116km 08:06 DL5YEE JO42GF SSB 2094km 08:07 DL6BF JO32QH SSB 2173km 08:08 DL8YE JO32TC SSB 2160km 08:09 DL6YBF JO31OX SSB 2191km 08:11 DO5OT JO62WL SSB 1731km 08:16 PA5Y JO21VO SSB 2297km FT8 08:24 DL1DBR JO41BN FT8 2139km 08:27 DH6DAO JO41CN FT8 2136km 08:29 PA4VHF JO32JE FT8 2216km 08:32 DL7UDA JO62TK FT8 1752km 08:35 PD0HCV JO31EW FT8 2245km 08:36 DL7UDA JO62TK FT8 1752km 08:39 PA3BIY JO22HB FT8 2362km Comment: Good sporadic E, first for me in this year.	R3PA, Victor P. - KO93JV Rig: IC-970D ODX: 2120 KM Log: 07:39 OK1TEH JO70 08:07 DL3JIN JO60 08:08 DL5IAU 08:09 OK1FD JO60 08:09 DF2AJ JN48 08:10 DM7RM JN49 08:11 DL5NEB JN59 08:13 DK5YA JN69 08:13 DL2JCD JO60 08:14 DL5OX JN59 08:15 DB7MM/P JN59 08:16 DG0JMB JO60 08:17 DL9NDA JO50 08:38 DL2ALF JO50IW Comment: My first Es in this year .
RW3VM, Alex - KO94DI Rig: FT-897, 100 Watt Log: 08.11 OK1TEH 59 08.13 DF8IJ 59 08.14 DK5YA 59 08.15 DF1NP 59 08.16 OK1ZHS/P 59 08.23 DL1SGH 59 08.24 DL9LBH 59 Comment: All contact by SSB. I am from job in KO94DI. Sorry, but have not more time. 73, de Alex.	RX1AS, Serge - KO59XW Log: 08:09 HA8IH KN06NQ SSB 59
SM6CEN, Hakan - JO67AJ Rig: 400W to 9el LFA Log: Came on late. Only QRV on 144300+/-SSB/CW part of the band 08.31 UR8GZ KN66RT 1862 08:32 US0GB KN67UA 1858 08:35 UT2EM KN67QV 1771 08:36 UR3EE KN88DC 1914 08:42 UR0GE KN66RT 1862 08:47 UY7QI hrd on CW 08:47 US5QEQ KN77MJ 1899 08;48 UT1CZ KN59PK 1543	US8AR, Nick - KO60RR Rig: TS-2000 100W & 9 el LFA ODX: 1967 Log: 08:37 DJ4TC JO63PN 08:39 OZ1CX JO45FT 16:47 RA9CHZ MO06XJ
UT8LN, Dmytro Panchenko - KN89AW Log: 08:18 DO7ES JO64 +05/+03 08:29 DO4ZH JO64 +04/+03 08:44 OZ1CX JO45 +01/+03 Comment: Don't understand claims on FT8. Everyone can choose what he likes. If you can't complete the QSO and you have QRM - welcome, it's ham radio! No claims, just experience and luck! I worked remotely, so FT8 for me was only possible way. There were much more stations from DL and OZ, but worked only three of them. Thanks for great activity and efforts to complete the QSOs in unstable short ES openings. Wish everybody to enjoy the radio! see you all, guys :)	YO4FYQ, CLAUDIU - KN44FD Rig: FT-1000MP+TRV 28-144 10el ODX: SM4BDQ Log: 07:33 SM4BDQ JP80FG 1965 Km Comment: Copy only 2min.

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