9H1TX, DAVID - JM75FU Rig: IC 9700 ODX: G4DHF 2210 Log: 3/07/2019 15:44 G4FUF JO01 59 59 SSB 2041+- 23/07/2019 15:48 G1NOX JO01BL 59 59 SSB 2076 23/07/2019 15:49 G4YKQ IO91NQ 59 59 SSB 2138 23/07/2019 16:00 MØFCD JO00DW 59 59 SSB 2022 23/07/2019 16:00 G4MCU JO01HO 59 59 SSB 2066 23/07/2019 16:06 G8HGN JO01FG 59 59 SSB 2044 23/07/2019 16:08 G4DHF IO92TS 59 59 SSB 2210 24/07/2019 12:35 EA3DBJ JN00BR 59 59 SSB 1361 Comment: First time qsos with the IC 9700. 73s gl	CN8LI, Said - IM63NX Rig: ic746 Log: 16:45 GW0KZG IO82 FT8 2081 16:47 G4RRA FT8 16:48 EA7ITL IM66 FT8 280 16:50 GW1JFV IO71 FT8 1952 16:51 EA7JLM IM66 FT8 280 16:55 EA8DBM FT8 16:56 F8DO JN26 FT8 1713 16:57 F8DBF FT8 16:57 EI3KD IO51 FT8 1954 16:59 G4LOH IO70 FT8 1842 17:06 EA7BPO IM76 FT8 328 17:09 EA7SL IM76 FT8 328 17:14 M0UKR FT8 17:15 CT3HF IM12 FT8 955 17:22 EA7KR IM76 FT8 328 17:27 EA7HLB FT8 18:04 PA0JMV FT8 18:05 PA3CMC JO21 FT8 2168 18:07 ON4BR JO20 FT8 2073 18:09 PH4X JO22 FT8 2264 18:10 PA3EWP JO21 FT8 2168 18:10 PA3BIY JO22 FT8 2264 18:15 PB0AHX JO22 FT8 2264 18:19 PA3MZ JO21 FT8 2168 18:22 ON8NT JO11 FT8 2102 18:23 ON4KHG JO10 FT8 2003 18:45 EA4ADJ IM88 FT8 610 Comment: After calling during a time in SSB without success i switched to FT8 and there heard lot of chirps.
CT1BYM, Miguel - IM68BN Rig: TS2000X, 6+6 ele Xpol LFA, GS35b QRO Log: 15:10 DG1KDD JO31le 15:24 OQ9A JO21ih 15:26 PA0JMV JO21pl 15:31 DF2ZC JO30rn 15:34 DL5EB JO31nh 15:36 PA4VHF JO32eh 15:39 DF8JO JO30sn 15:40 DF8JO JO30sn 16:07 EA8AQV IL28ed 16:14 G8HGN JO01fo 16:15 G4SWX JO02rf 16:22 G4FUF JO01gn 16:27 IZ5CBM JN52ns 16:31 EA7AFM IM66ts 16:38 IU4CHE JN64gb 16:58 IS0FWY JN40mg 17:05 M0MST IO82qj 17:07 GW0KZG IO71lw Comment: My first FT8 Es on 144MHz. Very fast QSB, signals very unstable, Sometimes it seems that was a mix between Es, Tr and Ms... It was a lot of fun, nice to meet some old friends on the bands !! 73, Miguel CT1BYM	DF2ZC, Bernd - JO30RN Rig: TS2000 + 2xLDMOS + MGF1302 + 4x18 ele M2 21dBd ODX: 4724 km D41CV hrd, 4203 km EA8DB Log: 1509 CT7ABP IM58MR +01 R+09 1840 km 1513 EA1AXX IN73XI +01 R-01 1182 km 1516 EA8CXN IL18SK -08 R+18 3174 km 1518 EA8TJ IL18RJ -04 R-10 3182 km 1521 CT1HMN IM58NN -04 R+03 1850 km 1530 CT1BYM IM68BN +04 R+07 1797 km 1534 EA8DBM IL18OH +00 R+00 3203 km 1540 D41CV HK76MU -22 --- 4724 km NC Comment: What a wonderful opening. Only an hour before the start I was joking with fellow hams that we'd soon work EA8 and D4 today. In fact this could have become 100% true if my QSO with D41CV would have been completed. When he called me I immediately came back with reports but no further signal from Cabo Verde. Later in psk reporter I saw he had even copied my CQ some 10 mins earlier so maybe a QRM issue on .174. What a big xxxxxx! We must find a solution untangling the FT8 traffic on .174 as it is only chaotic particularly in ES openings. However, FT8 had its advantages: Two of the EA8s would have probably not been worked because the signal was too little for SSB. But with standard distance QSOs SSB is much more efficient! 73 Bernd DF2ZC
DG1KDD, Dirk - JO31LE Rig: 2x14el ODX: EA8DBM 3222km Log: CT1FJW IM58KT 1877km 2x14 x EA8DBM IL18OH 3222km 2x14 x CT1HMN IM58NN 1869km 2x14 CT7ABP IM58MR 1858km 2x14 EA4LU IM68tv 1715km x	DJ4TC, Peter - JO63PN Rig: 750 W 4x8 HV ODX: EA8DBM Log: 15.37 EA8DBM IL18OH 3721km Comment: New ODX Es after 30 years aktivity on 2m. Nothing fron D41CV
DK5AI, Wolf - JO51GO Rig: K3, Trxv, SSPA, 14 el Yagi 3m agl ODX: 4.966 km Log: 15:05 CT1FJW IM58KT +00 +02 FT8 2084 km 15:07 CT1BXT IM59PF +02 -12 FT8 2025 km 15:09 CT7ABP IM58MR -04 +09 FT8 2082 km 15:11 D41CV HK76MU -16 -06 FT8 4966 km 15:12 EA1AXX IN73MM +00 +00 FT8 1464 km 15:13 CT1HMN IM58NN +02 +17 FT8 2091 km 15:17 EA8CXN IL18SK -20 -22 FT8 3413 km 15:17 EA8DBM IL18OH -20 -22 FT8 3442 km 15:22 CT1DIZ IM58KP 59 59 SSB 2098 km 15:22 EA1MX IN73XK 59 59 SSB 1418 km 15:24 EA1UU IN83GJ 59 59 SSB 1388 km 15:33 CT7ABA IN60GD -03 -07 FT8 1878 km 15:37 EA1UU IN83GJ -13 -07 FT8 1388 km Comment: My fourth ES opening this year and it looks like I was in the right place at the right time. The band opened at 15:05 UT and last signals were heard at 15:43 UT. I had always dreamed of a QSO to EA8 via ES, but today it got so much better. I could not believe my eyes when D41CV called me in FT8, distance incredible 4.966 km !!! Fifteen seconds can be endless and I think I was close to a heart attack, but the opening was stable and it was enough to complete the QSO. The signal from D41CV was heard for about 4 minutes. Unfortunately the activity in SSB was again very low, only 3 EA stations were heard and worked, nobody in CW or FM. But not worked: CT1BYM -9 / EA1HRR -6 / EA8TJ -7 73 Wolf DK5AI	DL1KDA, Alex - JO30EP Rig: 4x9XPOL - Flexradio 6600 - TR144H - 700W ODX: EA8DBM 3154 km Log: 15:08 EA8TJ IL18RJ 3133 km 15:19 EA8DBM IL18OH 3154 km 17:51 EA7ITL IM66WK 1868 km 18:00 EA7JLM IM66WK 1868 km Comment: All listed stations were worked or seen on FT8. I monitored most time the SSB band but did not see a trace. I focused to see and work D41CV. At least i had one decode of them : 190723_150900 144.174 Rx FT8 -14 0.8 1002 DK5AI D41CV HK76 Thats the reason i did not work many of the EA and CT stations i got in my RX windows of WSJT-X. A pity i did not made the QSO with D4 but congratulations to Wolf DK5AI (and anyone else of course) who worked them! At the moment i got that decode from D41CV my blood pressure was dangerously high :-) Station i hrd but not wkd: CN8LI IM63 CT1BXT IM59 CT1BYM IM68 CT1END IM58 CT1FJW IM58 CT1HMN IM58 CT1HZE IM58 C1IWW IN51 CT7ABA IN60 CT7ABP IM58 D41CV HK76 EA1AAX IN73 (Tropo ?) EA1HRR IN83 (Tropo ?) EA1UU IN83 (Tropo ?) EA4LU IM68 EA7SL IM76 EA8CXN IL18
DL1RNW, Ron - JO62HG Rig: TS200, 4x10 elY, HLV1000 ODX: EA8DBM 3600km Log: 15:06 CT1FJW IM58kt 15:10 CT1BXT IM59pf 15:18 EA8DBM IL18oh 15:22 CT7ABA IN60 15:32 CT7ABP IM58 Comment: Nice ES with a new ODX for me. 73s Ron DL1RNW	DL1YAW, Pete - JO41DX Rig: 500w/17ele. Log: 15:14 CT1HZE IM57NH 15:27 EA4LU IM68TV 15:34 EA4AK??? not complete Comment: Moin! Suddenly from nothing to a good opening........but it seem´s that only FT8 is the way.......monitoring (only!) 174 .....i saw several station from EA8..... CT.......EA4-7.......begging for contacts......PSE USE UR KEY/MIC !!! Almost a very good opening.....much more contacts could have been...cu..... 73´s Pete
DL3JIN, Peter - JO60LX Rig: 50W 6ele Log: 15:16 EA1MX IN73XK Comment: Many QSB. Tnx for QSO in SSB mode.	DL8SCQ, Ebi - JN48RV Rig: TS2000 500 Watt 2 x 8 DJ9BV ODX: EA8DBM IL18OH 3201 KM Log: 15:10 EA1FBU IN52QG 15:16 EA1NL IN52PJ 15:19 EA1YV IN52EC 18:12 EA4EJR IM68KQ 18:19 EA8DBM IL18OH Comment: Again no station in SSB or CW heard. All qsos via FT8
DM2ECM, Detlef - JO62GJ Rig: TS2000X+HLV750+11 el. F9FT ODX: CT1FJW 2243km Log: 15:28 CT1BXT IM59PF 15:31 CT7ABA IN60GD 15:40 CT1FJW IM58KT hrd: EA8DBM wkd with 10W on 4m: 14:29 EA8DBM IL18OH 16:28 CT1BXT IM59PF 16:54 EA6SX JM19IK Comment: My first Es on 2m in 2019! All QSO's in FT8.......... vy73, Detlef	EA7ITL, Sergio - IM66WK Rig: kenwood TS-2000 + Cushcraft 13b2+ SSB electronic sp-2000 + 50 W ODX: PA5Y 1.931 KM Log: 16:14 MW1BAJ IO71 FT8 16:17 G4RRA IO80 FT8 16:36 CT1HZE IM 75 FT8 16:39 GW0KZG IO71 FT8 16:40 GW1JFV IO71 FT8 16:48 CN8LI IM63 FT8 16:55 G4LOH IO70 FT8 17:01 EI3KD IO51 FT8 17:08 G4DML JO02 FT8 17:09 G4SWX JO02 FT8 17:10 G4CDN JO02 FT8 17:13 M1BXF JO02 FT8 17:17 G4DHF IO92 FT8 17:20 EA5SE IM98 FT8 17:51 G4FUF JO01 FT8 17:52 DL1KDA JO30 FT8 17:53 G4DFI IO91 FT8 18:07 DL9EAJ JO31 FT8 18:10 PA3CMC JO21 FT8 18:12 PA5Y JO21 FT8 18:12 F6DHA JN19 FT8 18:16 PA0JMV JO21 FT8 18:34 DF7IW JN39 FT8 18:39 EC7ZR IM77 FT8 Comment: A very rare sporadic some good moments and others very bad much qsb in band and the signals disappeared completely
F4EZJ, Stef - JN05DK Rig: 7300+XVRT+3 X 8 ELE ODX: 2425 kms Log: 15:36 IU8HRV JN70MF 59 59 SSB 1332 15:37 SV8PEX JM99VR 59 59 SSB 1712 16:44 EA8DBM IL18OH FT8 2425 17:29 CT3HF IM12OP FT8 2061	F6EAS, Pascal - IN98LV Rig: SDR + Khune TR144 pro + 250W , Ant 17B2 ODX: EA8CTK 2657KM Log: 16:42 EA8AQV IL28ED FT8 16:50 EA8DBM IL18OH FT8 16:56 CT1HMN IM58NN FT8 17:04 EA8CTK IL18NI USB 17:05 EA8AVI IL28FC USB 17:08 CT1DIZ IM58KP USB 17:11 EB8BRZ IL28HA USB 17:17 EA8AVI IL28FC USB Comment: RX ED8ZAA /B 599 at 16:45 to 17:30 and after at 20:15 to 20:45 529 signal on Tropo RX D41CV -12 on FT8
G0CHE, Kev - IO90PS Rig: FT-817 + PA ODX: 2839 Log: HEARD: 1606 EA7HLB IM76 1613 CT1BYM IM68 1649 CI1BXT IM59 1652 CT7ABP IM58 1724 CT1HZE IM57 1726 CT1END IM58 1727 CT1HMN IM58 1821 EA7ITL IM66 WORKED: 16:58 EA8DBM IL18OH Comment: Thrilled to work Alex EA8DBM IL18oh considering using only 50W and tri-band vertical! Most stations heard were copied more than once especially CT1HZE who was in for long time with very big signal at times - no qso though.	G4DHF, David - IO92UU Rig: IC-7610 DB6NT SSPA 400W 4x9 (G4DHF) Yagi ODX: 9H1TX 2215Km Log: 16:08 9H1TX JM75FU 2215Km SSB 16:58 CT1HZE IM57NH 1852Km FT8 17:11 EA7HLB IM76OP 1836Km “ 17:16 EA7SL IM76HE 1895Km “ 17:17 EA7ITL IM66WK 1881Km “ Comment: FT8 has the potential to democratise working VHF DX. Great! This works when people are educated but all too often, they see dx callsigns appearing on the PC screens and just call, call and call ad infinitum, without ever stopping to evaluate the rapidly changing nature of propagation ‘Periods’ don’t matter on HF, but they are necessary on VHF. It only takes one local to cause havoc in the ‘wrong period’. This mode has brought many to VHF, but they are often failing to understand, learn or adapt before they activate the auto-sequence. There appears to be some arrogance because they are using the PC program with an HF mindset with little consideration of the context in which it is being used. Others are now looking at our wonderful VHF resource with a view to taking some of it away, perhaps? What are they seeing? I was on the edge in this opening with all signals being quite weak. 73 David G4DHF
G4SWX, John - JO02RF Rig: K3 transverter 8877 PA 4 X I0JXX16 ODX: EA8DBM IL18oh 3061Km Log: 15:12 EA3EVL JN00hr 1281Km 15:24 EA5DOM IM98wn 1526Km 16:13 CT1HZE IM57nh 1846Km 16:15 CT1BYM IM68bn 1683Km 16:51 CT1HMN IM58nn 1718Km 17:01 EA8DBM IL18oh 3061Km 17:09 EA7ITL IM66wk 1856Km 18:12 IH9YMC JM56xt 1903Km 18:23 EA7FDW IM76ws 1775Km 18:24 EC7ZR IM77uo 1688Km 18:44 CT7ABP IM58mr 1704Km Comment: A fun event but very few 'fish to be had' on SSB/CW despite the huge signals on FT8. 144.174MHz was full of noise and QRM from just bad operating and badly adjusted transmitters! I saw an ON station calling an EA7 for over an hour after the EA7 had vanished. There were the idiots that run in 'beacon mode' first which often trashed some of the weaker DX stations. Lastly there were the brain dead, which also happens a lot on SSB, that 'MUST' call you if you call CQ DX. These also don't give up easily leaving not much real DX to work......	G8HGN, Bob - JO01FO Rig: Yaesu FT-847 11 ele LFA ODX: EA8DBM 2960Km Log: 16:04 9H1TX JM75FU 59 59 SSB 2038Km 16:13 CT1BYM IM68BN R+04 -06 FT8 1588Km 17:32 EA8DBM IL18OH R-04 -14 FT8 2960Km Comment: Path seemed better for PA/DL stations, and several hot spots. Not much else heard or decoded. Nice to work EA8 again, this time on a new mode. 73 Bob
G8JLY, Lyn - IO82WG Rig: FT991A, GS35B, 6 el yagi ODX: CT1HZE IM57NH at 1744 Km Log: 16:55 CT1HZE IM57NH -8/-10 FT8 --- New # Comment: Just 1 worked on FT8 but it was a new locator so I am happy. Copied a few more EA7s also on FT8 but none were worked. Called and listened on SSB a lot but nothing heard or worked on SSB. I still cant understand when signals are strong, stations stay on FT8 - FT8 is a supposed to be a weak signal mode.. 73 Lyn G8JLY	GW7SMV, Jamie - IO81LN Rig: IC910H 12 ele M2 400w ODX: CT1HZE 1661 km Log: 17:25 CT1HZE IM57 1661 km Comment: missed most of the opening . also heard EA7KP and EA5SE on FT8 way too hot in the shack !!
LZ2ZY, Rady - KN13OT Rig: IC746PRO Log: 16:13 F8CH JN03PO 16:14 F2CT IN93GJ Comment: tnx qso lz2zy - Rady 73	OK1SC, Jan - JO70OB Rig: FT847+PA300Wto PA0MS 10eY ODX: EA1NL 2015km Log: 15:34 EA1NL IN52PJ CW 15:41 EA1NL IN52PJ SSB Comment: Hi oms, the Es here was been very short. TKS EA1NL for the two QSOs 73+GL! Jan
ON4KBE, Edgard - JO20BI Rig: Transverter 28/144 MHz, 80W, 10 él. DK7ZB ODX: CT1HZE in IM57NH Log: 15:13 144.300 CT1HZE in IM57NH 59 59 1781 kms Comment: Heard EB7BKY in IM77HG. 73 de Edgard	ON4KHG, Gaëtan - JO10XO Log: 16:49 EA8DBM IL18OH 16:58 EA8TJ IL18RJ 17:00 CT7ABP IM58MR 17:10 CT1HZE IM57NH 18:14 EA7JLM IM66WK 18:19 EA7SL IM76HE 18:20 EA7HLB IM76OP 18:24 CN8LI IM63NX Comment: I missed the beginning of the opening. I was cycling back home from the QRL in Brussels and when I arrived at home, I saw the SMS from Matej, OK1TEH (tnx) and the DX robot warning of the Es opening on 2m. I switched on the station and the first 2 QSO's were with EA8. All QSO's were FT8. SSB QSO's could have been made at times with EA8DBM, CN8LI and CT1HZE, not with the other stations worked. Beside what worked, seen a few more CT's and EA7's. In parallel to 144.174 FT8, my SDR was monitoring 144200 > 144.400 but not much seen. I tried also on 145.500 FM, looking for CN's when CN8LI was strongest but it was not fruitful neither.
PD0HCV/P, Gert Lovink - JO21VU Rig: ic 9100 Antenna 4 elem under the roof !! ODX: ct1hze Log: 15:24 CT1HZE IM57NH Comment: 5-7 2 m. SSB ES wrkd w 4 elem under the roof 1982	SV8PEX, Tom - JM99VR Rig: IC-9700 + PA 400 Watts Ant 2 x 14 El 7m agl 550 m asl Log: 15:30 F4EZJ JN05 SSB 16:00 F6FIC IN96 FM 16:10 F1NNC unknown FM Comment: Again almost no activity in SSB or FM. But band was open for long time

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