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23. Oct 2012
An inversionlayer over Germany provided tropo up to 1500 km.
9A1CAL | DG0OPK | DH6DAO | DJ6AG | DL2GPS | DL8EBW | DM7RM/M | F0FVK | F1CXX | F1USF | F6BEG | F6KHM | F8KID | G4SWX | GW8JLY | HA5OO | HA8MV/P | M0BTZ | OK2BRD | OK2PM | OK7GU | ON4KHG | ON5AEN | PA4EME | PA5MS | PA8KM | SP2JYR
Rig:300W 4x17el F9FTODX:PA3BIYLog:13:30 ON6NL JO21UE 559 935 km
13:36 DL8YE JO32TC 569 886 km
13:38 DL6YEH JO32VA 579 871 km
13:40 DG9YIH JO32PC 599 903 km
13:43 ON5GS JO21SC 559 941 km
13:51 PA3BIY JO22EB 559 1064 km
13:38 PA3CHR JO33DB 549 1024 km
14:00 PA3C JO33FD 559 1022 km
14:06 PA3BGM JO33CE 56 1037 km SSB
14:15 DF7VX JO41KP 54 788 km SSB
14:16 PA3C JO33FD 53 1022 km SSB
14:22 DL3YEE JO42GE 549 846 km
14:24 PA3CWN JO33AH 559 1055 km
14:45 DF0WD JO42FD 549 847 km
14:49 F1BBW JN38VT 57 689 km SSB
14:32 DL6NAQ/P JO40XI 59 855 km SSB
14:44 DH9NBU JO40XI 59 855 km SSB
15:51 DK3EE JO41GU 59 820 km SSB
20:07 PA5MS JO21RQ 559 978 km
20:12 PA1BVM JO21RO 569 973 km
20:15 PA5MS JO21RQ 56 987 km SSB
20:16 PA1BVM JO21RO 54 973 km SSB
20:16 DJ9UX JO31MD 55 919 km SSB
20:30 PA4EME JO20WX 559 913 kmComment:TR openings to ON/PA are rare in JN86 because of Alps (over 2 km mountain peaks on path breaking duct). Last such opening was more than 10 years ago!
Rig: 144: 600W 17dBd MGF1302ODX:924kmLog:14:17 F6FLU JN18AS 646km
14:21 F2GL JN17ST 600km
14:27 F0FEK JN19GB 601km
14:33 F8ATS JN18DP 635km
16:06 F1US JN07HG 816km
16:13 F6APE IN97QI 893km
16:13 F6IFX JN07CX 806km
16:26 F1NZC JN15MR 782km 59+40!!!
16:33 F4DZF JN16GB 782km
17:07 F6GNJ JN08TV 670km
17:12 F0FKO IN96QT 924km
17:19 F0DIH JN17AF 729km
17:22 F4AOS JN06SO 801km
17:31 F6DKW JN18CS 635kmComment:working from my hometown valley with 470m ASL inversion layer was much better at higher sea level ....but very nice signals from all wkd stations
Rig:50 Watts 9ele YagiODX:HA5UK 910kmLog:05:51 HA5UK JN97OM #
16:45 HB9CLN JN37SI
16:22 OK1TEH JO70FD
16:24 OK1GHZ JN79IX
17:37 F1NZC JN15MR
18:02 OK2IT JN89GF
19:25 9A2AE JN86HF #Comment:just on the edge of the duct, but some nice new contacts made, mostly in CW
Rig: FT736R, 13ele YU7EFODX:F6CIS IN94WL 1121 kmLog:13:38 HG1DRD JN86KU CW 716km
13:32 OE2XRM JN67NT SSB 642km
13:43 OK1AJY JO70PO CW 363km
18:14 F4EMG JO00WU SSB 600km
18:20 F1NZC JN15MR SSB 852km
18:24 F4EIK JN28NO SSB 508km
18:50 F6OYS JN05DR SSB 992km
18:55 F6IRS JN38VN SSB 394km
19:04 HB9HLM JN36KW SSB 585km
19:11 HB9HLI JN37JB SSB 576km
19:06 DH0IAM JN48HD SSB 413km
19:09 HB0SLU JN36MU SSB 589km
19:25 F54AGA JN18IP SSB 643km
19:40 F5LEN/p JN38AT SSB 444km
19:58 G4CZP IN90WO CW 743km
20:08 F6CIS IN94WL SSB 1121km
20:26 ON5AEN JN10VW SSB 466km
20:34 OK1AJY JO70PO CW 363km
21:05 F0GOW IN96TT SSB 951km
21:43 F6HRL JN06FP SSB 914km
21:56 F6GHG JN28KF CW 550km
22:08 G7RAU IO90IR CW 820km
22:15 F1HFP JN28FP SSB 540km
22:23 2E0NEY IO81VK SSB 872km
22:26 G1OFW IO91QH SSB 764km
22:35 PD3AL JO22OI SSB 362km
22:45 PE1DCY JO22OI SSB 339kmComment:Nice opening again to JN05 and JN15 after many years of waiting. New # (JN06). IN94 and IN96 first time in SSB.
Rig:TS2000 144Mhz:4x9el DK7ZB Yagi 432Mhz 2x20el X-Yagi MasproODX:SP9HVV KNĜ9MT 953 kmLog:07:23 DL5DSM JO71EK 574km
07:33 DG0DRF JO71JJ 595km
07:43 SP9APC JN99QU 835km
07:45 SP9BCV JO90VB 868km
07:47 OK2BRD JN99ET 764km
07:52 SP6CVB JO80VE 732km
07:52 OK2PM JN99AO 736km
07:54 SP6ZJP JO80VE 732km
10:29 OK2IT JN89GF 623km
10:46 OM3LO JN98AV 728km
10:50 HA6NQ JN98WA 866km
10:55 SP9HVV KN09MT 953kmComment:QSOs over 500km.
my first KN locator via tropo !!!
Rig: 144: TS2000 2x 12el M2 hor full Elv. 750W LNA-MK2ODX:9A2AE 890kmLog:18:58 F1NZC JN15MR 59+ 59+ SSB TR 681
19:12 9A2AE JN86HF 559 559 CW TR 890
19:19 OE5RBO JN68OB 55 57 SSB TR 561
19:36 S51ZO JN86DR 529 559 CW TR 834Comment:...on the way from QRL to home side I recognized several french radion stations at 3m and so I did check the 2m in advance of dinner ;-) Short QSO to F1NZC and after tuning antenna 180 degr. as well to 9A/S5/OE. Seems a great evening and sorry I have had not much more time...
Rig:FT-857 - 50W - 1/4wave verticalODX:OM3CQF 666kmLog:09:09 OM3CQF 56 59 JN88RT 666km
15:34 OK1AJY 59 59 JO70PO 554kmComment:A lots of repeaters on vhf and uhf into my radio in my car. But also these two stations in SSB workable as mobile on Tropo. 73, Ralf
Rig: ICOM 910 H 10 W 11 ELEODX:OK1AJY JO70NO 952 KMLog:OK1AJY JO70NO 952 KM
OK1DOL JN690S 790 KM
OK1GTH JN69OU 756 KM
DF0HF JO50HF 688 KM
DB6NT JO50TI 695KM
PA3BIY JO22HB 465KM
DL9NDA JO50VF 703 KM
Rig:ic910h+11 ele TONNA-100WODX:OK2BFHLog:17:37 OK1MAC JN79IO 923KM
17:43 OK1DOL JN69OU 816
17:52 OK1VHF JO70EB 901
17:57 OK2BFH JN99JQ 1216
18:05 OK1MA JN69JR 785
20:05 OK1AJY JO70PO 971
20:29 OK1GTH JN69OU 816Comment:ARRIVED TOO LATER SORRY!! FRANCK
Rig: FT2K+trverter+2*14LFA+qroODX:dl6ybf jo31ox 961kmLog:17:00 ok1fd jo60fc 958km
17:19 on4khg jo10xo 783km
18:00 on5gs jo21sc 844km
18:15 dl8kbj jo30iw 840km
18:17 on5vl jo21ue 850km
18:20 dl4kca jo30jx 847km
18:25 dl5ebs jo31lh 885km
18:30 dl6ybf jo31ox 961km
18:45 pa3biy jo22hb 945km
19:00 df0hf jo50sf 925km also in 70cmComment:nice tropo opening from mediteranean sea big signal for on5gs 1hour long 73 s to all
Rig:144: 2x12 el. M2 - 300WODX:G4SWX 758 kmLog:08:16 DF2ZC JO30RN
20:53 DK3EE JO41GU 731 km
21:16 G4SWX JO02RF 758 km
22:09 DL9NDA JO50VF 718 km
22:16 DB6NT JO50TI 719 km
22:30 PA3BIY JO22HB 700 km CWComment:I was not in the big duct but the conditions improved in the evening
Rig: IC275H 90W 2*9ELODX:DL0HOF JO50XG 1211Log:16.30 HB9CLN JN37SI 910K
17.34 DB6NT JO50TI 1188K
18.26 DL0HOF JO50XG 1211K
21.22 DF0HF JO50SF 1181K
21.27 F5LEN/P JN38AT 779K
21.35 DL9NDA JO50VF 1199KComment:Finally in the duct!
I was able to contact only station on hight asl!
Here mine is 25m only!
Thnaks for qsos , Oli
Rig:4x10 el 800WODX:SP2MKO JO93DALog:23-oct-12 19:15:00 DK6NJ JN59wl SSB 429
23-oct-12 19:18:00 OK1DRX JN79dw SSB 609
23-oct-12 19:20:00 OK1MHZ JO70va SSB 717
23-oct-12 19:22:00 DH4AE JO51dq SSB 440
23-oct-12 19:24:00 DL3JFA JO60el SSB 492
23-oct-12 19:26:00 DL5YEE JO42gf SSB 419
23-oct-12 19:28:00 OK1DCI JO60ml SSB 536
23-oct-12 19:33:00 F0CYF IN98dc SSB 576
23-oct-12 19:36:00 F6DFA JN07dd SSB 466
23-oct-12 19:39:00 F6BWW IN98ra SSB 495
23-oct-12 19:42:00 F0FEK JN19gb SSB 257
23-oct-12 19:45:00 OK1SC JO70ob SSB 677
23-oct-12 19:48:00 OE5JSL JN68od SSB 533
23-oct-12 20:00:00 DL8NCG JO50ud SSB 435
23-oct-12 20:10:00 OK1DQT JO70ib SSB 642
23-oct-12 20:11:00 DC1RJJ JN68nl SSB 521
23-oct-12 20:12:00 DL2RDT JN59wk SSB 430
23-oct-12 20:14:00 DJ4DN JO31sl SSB 315
23-oct-12 20:15:00 DK1DKE JN48nt SSB 225
23-oct-12 20:16:00 PD1AHM JO21wf SSB 269
23-oct-12 20:20:00 DD8PB JO30pg SSB 186
23-oct-12 20:22:00 DD3SP JO72en SSB 719
23-oct-12 20:25:00 F6KHM IN78rt SSB 775
23-oct-12 20:30:00 DL7ULM JN58wg SSB 433
23-oct-12 20:34:00 DL3BRS JO72gh SSB 715
23-oct-12 20:35:00 DL5DWF JO71aa SSB 622
23-oct-12 20:37:00 DL3DTH JO61ue SSB 608
23-oct-12 20:40:00 DC1FO JN48jv SSB 201
23-oct-12 20:41:00 DL5ALW JO51pd SSB 456
23-oct-12 20:43:00 DL2FDL JO40ln SSB 286
23-oct-12 20:44:00 DG0DRF JO71jj SSB 686
23-oct-12 20:45:00 SQ2SAT JO83xg SSB 967
23-oct-12 20:46:00 SP2MKO JO93da SSB 976
23-oct-12 20:49:00 DL6UHA JO71hr SSB 690
23-oct-12 20:51:00 DK7AW JO51et SSB 453
23-oct-12 20:59:00 DK8AR JO52de SSB 480
23-oct-12 21:00:00 DL9AJ JO52cj SSB 485
23-oct-12 21:25:00 F0FVK JN18ib SSB 260
23-oct-12 21:40:00 F1PYN JN25js SSB 351
23-oct-12 21:45:00 F8DO JN36er SSB 234
23-oct-12 21:54:00 F6BEG JN25js SSB 351
23-oct-12 21:58:00 F6HRL JN06fp SSB 482
23-oct-12 22:05:00 PA3BIY JO22hb SSB 375
23-oct-12 22:10:00 F6BAX JO00ia SSB 408
23-oct-12 22:15:00 F5TXM IN98ae SSB 594
23-oct-12 22:17:00 F8ATS JN18dp SSB 276
23-oct-12 22:20:00 OK1DMP JN79ix SSB 640Comment:Hello,
Only few hours of activity in the evening from contest station F8KID in jn38at.Nice qso from Poland to Britany.
73 Pascal, F5LEN
Rig: TS2000 8877 linear 4 X I0JXX16 YagiODX:HA8MV/P KN06HT 1504KmLog:07:01 OK2GD JN79TK CW 1041Km
11:23 OE2XRM JN67NT 966Km
11:30 HG1DRD JN86KJ CW 1289Km
11:56 HA8MV/P KN06HT CW 1504Km
12:08 HA8MV/P KN06HY 1504Km 57
12:09 OM3CQF JN88RT CW 1191Km
13:10 OE3FVU JN78VE CW 1113Km
14:24 OK1AJY JO70PO 975KmComment:Again just a little too far West for the main opening but a few good stations - lots of CW activity
Rig:144 Mhz - Kenwood TS790e - SSPA 400w at antenna - LNA (SP2000) - 9el LY (5 degree elevation)ODX:DL9NDA - 1064kmLog:16:55 HB9CLN JN37SI
19:19 PA0WMX JO21XI
19:20 PA5MS JO21RQ
19:34 PA2JWN JO22QD
19:43 ON3ART JO10VU
19:51 ON5AEN JO10VW
20:38 ON4ATA JO11RF
20:49 DK3EE JO41GU
21:26 DF0HF JO50SF 1046km
21:51 DL9NDA JO50VF 1064km
22:04 PA0ADG JO22HBComment:No long DX here in Wales unfortunately. I was not in the opening at all except for some brief periods when a few stations at over 900km appeared. The German stations in jo50 were 59+ though. As I send this report, the band has completely closed again - I was hoping for an improvement this morning but the opposite has occurred.
73 Lyn GW8JLY
Rig: 144: 100w 3wl DJ9BV 50: 5W 5EL.DK7ZB HF:100W FD4 HB9CV for 28 MHzODX:F8BRK IN99VF 1443Log:2m
IC-821H,100W 13 el. DJ9BV
07:10 ON6NL JO21UE 1057
08:28 ON6ENL JO21SA 1063
08:36 ON6NL JO21UE 1057
08:58 F5BLD JN38VS 851
09:04 DL5KCI JO30EP 996
09:09 F5SE/P JN19XH 1141
09:11 F8BRK IN99VF 1443
70cm
IC-821H 40W 13el DJ9BV for 2m
09:16 F5SE/P JN19XH 1141Comment:73's, tnx to All
Rig:IC910H 2m: 4x11 700w 70cm: 4x23 70wODX:2m: G4SWX 1504km 70cm: DG9YIH 1Log:2m
10:47 ON6NL JO21UE 1188
11:11 DK2EA JO50UF 757
11:35 DG9YIH JO32PC 1125
11:55 G4SWX JO02RF 1504
12:15 DL4DWA JO61QH 726
12:31 PA2CHR JO32DB 1186
12:57 ON5GS JO21SC 1196
13:02 DL6YBF JO31OX 1125
14:09 DK5EW JN48MB 881
15:10 LX2LA JN39CP 1115
15:43 PA4VHF JO32JE 1164
15:53 LX1FX JN29WT 1142
70cm
11:44 DG9YIH JO32PC 1125Comment:HRD:F5SE/P long time, Not RX my call.. :-(
TNX to ALL! '73:Gabi
Rig: 50: IC551D 150W HB9CV 70:IC251E+TVTR 25W HB9CV 144: IC251/275 9ele 150W 432: IC451 100W 19ele 1296:IC251E+TVTR 100W 37ele QLYODX:DL9NDA JO50VFLog:16.19 HB9CLN JN37SI
21.58 DL9NDA JO50VF
22.28 DB6NT JO50TI
22.55 DF0HF JO50SFComment:Arrived to the opening too late!
Rig:FT-847+LIN 200W, 10 el. YAGIODX:F6DKWLog:06:57 F5SE/P JN19XH 1040km
07:49 DL2GPS JN48CD 764km
09:35 F6HMQ JN18GP 1155km
09:43 F1BQX JN18DP 1173km
09:46 F8ATS JN18DP 1173km
09:50 F6DKW JN18CS 1176km
10:21 F4FCW JN38FO 875km
432 MHz (50W, 20 el. YAGI)
06,58 F5SE/P JN19XH 1040km
10,00 F6DKW JN18CS 1176km
10,23 F4FCW JN38FO 875kmComment:Continuation of last tropo opening in my QTH
Rig: IC706 FT736 + 200W + 9elem.ODX:F6DKWLog:06:58 F5SE/p JN19xh 1016km
07:52 DL2GPS JN48cd 736
09:56 F1BQX JN18dp 1148
10:05 F6HMQ JN18dp 1148
10:12 F8ATS JN18dp 1148
10:40 F4FCW JN38fo 849
11:34 F6DKW JN18cs 1152
11:43 DL5KCI/p JO30gp 838Comment:Very nice tropo autumn !
Karel
Rig:Remotely controlled station on JN69QT (504masl). FT857 - 50W/2m, 20W/70cm. 12el M2 Yagi/2m and 70cm(!no separate antenna, only 2m antenna used with high SWR)),Log:Oct.23 0732 DL3RL/M JN58sx 2m
Oct.23 0734 ON3LX JN29wn 2m
Oct.23 0737 F1BQX JN18dp 2m
Oct.23 0740 F5DQK JN18gr 2m
Oct.23 0742 F0DKT JN18jr 2m
Oct.23 0743 SP6HED JO80il 2m
Oct.23 0745 DJ3OS JN49fl 2m
Oct.23 0748 F0FEK JN28gb 2m
Oct.23 0753 ON4ENL JO21sa 2m
Oct.23 0754 ON4PS/P JO20kq 2m
Oct.23 0759 F5SE/P JN19xh 2m
Oct.23 0803 F5SE/P JN19xh 70cm
Oct.23 0901 F6DDW 70cm
Oct.23 0907 F1DLZ JN19fh 2m
Oct.23 1056 ON5AEN JO10vw 2m
Oct.23 1058 DJ1WL/P JO30fe 2m
Oct.23 1059 ON6NL JO21ue 2m
Oct.23 1639 DH8IAB JO30no 70cm
Oct.23 1656 DF8WA JO30iw 2m
Oct.23 1657 DL8KBJ JO30iw 2m
Oct.23 1710 F6GNJ JN08tv 2m
Oct.23 1711 ON5GS JO21sc 2m
Oct.23 1714 ON6YF JO20kc 2m
Oct.23 1727 OK1AJY JO70po 70cm
Oct.23 1737 HB9CLN JN37si 2m
Oct.23 1743 F6IFX JN07cx 2m
Oct.23 1747 OM3CFR JN88qq 2m
Oct.23 2055 OK1GTH JN69ou 2m
Oct.23 2107 F5LEN/P JN38at 2m
Oct.23 2121 DL2GPS JN48cd 2m
Oct.23 2133 DK7UP JO30ni 2m
Oct.23 2329 DF0HF JO50sf 2m
Rig: 144 : 300W 4 WL MGF1302Log:14:55 OK1AJY JO70PO 59 59 SSB 799 15:00 OM2DT JN88QS 529 599 CW 985
15:15 OE3JPC JN87EW 539 549 CW 947
15:17 OM2DT JN88QS 559 599 CW 985
17:19 F1USF JN23CN 57 55 SSB 783
18:10 F0GKI JN23NS 57 57 FM Via Rptr F1ZTL in JN24
19:29 F6EGD JN24MA 56 56 SSB 736
19:40 OE5RBO JN68OB 57 57 SSB 727
19:46 I3MEK JN55SJ 539 519 CW 808
20:31 OE2JG JN67MT 529 559 CW 728
20:36 S51ZO JN86DR 529 539 CW 1001
21:27 IZ4BEH JN54VK 519 519 CW 902
21:36 IW2DAL JN45NN 52 52 SSB 679 21:57 F4TXU JN23CX 52 54-5 SSB 737
Rig:FT225RD_550W (gs35b)_16EL DJ9BV_MGF1302 (dj9bv design)Log:10:54 OK7GU 55 55 JN69QV 690km
11:53 OM3CQF 58 59 JN88RT 1009km
12:38 OK1VHF 57 57 JO70EB 756km
14:20 OK1AJY 59 59 JO70PO 811km
15:05 OM2DT 57 59 JN88QS 1005km
21:02 OK1GHZ 57 57 JN79IX 782km
21:10 OK1DUV 59 59 JO70DB 751km
70cm _IC910h_75W_18el DDJ9BV_no preamp
15;28 DL6NAA 58 53 JO50VF 572km
20;44 OK2VSO 55 59 JN99AJ 1030km
21;24 DB6NT 59 59 JO50TI 559kmComment:DB6NT booming in on 70cm!!! Cracking signal with his 4 times 25el.
Rig: 144: 0.22 dB QRO 14 el. LFA PLUS2Log:19:43 S51ZO JN86DR
20.30 9A1CAL JN86DM
Rig:144: 4x11el GS35b 400W MGF1801ODX:S51ZO 1016Log:06:13 HA1FV JN87JJ 945
18:32 OK1GTH JN69OU 581
19:01 9A2AE JN86HF 1014
19:30 GW8JLY IO81JM 598
19:43 S51ZO JN86LL 1016
20:06 9A1CAL JN86FJ 992
20:15 9A1CAL JN86FJ 992
20:31 OE2JG JN67MT 694Comment:Signals were fading in and out, just on the edge of the duct here. First time ever worked S5 on tropo, and on the 22th first time ever worked HA on tropo.
Rig: 100W 11el, 22 m aslODX:1049 kmLog:wkd 144MHz
17:56 9A2AE JN86HF 1049 km
18:20 OK1DOL JN69OU 589 km
Rig:432 : FT- 847 / 50W / 16 eleODX:1224Log:10:40 F6HMQ JN18GP 53 52 SSB 1209
10:44 F6DKW JN18CS 55 55 SSB 1224Comment:New dxcc and jn18 on 70cm.rnIn October, all new squares on 70cm - 5rnListening to a lot of little QSO, but it's OK ... :)rnRyszard
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23. Oct 2012
An inversionlayer over Germany provided tropo up to 1500 km. |
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9A1CAL | DG0OPK | DH6DAO | DJ6AG | DL2GPS | DL8EBW | DM7RM/M | F0FVK | F1CXX | F1USF | F6BEG | F6KHM | F8KID | G4SWX | GW8JLY | HA5OO | HA8MV/P | M0BTZ | OK2BRD | OK2PM | OK7GU | ON4KHG | ON5AEN | PA4EME | PA5MS | PA8KM | SP2JYR |
Rig: 300W 4x17el F9FTODX: PA3BIYLog: 13:30 ON6NL JO21UE 559 935 km13:36 DL8YE JO32TC 569 886 km 13:38 DL6YEH JO32VA 579 871 km 13:40 DG9YIH JO32PC 599 903 km 13:43 ON5GS JO21SC 559 941 km 13:51 PA3BIY JO22EB 559 1064 km 13:38 PA3CHR JO33DB 549 1024 km 14:00 PA3C JO33FD 559 1022 km 14:06 PA3BGM JO33CE 56 1037 km SSB 14:15 DF7VX JO41KP 54 788 km SSB 14:16 PA3C JO33FD 53 1022 km SSB 14:22 DL3YEE JO42GE 549 846 km 14:24 PA3CWN JO33AH 559 1055 km 14:45 DF0WD JO42FD 549 847 km 14:49 F1BBW JN38VT 57 689 km SSB 14:32 DL6NAQ/P JO40XI 59 855 km SSB 14:44 DH9NBU JO40XI 59 855 km SSB 15:51 DK3EE JO41GU 59 820 km SSB 20:07 PA5MS JO21RQ 559 978 km 20:12 PA1BVM JO21RO 569 973 km 20:15 PA5MS JO21RQ 56 987 km SSB 20:16 PA1BVM JO21RO 54 973 km SSB 20:16 DJ9UX JO31MD 55 919 km SSB 20:30 PA4EME JO20WX 559 913 km Comment: TR openings to ON/PA are rare in JN86 because of Alps (over 2 km mountain peaks on path breaking duct). Last such opening was more than 10 years ago! |
Rig: 144: 600W 17dBd MGF1302ODX: 924kmLog: 14:17 F6FLU JN18AS 646km14:21 F2GL JN17ST 600km 14:27 F0FEK JN19GB 601km 14:33 F8ATS JN18DP 635km 16:06 F1US JN07HG 816km 16:13 F6APE IN97QI 893km 16:13 F6IFX JN07CX 806km 16:26 F1NZC JN15MR 782km 59+40!!! 16:33 F4DZF JN16GB 782km 17:07 F6GNJ JN08TV 670km 17:12 F0FKO IN96QT 924km 17:19 F0DIH JN17AF 729km 17:22 F4AOS JN06SO 801km 17:31 F6DKW JN18CS 635km Comment: working from my hometown valley with 470m ASL inversion layer was much better at higher sea level ....but very nice signals from all wkd stations |
Rig: 50 Watts 9ele YagiODX: HA5UK 910kmLog: 05:51 HA5UK JN97OM #16:45 HB9CLN JN37SI 16:22 OK1TEH JO70FD 16:24 OK1GHZ JN79IX 17:37 F1NZC JN15MR 18:02 OK2IT JN89GF 19:25 9A2AE JN86HF # Comment: just on the edge of the duct, but some nice new contacts made, mostly in CW |
Rig: FT736R, 13ele YU7EFODX: F6CIS IN94WL 1121 kmLog: 13:38 HG1DRD JN86KU CW 716km13:32 OE2XRM JN67NT SSB 642km 13:43 OK1AJY JO70PO CW 363km 18:14 F4EMG JO00WU SSB 600km 18:20 F1NZC JN15MR SSB 852km 18:24 F4EIK JN28NO SSB 508km 18:50 F6OYS JN05DR SSB 992km 18:55 F6IRS JN38VN SSB 394km 19:04 HB9HLM JN36KW SSB 585km 19:11 HB9HLI JN37JB SSB 576km 19:06 DH0IAM JN48HD SSB 413km 19:09 HB0SLU JN36MU SSB 589km 19:25 F54AGA JN18IP SSB 643km 19:40 F5LEN/p JN38AT SSB 444km 19:58 G4CZP IN90WO CW 743km 20:08 F6CIS IN94WL SSB 1121km 20:26 ON5AEN JN10VW SSB 466km 20:34 OK1AJY JO70PO CW 363km 21:05 F0GOW IN96TT SSB 951km 21:43 F6HRL JN06FP SSB 914km 21:56 F6GHG JN28KF CW 550km 22:08 G7RAU IO90IR CW 820km 22:15 F1HFP JN28FP SSB 540km 22:23 2E0NEY IO81VK SSB 872km 22:26 G1OFW IO91QH SSB 764km 22:35 PD3AL JO22OI SSB 362km 22:45 PE1DCY JO22OI SSB 339km Comment: Nice opening again to JN05 and JN15 after many years of waiting. New # (JN06). IN94 and IN96 first time in SSB. |
Rig: TS2000 144Mhz:4x9el DK7ZB Yagi 432Mhz 2x20el X-Yagi MasproODX: SP9HVV KNĜ9MT 953 kmLog: 07:23 DL5DSM JO71EK 574km07:33 DG0DRF JO71JJ 595km 07:43 SP9APC JN99QU 835km 07:45 SP9BCV JO90VB 868km 07:47 OK2BRD JN99ET 764km 07:52 SP6CVB JO80VE 732km 07:52 OK2PM JN99AO 736km 07:54 SP6ZJP JO80VE 732km 10:29 OK2IT JN89GF 623km 10:46 OM3LO JN98AV 728km 10:50 HA6NQ JN98WA 866km 10:55 SP9HVV KN09MT 953km Comment: QSOs over 500km.my first KN locator via tropo !!! |
Rig: 144: TS2000 2x 12el M2 hor full Elv. 750W LNA-MK2ODX: 9A2AE 890kmLog: 18:58 F1NZC JN15MR 59+ 59+ SSB TR 68119:12 9A2AE JN86HF 559 559 CW TR 890 19:19 OE5RBO JN68OB 55 57 SSB TR 561 19:36 S51ZO JN86DR 529 559 CW TR 834 Comment: ...on the way from QRL to home side I recognized several french radion stations at 3m and so I did check the 2m in advance of dinner ;-) Short QSO to F1NZC and after tuning antenna 180 degr. as well to 9A/S5/OE. Seems a great evening and sorry I have had not much more time... |
Rig: FT-857 - 50W - 1/4wave verticalODX: OM3CQF 666kmLog: 09:09 OM3CQF 56 59 JN88RT 666km15:34 OK1AJY 59 59 JO70PO 554km Comment: A lots of repeaters on vhf and uhf into my radio in my car. But also these two stations in SSB workable as mobile on Tropo. 73, Ralf |
Rig: ICOM 910 H 10 W 11 ELEODX: OK1AJY JO70NO 952 KMLog: OK1AJY JO70NO 952 KM OK1DOL JN690S 790 KM OK1GTH JN69OU 756 KM DF0HF JO50HF 688 KM DB6NT JO50TI 695KM PA3BIY JO22HB 465KM DL9NDA JO50VF 703 KM |
Rig: ic910h+11 ele TONNA-100WODX: OK2BFHLog: 17:37 OK1MAC JN79IO 923KM17:43 OK1DOL JN69OU 816 17:52 OK1VHF JO70EB 901 17:57 OK2BFH JN99JQ 1216 18:05 OK1MA JN69JR 785 20:05 OK1AJY JO70PO 971 20:29 OK1GTH JN69OU 816 Comment: ARRIVED TOO LATER SORRY!! FRANCK |
Rig: FT2K+trverter+2*14LFA+qroODX: dl6ybf jo31ox 961kmLog: 17:00 ok1fd jo60fc 958km17:19 on4khg jo10xo 783km 18:00 on5gs jo21sc 844km 18:15 dl8kbj jo30iw 840km 18:17 on5vl jo21ue 850km 18:20 dl4kca jo30jx 847km 18:25 dl5ebs jo31lh 885km 18:30 dl6ybf jo31ox 961km 18:45 pa3biy jo22hb 945km 19:00 df0hf jo50sf 925km also in 70cm Comment: nice tropo opening from mediteranean sea big signal for on5gs 1hour long 73 s to all |
Rig: 144: 2x12 el. M2 - 300WODX: G4SWX 758 kmLog: 08:16 DF2ZC JO30RN 20:53 DK3EE JO41GU 731 km 21:16 G4SWX JO02RF 758 km 22:09 DL9NDA JO50VF 718 km 22:16 DB6NT JO50TI 719 km 22:30 PA3BIY JO22HB 700 km CW Comment: I was not in the big duct but the conditions improved in the evening |
Rig: IC275H 90W 2*9ELODX: DL0HOF JO50XG 1211Log: 16.30 HB9CLN JN37SI 910K17.34 DB6NT JO50TI 1188K 18.26 DL0HOF JO50XG 1211K 21.22 DF0HF JO50SF 1181K 21.27 F5LEN/P JN38AT 779K 21.35 DL9NDA JO50VF 1199K Comment: Finally in the duct!I was able to contact only station on hight asl! Here mine is 25m only! Thnaks for qsos , Oli |
Rig: 4x10 el 800WODX: SP2MKO JO93DALog: 23-oct-12 19:15:00 DK6NJ JN59wl SSB 42923-oct-12 19:18:00 OK1DRX JN79dw SSB 609 23-oct-12 19:20:00 OK1MHZ JO70va SSB 717 23-oct-12 19:22:00 DH4AE JO51dq SSB 440 23-oct-12 19:24:00 DL3JFA JO60el SSB 492 23-oct-12 19:26:00 DL5YEE JO42gf SSB 419 23-oct-12 19:28:00 OK1DCI JO60ml SSB 536 23-oct-12 19:33:00 F0CYF IN98dc SSB 576 23-oct-12 19:36:00 F6DFA JN07dd SSB 466 23-oct-12 19:39:00 F6BWW IN98ra SSB 495 23-oct-12 19:42:00 F0FEK JN19gb SSB 257 23-oct-12 19:45:00 OK1SC JO70ob SSB 677 23-oct-12 19:48:00 OE5JSL JN68od SSB 533 23-oct-12 20:00:00 DL8NCG JO50ud SSB 435 23-oct-12 20:10:00 OK1DQT JO70ib SSB 642 23-oct-12 20:11:00 DC1RJJ JN68nl SSB 521 23-oct-12 20:12:00 DL2RDT JN59wk SSB 430 23-oct-12 20:14:00 DJ4DN JO31sl SSB 315 23-oct-12 20:15:00 DK1DKE JN48nt SSB 225 23-oct-12 20:16:00 PD1AHM JO21wf SSB 269 23-oct-12 20:20:00 DD8PB JO30pg SSB 186 23-oct-12 20:22:00 DD3SP JO72en SSB 719 23-oct-12 20:25:00 F6KHM IN78rt SSB 775 23-oct-12 20:30:00 DL7ULM JN58wg SSB 433 23-oct-12 20:34:00 DL3BRS JO72gh SSB 715 23-oct-12 20:35:00 DL5DWF JO71aa SSB 622 23-oct-12 20:37:00 DL3DTH JO61ue SSB 608 23-oct-12 20:40:00 DC1FO JN48jv SSB 201 23-oct-12 20:41:00 DL5ALW JO51pd SSB 456 23-oct-12 20:43:00 DL2FDL JO40ln SSB 286 23-oct-12 20:44:00 DG0DRF JO71jj SSB 686 23-oct-12 20:45:00 SQ2SAT JO83xg SSB 967 23-oct-12 20:46:00 SP2MKO JO93da SSB 976 23-oct-12 20:49:00 DL6UHA JO71hr SSB 690 23-oct-12 20:51:00 DK7AW JO51et SSB 453 23-oct-12 20:59:00 DK8AR JO52de SSB 480 23-oct-12 21:00:00 DL9AJ JO52cj SSB 485 23-oct-12 21:25:00 F0FVK JN18ib SSB 260 23-oct-12 21:40:00 F1PYN JN25js SSB 351 23-oct-12 21:45:00 F8DO JN36er SSB 234 23-oct-12 21:54:00 F6BEG JN25js SSB 351 23-oct-12 21:58:00 F6HRL JN06fp SSB 482 23-oct-12 22:05:00 PA3BIY JO22hb SSB 375 23-oct-12 22:10:00 F6BAX JO00ia SSB 408 23-oct-12 22:15:00 F5TXM IN98ae SSB 594 23-oct-12 22:17:00 F8ATS JN18dp SSB 276 23-oct-12 22:20:00 OK1DMP JN79ix SSB 640 Comment: Hello,Only few hours of activity in the evening from contest station F8KID in jn38at.Nice qso from Poland to Britany. 73 Pascal, F5LEN |
Rig: TS2000 8877 linear 4 X I0JXX16 YagiODX: HA8MV/P KN06HT 1504KmLog: 07:01 OK2GD JN79TK CW 1041Km11:23 OE2XRM JN67NT 966Km 11:30 HG1DRD JN86KJ CW 1289Km 11:56 HA8MV/P KN06HT CW 1504Km 12:08 HA8MV/P KN06HY 1504Km 57 12:09 OM3CQF JN88RT CW 1191Km 13:10 OE3FVU JN78VE CW 1113Km 14:24 OK1AJY JO70PO 975Km Comment: Again just a little too far West for the main opening but a few good stations - lots of CW activity |
Rig: 144 Mhz - Kenwood TS790e - SSPA 400w at antenna - LNA (SP2000) - 9el LY (5 degree elevation)ODX: DL9NDA - 1064kmLog: 16:55 HB9CLN JN37SI19:19 PA0WMX JO21XI 19:20 PA5MS JO21RQ 19:34 PA2JWN JO22QD 19:43 ON3ART JO10VU 19:51 ON5AEN JO10VW 20:38 ON4ATA JO11RF 20:49 DK3EE JO41GU 21:26 DF0HF JO50SF 1046km 21:51 DL9NDA JO50VF 1064km 22:04 PA0ADG JO22HB Comment: No long DX here in Wales unfortunately. I was not in the opening at all except for some brief periods when a few stations at over 900km appeared. The German stations in jo50 were 59+ though. As I send this report, the band has completely closed again - I was hoping for an improvement this morning but the opposite has occurred.73 Lyn GW8JLY |
Rig: 144: 100w 3wl DJ9BV 50: 5W 5EL.DK7ZB HF:100W FD4 HB9CV for 28 MHzODX: F8BRK IN99VF 1443Log: 2mIC-821H,100W 13 el. DJ9BV 07:10 ON6NL JO21UE 1057 08:28 ON6ENL JO21SA 1063 08:36 ON6NL JO21UE 1057 08:58 F5BLD JN38VS 851 09:04 DL5KCI JO30EP 996 09:09 F5SE/P JN19XH 1141 09:11 F8BRK IN99VF 1443 70cm IC-821H 40W 13el DJ9BV for 2m 09:16 F5SE/P JN19XH 1141 Comment: 73's, tnx to All |
Rig: IC910H 2m: 4x11 700w 70cm: 4x23 70wODX: 2m: G4SWX 1504km 70cm: DG9YIH 1Log: 2m10:47 ON6NL JO21UE 1188 11:11 DK2EA JO50UF 757 11:35 DG9YIH JO32PC 1125 11:55 G4SWX JO02RF 1504 12:15 DL4DWA JO61QH 726 12:31 PA2CHR JO32DB 1186 12:57 ON5GS JO21SC 1196 13:02 DL6YBF JO31OX 1125 14:09 DK5EW JN48MB 881 15:10 LX2LA JN39CP 1115 15:43 PA4VHF JO32JE 1164 15:53 LX1FX JN29WT 1142 70cm 11:44 DG9YIH JO32PC 1125 Comment: HRD:F5SE/P long time, Not RX my call.. :-( TNX to ALL! '73:Gabi |
Rig: 50: IC551D 150W HB9CV 70:IC251E+TVTR 25W HB9CV 144: IC251/275 9ele 150W 432: IC451 100W 19ele 1296:IC251E+TVTR 100W 37ele QLYODX: DL9NDA JO50VFLog: 16.19 HB9CLN JN37SI21.58 DL9NDA JO50VF 22.28 DB6NT JO50TI 22.55 DF0HF JO50SF Comment: Arrived to the opening too late! |
Rig: FT-847+LIN 200W, 10 el. YAGIODX: F6DKWLog: 06:57 F5SE/P JN19XH 1040km07:49 DL2GPS JN48CD 764km 09:35 F6HMQ JN18GP 1155km 09:43 F1BQX JN18DP 1173km 09:46 F8ATS JN18DP 1173km 09:50 F6DKW JN18CS 1176km 10:21 F4FCW JN38FO 875km 432 MHz (50W, 20 el. YAGI) 06,58 F5SE/P JN19XH 1040km 10,00 F6DKW JN18CS 1176km 10,23 F4FCW JN38FO 875km Comment: Continuation of last tropo opening in my QTH |
Rig: IC706 FT736 + 200W + 9elem.ODX: F6DKWLog: 06:58 F5SE/p JN19xh 1016km07:52 DL2GPS JN48cd 736 09:56 F1BQX JN18dp 1148 10:05 F6HMQ JN18dp 1148 10:12 F8ATS JN18dp 1148 10:40 F4FCW JN38fo 849 11:34 F6DKW JN18cs 1152 11:43 DL5KCI/p JO30gp 838 Comment: Very nice tropo autumn !Karel |
Rig: Remotely controlled station on JN69QT (504masl). FT857 - 50W/2m, 20W/70cm. 12el M2 Yagi/2m and 70cm(!no separate antenna, only 2m antenna used with high SWR)),Log: Oct.23 0732 DL3RL/M JN58sx 2mOct.23 0734 ON3LX JN29wn 2m Oct.23 0737 F1BQX JN18dp 2m Oct.23 0740 F5DQK JN18gr 2m Oct.23 0742 F0DKT JN18jr 2m Oct.23 0743 SP6HED JO80il 2m Oct.23 0745 DJ3OS JN49fl 2m Oct.23 0748 F0FEK JN28gb 2m Oct.23 0753 ON4ENL JO21sa 2m Oct.23 0754 ON4PS/P JO20kq 2m Oct.23 0759 F5SE/P JN19xh 2m Oct.23 0803 F5SE/P JN19xh 70cm Oct.23 0901 F6DDW 70cm Oct.23 0907 F1DLZ JN19fh 2m Oct.23 1056 ON5AEN JO10vw 2m Oct.23 1058 DJ1WL/P JO30fe 2m Oct.23 1059 ON6NL JO21ue 2m Oct.23 1639 DH8IAB JO30no 70cm Oct.23 1656 DF8WA JO30iw 2m Oct.23 1657 DL8KBJ JO30iw 2m Oct.23 1710 F6GNJ JN08tv 2m Oct.23 1711 ON5GS JO21sc 2m Oct.23 1714 ON6YF JO20kc 2m Oct.23 1727 OK1AJY JO70po 70cm Oct.23 1737 HB9CLN JN37si 2m Oct.23 1743 F6IFX JN07cx 2m Oct.23 1747 OM3CFR JN88qq 2m Oct.23 2055 OK1GTH JN69ou 2m Oct.23 2107 F5LEN/P JN38at 2m Oct.23 2121 DL2GPS JN48cd 2m Oct.23 2133 DK7UP JO30ni 2m Oct.23 2329 DF0HF JO50sf 2m |
Rig: 144 : 300W 4 WL MGF1302Log: 14:55 OK1AJY JO70PO 59 59 SSB 799 15:00 OM2DT JN88QS 529 599 CW 985 15:15 OE3JPC JN87EW 539 549 CW 947 15:17 OM2DT JN88QS 559 599 CW 985 17:19 F1USF JN23CN 57 55 SSB 783 18:10 F0GKI JN23NS 57 57 FM Via Rptr F1ZTL in JN24 19:29 F6EGD JN24MA 56 56 SSB 736 19:40 OE5RBO JN68OB 57 57 SSB 727 19:46 I3MEK JN55SJ 539 519 CW 808 20:31 OE2JG JN67MT 529 559 CW 728 20:36 S51ZO JN86DR 529 539 CW 1001 21:27 IZ4BEH JN54VK 519 519 CW 902 21:36 IW2DAL JN45NN 52 52 SSB 679 21:57 F4TXU JN23CX 52 54-5 SSB 737 |
Rig: FT225RD_550W (gs35b)_16EL DJ9BV_MGF1302 (dj9bv design)Log: 10:54 OK7GU 55 55 JN69QV 690km11:53 OM3CQF 58 59 JN88RT 1009km 12:38 OK1VHF 57 57 JO70EB 756km 14:20 OK1AJY 59 59 JO70PO 811km 15:05 OM2DT 57 59 JN88QS 1005km 21:02 OK1GHZ 57 57 JN79IX 782km 21:10 OK1DUV 59 59 JO70DB 751km 70cm _IC910h_75W_18el DDJ9BV_no preamp 15;28 DL6NAA 58 53 JO50VF 572km 20;44 OK2VSO 55 59 JN99AJ 1030km 21;24 DB6NT 59 59 JO50TI 559km Comment: DB6NT booming in on 70cm!!! Cracking signal with his 4 times 25el. |
Rig: 144: 0.22 dB QRO 14 el. LFA PLUS2Log: 19:43 S51ZO JN86DR20.30 9A1CAL JN86DM |
Rig: 144: 4x11el GS35b 400W MGF1801ODX: S51ZO 1016Log: 06:13 HA1FV JN87JJ 94518:32 OK1GTH JN69OU 581 19:01 9A2AE JN86HF 1014 19:30 GW8JLY IO81JM 598 19:43 S51ZO JN86LL 1016 20:06 9A1CAL JN86FJ 992 20:15 9A1CAL JN86FJ 992 20:31 OE2JG JN67MT 694 Comment: Signals were fading in and out, just on the edge of the duct here. First time ever worked S5 on tropo, and on the 22th first time ever worked HA on tropo. |
Rig: 100W 11el, 22 m aslODX: 1049 kmLog: wkd 144MHz17:56 9A2AE JN86HF 1049 km 18:20 OK1DOL JN69OU 589 km |
Rig: 432 : FT- 847 / 50W / 16 eleODX: 1224Log: 10:40 F6HMQ JN18GP 53 52 SSB 120910:44 F6DKW JN18CS 55 55 SSB 1224 Comment: New dxcc and jn18 on 70cm.rnIn October, all new squares on 70cm - 5rnListening to a lot of little QSO, but it's OK ... :)rnRyszard |