25 Sept 2016

Brazil (already) on 10m JT65

PY2JEA (9596km) has already been spotted on 10m JT65 from Sao Paulo in Brazil. I wonder if my QRP will reach South America on 10m JT65 today? The K index has dropped from 5 to 3.

UPDATE 1512z: Now LU2FHX  (11304km) in Argentina has been spotted on 10m JT65.

UPDATE 1516z: F4GUK (416km) was probably aircraft reflection I think.

UPDATE 1520z:  Best 10m JT65 DX today is reception of CE3GDR (11768km) in Chile. 7 South Americans spotted on 10m JT65 so far today. 9 copied in the last day. Who says "10m is dead"?

10m JT65 log this afternoon
UPDATE 1600z: There seems to be Es now on 10m JT65 with lots of Europeans being copied on 10m. I am also copying ZS6EA (9084km) in South Africa.

UPDATE 1620z: The first report of my own 10m JT65 QRP signal was from SV1JSM (2413km) a few minutes ago.

UPDATE 1624z: It is as if 10m has "woken up" and there are now stations all over the place monitoring 10m JT65. It would be really good to be copied in the USA!

UPDATE 1635z: Now another South African ZS1CF (9649km) is being copied on 10m JT65.

UPDATE1752z:  No more stations copied.  Is that it for today on 10m JT65?
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2 comments:

  1. Jan, OZ9QVSun Sept 25, 09:36:00 pm GMT+1

    Yes, Roger, I have been away most of the week end, and noticed that 10m was quite lively when I arrived home this afternoon.

    As we have agreed before, never discount the possibility of 10m F2/TEP openings in October-November, and possibly January/February.

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  2. Roger G3XBMSun Sept 25, 09:58:00 pm GMT+1

    Maybe this will be the first proper time in the "quiet years" of solar activity that we will have a number of stations sticking with weak signal modes on 10m. I have little doubt that 10m will be "open" far more than was thought.

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