29 May 2019

6m FT8 RX in the last day


Stations spotted here since mid-afternoon 
yesterday on 6m FT8 RX on the FT817 and V2000 vertical
Since we got home yesterday afternoon, 441 stations (a huge number) have been spotted on 6m FT8 RX. Even this morning there is early Es.

Last evening, I copied my first transatlantic station this season J69DS (6840km) on St Lucia in the Caribbean. My antenna is still the V2000 vertical omni.

UPDATE 1445z: 60 stations in 10 countries so far spotted on 6m FT8 RX in the last 12 hours. Plenty of Es about on 6m.

UPDATE 1821z: Now 154 stations in 21 countries spotted on 6m FT8 RX in the last 12 hours. Will there be any Caribbean or North Americans later on 6m FT8 RX?

UPDATE 1922z: Much to my surprise a single 15 second 6m FT8 CQ was responded to by an Italian. A subsequent series of 2.5W CQs was copied by 26 stations!

UPDATE 2137z: So far 248 stations spotted on 6m FT8 RX in the last 12 hours. No "real" DX. Mostly single hop Es.

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