10 Aug 2019

6m FT8

As I am home again, I am on 6m FT8. Only 2 stations spotted here so far on 6m FT8 RX (Denmark and Switzerland), but I got 9 spots of my CQ call on 6m FT8 TX with the best being OY1OF (1163km) in the Faroe Is.

UPDATE 1600z: With just 4 stations spotted I think many are now leaving 6m thinking the Es season has ended.

UPDATE 1633z: In the last 25 minutes I called CQ on 6m FT8 TX. 25 spots from all over Europe (as the map shows) indicating the Es season is far from over. No QSOs resulted, which tells me many are still monitoring, but fewer are on TX.

UPDATE 1856z: Another recent 6m FT8 TX CQ call was spotted by 12 stations.

UPDATE 2012z: A recent 6m FT8 TX CQ was spotted by 6 stations right across Europe. I am convinced that many who would be on TX think the Es season is over.

2 comments:

PE4BAS, Bas said...

Not to forget many are on 50.280 MSK144 meteorscatter this weekend. 73, Bas

Roger G3XBM said...

Fair comment Bas. Maybe I should monitor this overnight?