Much of yesterday I was on 6m FT8. There was plenty of Es from all parts of the continent.
The peak months are May, June and July, although Es can occur at any time of the year.
With FT8, I suspect we will find out that many more openings occur than we were expecting. Only a 15 second TX burst is needed for the station to appear on PSKreporter. Also FT8 works with signals weaker than CW, so much weaker signals can be decoded. This alone is a good reason to stick with 6m outside the Es season.
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