6m 5W FT8 (Friday)

 My gear (IC-705 and the V2000 vertical omni was turned on late morning after we had been for a walk. 

UPDATE 1127z:   16 stations have spotted me. A very non-scientific observation is that stations in Scandinavia are more common late in the Es season. They are not alone with others elsewhere in Europe if the band is open, but I have observed this now quite often. I wonder if some other mechanism is in play?

UPDATE 1855z:  36 stations have spotted me today.