At 1204z, the first 6m Es today was spotted here with
HB9TJM (764km) being spotted
at -15dB S/N on WSPR. A little later and he was spotting my 1W ERP at around -17dB S/N on WSPR.
No doubt there will be other 6m Es openings later. 6m Es is less common than Es on 10m. In turn 2m Es is far less common than 6m Es: the higher you go, the less frequent it gets. 10m is the
easiest Es band (in my opinion) and you get F2 openings more frequently, especially N-S, than on 6m,where F2 openings are rare.
HB9TJM claims to be running 10W, which, if correct, is quite high power for 6m WSPR. A more common power is 5W or less.
UPDATE 1427z: CN8LI (2113km) has been spotted twice so far (by 1745z this was 4 times) on 6m this afternoon at 1340z and 1348z. On both occasions he was
very strong indeed on WSPR.
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| The first 3 spots of CN8LI today on 6m WSPR |
UPDATE 1440z: G4IKZ (18km) must have his horizontal Moxon in just the right position as he has been giving me excellent reports all day. No further Es seen here since CN8LI earlier.
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