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Sporadic 'E' in 2003 - A summary | Last update 29.09.03, 17:00 UT | You are on /..June 30.

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June 30. 2003 - Sporadic 'E' is dead - Welcome Usual 'E' | Comments/reports/log-sheets/audios to DK5YA

What the hell is Sporadic 'E'? Must be some ancient mode from former times - in 2003 we proudly present Usual 'E'....
Yes, another day on 144 in Europe #26, the best season for many many years. MUF was not quite high most of the day even that 50 MHz was in a good shape. Again in the late afternoon MUF was almost exploding, this time above the north-african coast. And Jannis, SV3CYM was on as usual on 300 and made EA9 and a bunch auf EA7 while CT was into 9H1, IT9 and I5. Later EA5 made 9H1 too and Nacho, EA1AK/7 had luck with SV9,  2.794 Km! At 17:29 UT the second cloud in the east reached 144 MHz, again a nice opening for Genadij, RZ6BU and the boys from UT5 to I, 9A, S5 and YU. This one lasted until 17:54 UT, a short one. From 16:00 UT until 16:45 BC from TA and SV was booming in DL, nil so far on 144.
Involved DXCC: EA, EA9, CT, I, IT9, 9H1, SV, SV9, 9A, S5, UT, UA6
 

Logs and reports:
CT1EPS | EA1AK/7 | EA7ERP | EA7RM | IK0WGF | I4RHP | IK8ETN | RZ6BU | S53VV | SV3CYM | UT5JCW |

CT1EPS, JM57xc
1755 9H1PA 5/9-150 5/9-JM74
1805 9H1ET 5/9-151 5/9-JM75
1809 9H5ZA 5/9-152 5/9-JM75GU
1811 IT9/IKOBZY 5/9-153 5/9-JM76OR
1819 9H1XT 5/9-154 5/9-JM75GV
1822 9H1TX 5/9-155 5/9-JM75FU
1829 9H1BT 5/9-156 5/9-JM75

EA1AK/7, IM66vp
16:39 9H1GB JM75
16:47 SV3CYM heard
16:48 IZ8DWL JM88
16:58 SV9CVY KM25ka, 2.794 KM!
16:59 9H1ET JM75
17:06 9H5ZA JM75
17:14 IW9GSC JM67
17:16 IT9NGN JM78
17:20 9H1XT JM75
17:32 9H1XT JM75 CW
17:36 IW9GSC JM67 CW
17:49 IT9/IK0BZY JM76
17:52 9H1PA JM75
Today we have had two hours of ES, but few QSO because few people was active... At 16:28 UTC I heard very weak IW9GSC. Last station heard was 9H1ET at 18:30. Four countries worked 9H, I, IT9 and SV9, most with very good signals and no QSB. Heard also SV3CYM very weak, but not able to get in.
And continued hearing same stations until 18:30

EA7RM, IM87cs
16:45 SV3CYM KM08VG 55 55 SSB 2234
16:46 IZ8DWL JM88BR 59 59 SSB 1738
17:01 IK8ETN JM89 55 53 SSB 1815+-

EA7ERP, IM87ee
17:13 9H1ET JM75GU 57 57 SSB 1627
17:14 9H1GB JM75FU 59 59 SSB 1620
17:24 9H1XT JM75GV 59 59 SSB 1626
17:42 IW9GSC JM67WI 59 59 SSB 1546
17:48 IW0BZY/IT9 JM76OR 59 59 SSB 1671
17:55 9H1PA JM75JM 59 59 SSB 1656
18:19 9H5ZA JM75GU 55 55 SSB 1627
 

IKØWGF, JN52vc
17:05 CT1DYX IN51
RIG: ICOM IC 271A & 2X11 DL6WU

I4RHP, JN54ql
17,34 RZ6BU 59 ES 59 ES KN84PV 2040
17,38 UT5JCW 59 ES 59 ES KN64SN 1751

IK8ETN, JM89ch
17:03 EA7RM 53 im87
17:12 EA9IB 59+20 im85ng

RZ6BU, KN84PV
17-27 IW1CCH 59 59 JN35TB 2320km
17-34 9A3PA 59 59 JN85EG 1638km
17-34 I4RHP 59 59 JN54QL 2040km
17-35 IZ4AIK 59 59 JN63HV 1955km
17-49 I6BQI 51 hrd

S53VV, JN65um
1729 UT5JCW KN64SN QSO
1742 RZ6BU KN84PV Hrd (Too much QRM, close to .300)
Opening very unstable, UT5JCW was in/out most of the time.

SV3CYM, KM08vf
144300 EA9IB 5/9+ IM85NG 16:07
144300 EB5ARP 5/2 QSB 16:35
144300 EA7BYM 5/2 IM87UM 16:44
144300 EA7RM 5/6 IM87CQ 16:49
144300 EA5APL 5/1 IM87 16:57
144300 EB7NK 5/9 IM86RQ 17:07
144300 EB7RZ 5/3 IM86SU 17:13

UT5JCW, KN64
17:28 IV3GBO/3 JN65BK 59 59 SSB 1681
17:29 S51WX JN75OS 59 59 SSB 1440
17:29 S53VV JN65UM 59 59 SSB 1557
17:37 I1LSP 59 59 SSB 0
17:38 I4RHP JN54QL 59 59 SSB 1751
17:39 IV3DXW JN65QQ 59 59 SSB 1582
17:40 9A3BA JN85KC 59 59 SSB 1313
 

Audios:
IK0WGF with CT1DYX

 

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