The morning was particularly poor with very weak signals. The evening was a bit better but the signals were never that strong.
As can be seen from the map above, there were a few double hop Sporadic-E signals from the Canary Islands, Sicily, Greece, Bulgaria, Romania and Moldova.
It was the kind of day where you might hear plenty of signals on FT8 buried in the noise but very little elsewhere.
It was as if the footprint of the Sporadic-E was very patchy as it moved around.
Just three beacons were heard....
EI7GL 28255.8 C30P/B 16:55 20 May IO51TU ES JN02SM Andorra
EI7GL 28279.0 DB0UM/B 16:33 20 May IO51TU ES JO73CE Fed. Rep. of Germany
EI7GL 28251.1 ED4YAK/B 10:58 20 May IO51TU ES IN80FK Spain
DB0UM/B near the Baltic coast on the German-Polish border was an interesting one. It was a reasonable signal of about 529 when I heard it yet there were no FT8 spots on the map from that area to suggest the band was open. Lesson... FT8 spots don't show the full story, you need to tune around as well.
At the moment, the solar flux is at about 70 and it is really noticeable how poor the higher HF bands when there is no Sporadic-E about. There can be plenty of signals on 14 MHz but 18 MHz and above are very quiet.
In total, I uploaded 292 reports from 206 stations in 30 countries to the PSK Reporter website today.
A list of stations heard is shown below...
EA7DT 10m FT8 1715 km 20:22:14
EA3GCT 10m FT8 1414 km 20:21:59
EA5CH 10m FT8 1616 km 20:21:29
EA5WO 10m FT8 1509 km 20:21:29
IZ0MON 10m FT8 1940 km 20:20:59
EA3FBP 10m FT8 1392 km 20:14:00
IW0RQJ 10m FT8 1847 km 20:11:29
EA5FIV 10m FT8 1577 km 20:09:44
EA3EYD 10m FT8 1392 km 20:08:44
IK6IHH 10m FT8 1965 km 20:07:44
EA3EBN 10m FT8 1396 km 20:05:44
IZ8VYU 10m FT8 2076 km 20:04:29
EA2HK 10m FT8 1269 km 19:58:14
EA4GRZ 10m FT8 1331 km 19:57:44
EA5ICV 10m FT8 1507 km 19:54:59
IK4OMO 10m FT8 1665 km 19:43:14
IU7GSN 10m FT8 2220 km 19:37:44
IK6BSN 10m FT8 1924 km 19:36:29
IU5IWS 10m FT8 1774 km 19:32:59
IK1ODN 10m FT8 1452 km 19:32:44
F5RRS 10m FT8 1251 km 19:32:29
IK8SVQ 10m FT8 2142 km 19:31:44
S50XX 10m FT8 1737 km 19:28:59
S56CKU 10m FT8 1768 km 19:26:44
EA5ISA 10m FT8 1512 km 19:26:14
EA5IBI 10m FT8 1578 km 19:25:44
EA3KR 10m FT8 1409 km 19:22:44
EA3NP 10m FT8 1415 km 19:19:14
IW9FRA 10m FT8 2239 km 19:14:14
IZ4DYQ 10m FT8 1642 km 19:14:14
EA3IAZ 10m FT8 1399 km 19:13:44
EA3AYQ 10m FT8 1414 km 19:13:29
IW2ETV 10m FT8 1486 km 19:12:59
EA3FAJ 10m FT8 1384 km 19:12:44
EA5RW 10m FT8 1503 km 19:12:14
IK4IDP 10m FT8 1673 km 19:12:14
DL1RV 10m FT8 1362 km 19:11:14
IZ1WTO 10m FT8 1398 km 19:09:44
EC6DX 10m FT8 1647 km 19:09:44
EA5IKP 10m FT8 1619 km 19:06:29
EA6ACX 10m FT8 1601 km 19:06:14
S57NTR 10m FT8 1791 km 19:06:14
OE5FSL 10m FT8 1641 km 19:02:44
EA3HRU 10m FT8 1398 km 19:02:44
S56WYB 10m FT8 1835 km 19:00:59
IK3VZO 10m FT8 1638 km 19:00:44
HG3FMZ 10m FT8 1978 km 18:59:29
DL8ALH 10m FT8 1405 km 18:59:29
EA3CFV 10m FT8 1384 km 18:58:29
IK4ANJ 10m FT8 1558 km 18:57:14
I0VHL 10m FT8 1877 km 18:56:59
IZ8NVY 10m FT8 2143 km 18:54:59
OE5RYM 10m FT8 1633 km 18:54:14
DL5NDA 10m FT8 1402 km 18:51:59
OE1KRQ 10m FT8 1795 km 18:51:59
HA8BR 10m FT8 2165 km 18:51:44
DL1NEO 10m FT8 1363 km 18:51:14
HA7XC 10m FT8 2112 km 18:51:14
IU2FYB 10m FT8 1453 km 18:50:59
HA5WA 10m FT8 2022 km 18:50:44
DG3NAF 10m FT8 1376 km 18:48:44
OE5WRO 10m FT8 1658 km 18:48:29
EA5DNO 10m FT8 1466 km 18:47:59
SV3DCX 10m FT8 2780 km 18:47:44
IZ5JNO 10m FT8 1677 km 18:47:14
IZ1FRM 10m FT8 1543 km 18:46:44
HA5OW 10m FT8 2041 km 18:36:29
EI4DQ 10m FT8 15 km 18:36:14
IW0QO 10m FT8 1828 km 18:35:29
OZ1LXJ 10m FT8 1351 km 18:34:59
YO7LGI 10m FT8 2500 km 18:34:29
DL6GCE 10m FT8 1484 km 18:32:29
SP5GEO 10m FT8 1865 km 18:31:59
9H1FL 10m FT8 2540 km 18:31:44
I1NVU 10m FT8 1494 km 18:30:44
F4EXC 10m FT8 1088 km 18:30:44
DC5ROK 10m FT8 1407 km 18:29:59
DH9AT 10m FT8 1546 km 18:29:14
DO1IJB 10m FT8 1229 km 18:28:59
IK5FQX 10m FT8 1700 km 18:25:59
DJ1TU 10m FT8 1320 km 18:24:59
SQ8W 10m FT8 2125 km 18:24:44
HB9EXQ 10m FT8 1302 km 18:24:44
DH8HHA 10m FT8 1483 km 18:24:44
DM2RR 10m FT8 1555 km 18:23:44
DL8FAJ 10m FT8 1273 km 18:19:44
DO9ST 10m FT8 1315 km 18:18:59
DL6ON 10m FT8 1251 km 18:18:59
DL1DWR 10m FT8 1532 km 18:18:44
DO4FB 10m FT8 1363 km 18:17:59
F4FSY 10m FT8 1206 km 18:15:59
DO9REF 10m FT8 1121 km 18:15:44
DL1SMX 10m FT8 1448 km 18:15:44
DC8GY 10m FT8 1560 km 18:14:59
DL2HRT 10m FT8 1399 km 18:14:44
DJ5CT 10m FT8 1078 km 18:14:29
DG5NGS 10m FT8 1368 km 18:13:44
IK0RNU 10m FT8 1945 km 18:13:44
OK2AT 10m FT8 1704 km 18:13:44
IZ2HFC 10m FT8 1414 km 18:13:29
DH5BM 10m FT8 1239 km 18:13:29
F4FZR 10m FT8 1197 km 18:09:14
HG5ACZ 10m FT8 1889 km 18:09:14
DH5SAM 10m FT8 1291 km 18:08:14
SQ8ACE 10m FT8 2075 km 18:07:59
IZ4JMA 10m FT8 1628 km 18:07:29
IK2SYK 10m FT8 1471 km 18:07:29
PD7RF 10m FT8 916 km 18:06:59
OE5BWN 10m FT8 1657 km 18:06:14
IZ2KLV 10m FT8 1428 km 18:04:59
LZ2KV 10m FT8 2756 km 18:03:44
DC2WX 10m FT8 1112 km 18:02:59
DO1HJK 10m FT8 1193 km 18:01:29
DL2MEL 10m FT8 1436 km 18:01:14
DG5RC 10m FT8 1519 km 18:01:14
DK5OPA 10m FT8 1087 km 18:00:59
DD8UW 10m FT8 1184 km 17:59:59
S52EN 10m FT8 1803 km 17:59:44
F5HRH 10m FT8 1380 km 17:54:29
SP5DL 10m FT8 1991 km 17:52:29
DO2STA 10m FT8 1239 km 17:51:29
IT9EUT 10m FT8 2507 km 17:49:59
HA7ME 10m FT8 2116 km 17:46:59
ER1MM 10m FT8 2709 km 17:46:44
CT2FEY 10m FT8 1263 km 17:45:59
CS7AKZ 10m FT8 1437 km 17:43:59
HA3HX 10m FT8 1988 km 17:33:14
DO1MH 10m FT8 1506 km 17:29:14
IK2SGF 10m FT8 1473 km 17:28:14
EA5CMP 10m FT8 1620 km 17:28:14
DG5LAC 10m FT8 1262 km 17:24:29
DB6LL 10m FT8 1235 km 17:24:14
EB5VT 10m FT8 1601 km 17:20:44
SP2BWU 10m FT8 1870 km 17:19:14
EA5UI 10m FT8 1634 km 17:16:44
SP2QCW 10m FT8 1836 km 17:15:29
SP7HOV 10m FT8 1943 km 17:10:29
E71AP 10m FT8 2094 km 17:08:29
OE5PEN 10m FT8 1659 km 17:08:14
DO1QN 10m FT8 1053 km 17:08:01
CT2KCK 10m FT8 1401 km 17:07:59
PA7ZZ 10m FT8 978 km 17:05:44
DF1JC 10m FT8 1079 km 17:05:29
SP1I 10m FT8 1548 km 17:04:44
PA3BGQ 10m FT8 867 km 17:04:29
SP1O 10m FT8 1548 km 17:04:00
CS7ANU 10m FT8 1190 km 17:02:59
DF2RG 10m FT8 1469 km 17:01:44
PD1DL 10m FT8 921 km 17:01:30
PA4O 10m FT8 1018 km 16:57:59
PD1TV 10m FT8 1015 km 16:57:44
EA6AU 10m FT8 1603 km 16:50:59
EB3TC 10m FT8 1395 km 16:48:59
IZ2ODN 10m FT8 1582 km 16:48:44
I1RJP 10m FT8 1432 km 16:46:44
EA5EHY 10m FT8 1636 km 16:45:30
IK2VUC 10m FT8 1430 km 16:43:44
HA1SU 10m FT8 1890 km 16:42:14
IK2TDM 10m FT8 1438 km 16:42:14
EA3AMS 10m FT8 1407 km 16:38:44
DL1HB 10m FT8 1242 km 16:34:00
F6AGM 10m FT8 1257 km 16:19:29
F5USK 10m FT8 1130 km 16:17:14
G8IXN 10m FT8 284 km 16:14:29
PD1WO 10m FT8 939 km 14:29:14
EA7CXJ 10m FT8 1617 km 14:27:59
PC4N 10m FT8 897 km 14:14:45
DL7MDX 10m FT8 1435 km 14:12:59
9A3TY 10m FT8 1943 km 14:12:44
DO6IL 10m FT8 1027 km 14:05:29
DJ9IE 10m FT8 1109 km 14:02:59
EA7AAF 10m FT8 1577 km 14:02:14
PD3AFI 10m FT8 885 km 14:00:46
PA0ZH 10m FT8 984 km 13:45:29
IK4PLW 10m FT8 1720 km 13:43:59
F8AEJ 10m FT8 771 km 13:41:59
PF3X 10m FT8 900 km 13:39:59
IZ2QDQ 10m FT8 1473 km 13:37:14
IU2DZF 10m FT8 1598 km 13:24:29
IZ5RKC 10m FT8 1692 km 13:16:29
DC5AL 10m FT8 1057 km 13:09:59
9A7JCY 10m FT8 1943 km 13:02:14
PE0JBE 10m FT8 1018 km 13:01:59
PD0HLA 10m FT8 893 km 12:59:29
IZ4OSH 10m FT8 1688 km 12:54:14
IK0JMT 10m FT8 1937 km 12:53:29
DK6HY 10m FT8 1250 km 12:53:14
DL1REM 10m FT8 1071 km 12:52:44
CN2FA 10m FT8 1932 km 12:45:14
CT1HMN 10m FT8 1478 km 12:39:29
I2WSG 10m FT8 1497 km 12:38:29
EI7HDB 10m FT8 152 km 12:35:44
PA7EY 10m FT8 899 km 12:15:14
MM0ULL 10m FT8 703 km 12:13:29
IU4BIP 10m FT8 1662 km 11:48:29
MW0ZZK 10m FT8 283 km 11:24:14
PD1BHZ 10m FT8 961 km 11:05:44
G0OYQ 10m FT8 579 km 11:01:14
DL5ML 10m FT8 1212 km 11:00:44
CU3EM 10m FT8 2070 km 10:49:44
IS0CAK 10m FT8 1949 km 10:17:59
EB8AC 10m FT8 2704 km 10:15:44
G4TZX 10m FT8 654 km 10:09:14
CS7AOM 10m FT8 1285 km 10:06:14
EA6AIU 10m FT8 1623 km 09:03:44
DL1KP 10m FT8 1033 km 08:47:59
I4WQH 10m FT8 1662 km 07:58:14
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