Conditions on 28 MHz - Sun 19th May 2019

Conditions on 28 MHz on Sunday the 19th of May 2019 were very similar to the previous few days.

In the morning, there was a weak Sporadic-E opening. The band closed in the early afternoon and the major opening came in the late afternoon and evening.

Sometime Sporadic-E seems random but it almost appears as if whatever is causing the Sporadic-E conditions at the moment is repeating itself every day.

As can be seen from the map below, there was very little double hop to the east.

The major opening started at about 15:00 UTC to the south and lasted until about 20:00 UTC.

The map below shows the European stations heard. The big difference here is that many of the FT8 signals from the east were buried in the noise. The ones from the south were often up to S9.

Beacons... These are the beacons heard which is perhaps suprisingly small considering there were S9 FT8 signals on the band and several band scans were done.

EI7GL 28271.0 OZ7IGY/B 18:57 19 May IO51TU ES JO55WM Denmark 
EI7GL 28245.3 DB0TEN/B 17:18 19 May IO51TU ES JO42UV Fed. Rep. of Germany
EI7GL 28255.8 C30P/B 16:44 19 May IO51TU ES JN02SM Andorra
EI7GL 28251.1 ED4YAK/B 16:43 19 May IO51TU ES IN80FK Spain
EI7GL 28205.0 DL0IGI/B 16:42 19 May IO51TU ES JN57MT Fed. Rep. of Germany
EI7GL 28169.3 ZB2TEN/B 16:41 19 May IO51TU ES IM76HD Gibraltar

It suggests perhaps that while the conditions were good at times, it was also very patchy. DB0TEN/B in the west of Germany was a reasonable signal but none of the other beacons in the northern part of Germany were heard.

I heard Italian stations calling CQ in cw yet I didn't hear any of the Italian beacons.

50 MHz... The MUF did get up to 50 MHz but when I did listen, I just heard some of the AM70 stations in Spain way down in the noise on cw.

EI...... I heard seven EI station on the band... a new record! :)

These are the stations heard on FT8 on 28 MHz on Sunday the 19th of May 2019...




CS7AOM 10m FT8 1285 km 22:06:47
IW0BYL 10m FT8 1926 km 20:51:00
IW0RQJ 10m FT8 1847 km 20:14:59
IK6IHH 10m FT8 1965 km 20:14:01
IK0CHU 10m FT8 1862 km 20:11:50
EA5GY 10m FT8 1625 km 20:09:33
DM1YS 10m FT8 1103 km 20:07:01
EA5IKP 10m FT8 1619 km 20:07:01
DG3ABZ 10m FT8 1270 km 20:06:02
CT1GVN 10m FT8 1643 km 20:06:02
EA5UI 10m FT8 1634 km 20:06:01
RA2FL 10m FT8 1920 km 20:01:14
DF3IU 10m FT8 1298 km 20:00:59
DL6JZ 10m FT8 1527 km 20:00:59
DJ4KW 10m FT8 1279 km 20:00:59
DL5JS 10m FT8 1050 km 19:59:15
PA0RDY 10m FT8 909 km 19:58:59
EA7DGC 10m FT8 1643 km 19:58:44
DJ5JD 10m FT8 1070 km 19:58:14
PE1FBC 10m FT8 894 km 19:58:14
EB4HDM 10m FT8 1301 km 19:57:44
DJ1AA 10m FT8 1256 km 19:56:29
EA5CMP 10m FT8 1620 km 19:56:14
DO8PH 10m FT8 1058 km 19:55:59
CS7AFM 10m FT8 1478 km 19:55:45
PD1DL 10m FT8 921 km 19:55:45
DO6AS 10m FT8 1058 km 19:55:15
OO7B 10m FT8 854 km 19:55:14
SP9MQU 10m FT8 1909 km 19:55:14
PA3GNZ 10m FT8 924 km 19:54:59
PA3HGC 10m FT8 1043 km 19:54:44
EC6DX 10m FT8 1647 km 19:53:45
EA1EU 10m FT8 1066 km 19:52:59
CT2GLG 10m FT8 1372 km 19:52:44
EA2DPA 10m FT8 1040 km 19:51:59
EA1HRR 10m FT8 1017 km 19:50:44
EA3HIP 10m FT8 1392 km 19:50:14
DM5BB 10m FT8 1497 km 19:49:59
DL1SVI 10m FT8 1471 km 19:49:45
SP6FPY 10m FT8 1747 km 19:49:44
DL5DM 10m FT8 1189 km 19:49:33
EA7DAP 10m FT8 1722 km 19:49:33
EA7JXZ 10m FT8 1618 km 19:48:16
EI4DQ 10m FT8 15 km 19:47:45
DO2BBC 10m FT8 1195 km 19:46:14
DL1SMX 10m FT8 1448 km 19:45:44
EA7JFJ 10m FT8 1593 km 19:44:14
EH5TCR 10m FT8 1309 km 19:42:44
CT1CLO 10m FT8 1470 km 19:42:44
EA3GCT 10m FT8 1414 km 19:42:29
SP5OXM 10m FT8 1992 km 19:42:14
EB5CUN 10m FT8 1500 km 19:40:59
IZ4JMA 10m FT8 1628 km 19:35:59
9A3CJW 10m FT8 2063 km 19:33:59
EB5JSX 10m FT8 1489 km 19:33:44
9A7BB 10m FT8 1818 km 19:32:29
EB7DIJ 10m FT8 1625 km 19:31:44
EA5BLD 10m FT8 1622 km 19:30:59
EA3IBA 10m FT8 1363 km 19:30:59
EA2HK 10m FT8 1269 km 19:30:29
IU6HWW 10m FT8 1882 km 19:22:30
EA3AXV 10m FT8 1389 km 19:20:59
EA3HRU 10m FT8 1398 km 19:17:59
EA5IAG 10m FT8 1658 km 19:17:44
EA5EJG 10m FT8 1590 km 19:17:00
HB9FXG 10m FT8 1427 km 19:13:15
EA2COA 10m FT8 1087 km 19:12:14
EB3ENW 10m FT8 1393 km 19:11:45
EB3JT 10m FT8 1396 km 19:11:44
IK3VZO 10m FT8 1638 km 19:10:44
SQ9UU 10m FT8 1907 km 19:09:59
EA5IA 10m FT8 1643 km 19:09:44
S53EO 10m FT8 1752 km 19:09:44
IZ4AIF 10m FT8 1705 km 19:08:46
EA3KR 10m FT8 1409 km 19:08:29
EA3AID 10m FT8 1346 km 19:08:29
EA4TV 10m FT8 1320 km 19:07:59
EA1BXG 10m FT8 1288 km 19:07:44
EA4BPO 10m FT8 1324 km 19:07:29
IK3GIG 10m FT8 1657 km 19:07:29
9A1FL 10m FT8 1943 km 19:02:30
EA1MX 10m FT8 991 km 19:01:44
EA7PY 10m FT8 1723 km 19:00:44
9A6BL 10m FT8 1866 km 18:59:59
IK4ZIN 10m FT8 1676 km 18:59:15
IZ6RMR 10m FT8 1819 km 18:58:59
IK2WJT 10m FT8 1534 km 18:58:59
OZ1ZD 10m FT8 1211 km 18:58:59
IK3VUT 10m FT8 1661 km 18:58:59
HB9OCR 10m FT8 1420 km 18:58:44
EA7HS 10m FT8 1602 km 18:58:15
EA5GL 10m FT8 1506 km 18:57:44
EA4DVE 10m FT8 1314 km 18:52:44
G3LHJ 10m FT8 362 km 18:52:29
EA2BHE 10m FT8 1025 km 18:52:29
CT7AKW 10m FT8 1452 km 18:52:14
EA4GAY 10m FT8 1317 km 18:26:14
DH2LAB 10m FT8 1261 km 18:25:15
CT1BWU 10m FT8 1406 km 18:25:15
CT1CWF 10m FT8 1377 km 18:25:14
9A1IST 10m FT8 1891 km 18:24:45
SP1TJ 10m FT8 1614 km 18:24:44
DO1KRT 10m FT8 1105 km 18:24:29
DB6LL 10m FT8 1235 km 18:24:14
EC3TX 10m FT8 1417 km 18:23:44
DD9LH 10m FT8 1195 km 18:22:44
CT3MD 10m FT8 2187 km 18:22:29
IK3RIU 10m FT8 1667 km 18:21:59
EA5EQH 10m FT8 1467 km 18:21:14
IZ3XJM 10m FT8 1613 km 18:21:14
DL6MRS 10m FT8 1328 km 18:19:29
OZ7FOC 10m FT8 1318 km 18:18:14
DO9KIP 10m FT8 1267 km 18:17:14
IZ2KLV 10m FT8 1428 km 18:17:14
SP1HN 10m FT8 1543 km 18:16:59
DL1XA 10m FT8 1264 km 18:15:29
SP2EUI 10m FT8 1829 km 18:14:14
EA7JOU 10m FT8 1738 km 18:14:00
EA5DNO 10m FT8 1466 km 18:14:00
RD4AN 10m FT8 3588 km 18:13:45
EI8GG 10m FT8 19 km 18:12:59
DO4ZH 10m FT8 1452 km 18:12:29
EA1QR 10m FT8 1069 km 18:12:00
OE4ATS 10m FT8 1853 km 18:12:00
DL4RCE 10m FT8 1476 km 18:11:59
DF4HA 10m FT8 1240 km 18:11:57
EA1HTF 10m FT8 1024 km 18:04:48
DC7KM 10m FT8 1466 km 18:04:48
DK9HS 10m FT8 1249 km 18:03:45
EA1EWY 10m FT8 949 km 18:02:44
EA7ARG 10m FT8 1611 km 18:02:29
EB1HHA 10m FT8 949 km 18:01:29
CT1APN 10m FT8 1343 km 18:01:29
SP1IKK 10m FT8 1548 km 18:00:44
DL8LAQ 10m FT8 1247 km 17:58:59
EA6SK 10m FT8 1601 km 17:58:44
DL6ZNG 10m FT8 1377 km 17:58:29
CT4VB 10m FT8 1461 km 17:57:45
EA1AMX 10m FT8 945 km 17:57:44
DL0DSY 10m FT8 1182 km 17:57:44
DG3HVH 10m FT8 1380 km 17:56:59
DL8FAJ 10m FT8 1273 km 17:56:44
EA7VV 10m FT8 1676 km 17:56:30
EA8DFQ 10m FT8 2705 km 17:56:29
DL1YDX 10m FT8 1087 km 17:56:29
CT7AUK 10m FT8 1432 km 17:56:29
PU2MVE 10m FT8 9171 km 17:52:29
EA3GP 10m FT8 1400 km 17:51:59
EA5GMM 10m FT8 1680 km 17:51:00
EA7AMX 10m FT8 1731 km 17:50:59
DK1AT 10m FT8 1241 km 17:50:45
EA5IMM 10m FT8 1378 km 17:50:45
EA1ANB 10m FT8 1047 km 17:50:44
PA3EKM 10m FT8 1018 km 17:49:59
EA1FZ 10m FT8 1133 km 17:49:45
EA3FAJ 10m FT8 1384 km 17:49:33
EA5FZJ 10m FT8 1572 km 17:40:45
IV3LNQ 10m FT8 1760 km 17:40:44
DO2STA 10m FT8 1239 km 17:40:00
DL1JKH 10m FT8 1373 km 17:39:00
DO1OJ 10m FT8 1058 km 17:38:45
DL4GBA 10m FT8 1362 km 17:38:30
PU1JSV 10m FT8 8928 km 17:38:15
C31MF 10m FT8 1277 km 17:38:14
S51NM 10m FT8 1854 km 17:38:14
S57YX 10m FT8 1759 km 17:38:00
EA3FBP 10m FT8 1392 km 17:37:30
EA1CCM 10m FT8 1066 km 17:37:29
PA0O 10m FT8 1023 km 17:37:14
DG5YCB 10m FT8 1067 km 17:37:14
DG1BVK 10m FT8 1529 km 17:37:00
S56ECR 10m FT8 1759 km 17:37:00
IK5PWQ 10m FT8 1674 km 17:37:00
OZ1GNN 10m FT8 1437 km 17:36:59
DL1BKX 10m FT8 1203 km 17:36:44
IK2GPQ 10m FT8 1459 km 17:36:00
DO1KHW 10m FT8 1104 km 17:35:30
9A3ZI 10m FT8 1895 km 17:35:30
PY2LCD 10m FT8 9172 km 17:35:02
SP2WKB 10m FT8 1768 km 17:35:02
PY1SX 10m FT8 8915 km 17:35:02
IV3ABA 10m FT8 1680 km 17:35:02
DO2SBS 10m FT8 1537 km 17:34:14
DL8WYJ 10m FT8 1433 km 17:34:00
EA1BPA 10m FT8 999 km 17:33:15
EA6SB 10m FT8 1647 km 17:32:44
EA7GVZ 10m FT8 1709 km 17:31:45
OZ1MFP 10m FT8 1366 km 17:31:44
CN8SG 10m FT8 1960 km 17:31:15
S52EN 10m FT8 1803 km 17:31:15
EA3CAZ 10m FT8 1405 km 17:30:59
S50XX 10m FT8 1737 km 17:27:30
EA7AHG 10m FT8 1668 km 17:27:14
EA1AY 10m FT8 903 km 17:26:30
EA4BU 10m FT8 1333 km 17:26:30
EA3BKI 10m FT8 1400 km 17:26:29
EA7FVH 10m FT8 1684 km 17:26:20
IU4FIT 10m FT8 1641 km 17:26:20
PY2TMV 10m FT8 9037 km 16:59:29
F8EJK 10m FT8 976 km 16:59:15
PU2YFR 10m FT8 9195 km 16:59:14
IV3TPW 10m FT8 1757 km 16:59:14
DL2HRT 10m FT8 1399 km 16:57:30
IZ2ODN 10m FT8 1582 km 16:57:29
EA1YE 10m FT8 994 km 16:57:29
IK4UOA 10m FT8 1582 km 16:56:44
EA5AIM 10m FT8 1632 km 16:56:44
IV3XAZ 10m FT8 1697 km 16:56:14
IZ0HEI 10m FT8 1949 km 16:55:44
IW5BNI 10m FT8 1673 km 16:55:29
IZ3ZLT 10m FT8 1644 km 16:55:00
EA2EGZ 10m FT8 1210 km 16:54:59
EA7DT 10m FT8 1715 km 16:54:59
I1YTO 10m FT8 1443 km 16:54:44
OE3FVU 10m FT8 1767 km 16:53:30
HA7ME 10m FT8 2116 km 16:53:00
IK1QLD 10m FT8 1392 km 16:53:00
PA3UL 10m FT8 983 km 16:52:59
I0BYR 10m FT8 1913 km 16:52:44
ZD7JC 10m FT8 7542 km 16:52:44
DF1JC 10m FT8 1079 km 16:52:14
DL2MEL 10m FT8 1436 km 16:51:45
EA3HKA 10m FT8 1371 km 16:51:30
IK1NTB 10m FT8 1384 km 16:51:29
F5RRS 10m FT8 1251 km 16:51:14
OE1SSU 10m FT8 1804 km 16:51:00
EA7DJN 10m FT8 1573 km 16:50:14
EA1IGN 10m FT8 1227 km 16:50:00
IW3QBN 10m FT8 1757 km 16:50:00
EA3KU 10m FT8 1405 km 16:50:00
EB3TC 10m FT8 1395 km 16:50:00
DL9DBF 10m FT8 1140 km 16:50:00
OE6GBG 10m FT8 1816 km 16:37:45
CS7APD 10m FT8 1152 km 16:37:29
IW2CXB 10m FT8 1483 km 16:37:29
EA5DF 10m FT8 1498 km 16:37:14
OE8AJK 10m FT8 1763 km 16:36:44
F1RAD 10m FT8 1272 km 16:36:29
HB9CRN 10m FT8 1313 km 16:35:14
I4HRH 10m FT8 1774 km 16:33:59
DF3IS 10m FT8 1253 km 16:33:14
EA4CUO 10m FT8 1499 km 16:32:59
EA3DWU 10m FT8 1378 km 16:26:44
F5PVJ 10m FT8 1308 km 16:25:44
EA6AU 10m FT8 1603 km 16:24:59
DF7IW 10m FT8 1163 km 16:24:44
IK2DDR 10m FT8 1548 km 16:22:30
EA5IBI 10m FT8 1578 km 16:20:59
SP2V 10m FT8 1800 km 16:17:14
CT2IWW 10m FT8 1181 km 16:16:44
DD5ZT 10m FT8 1387 km 16:16:14
IK8SVQ 10m FT8 2142 km 16:15:59
CT1FCX 10m FT8 1400 km 16:14:59
UA3ZUX 10m FT8 3203 km 16:14:44
OE6TQG 10m FT8 1798 km 16:13:44
S57YK 10m FT8 1757 km 16:12:29
R3QG 10m FT8 3224 km 16:11:14
UA3QQG 10m FT8 3192 km 16:10:44
IW1GAL 10m FT8 1500 km 16:10:30
IK0JMT 10m FT8 1937 km 16:07:59
R3KEE 10m FT8 3228 km 16:03:59
9A7V 10m FT8 1888 km 16:02:59
OT1V 10m FT8 889 km 16:02:44
OE6JCG 10m FT8 1820 km 16:01:14
EA4DF 10m FT8 1377 km 15:58:29
RN6MA 10m FT8 3605 km 15:56:14
RG7L 10m FT8 3407 km 15:55:29
DL7FD 10m FT8 1489 km 15:53:44
SQ7RJO 10m FT8 1896 km 15:52:44
IW8PQU 10m FT8 2391 km 15:52:44
HA1TD 10m FT8 1887 km 15:52:29
RA6LR 10m FT8 3369 km 15:49:44
RZ6MJ 10m FT8 3596 km 15:48:14
DO1ARF 10m FT8 1525 km 15:46:29
R7FQ 10m FT8 3709 km 15:43:44
G3EJS 10m FT8 470 km 15:43:29
EA4ESM 10m FT8 1318 km 15:41:59
MW0ZZK 10m FT8 283 km 15:41:44
EA4AOJ 10m FT8 1323 km 15:40:44
DL8ONI 10m FT8 1424 km 15:38:14
EA4DGA 10m FT8 1327 km 15:37:44
OE6BMG 10m FT8 1742 km 15:33:29
EC7DWP 10m FT8 1637 km 15:33:14
DG3NCZ 10m FT8 1335 km 15:31:59
EI6JK 10m FT8 213 km 15:25:44
OE3DXA 10m FT8 1831 km 15:24:44
OE6MDF 10m FT8 1818 km 15:24:44
OZ3AT 10m FT8 1395 km 15:22:44
EI7GSB 10m FT8 36 km 15:22:44
DL4SKY 10m FT8 1486 km 15:17:59
F1MWV 10m FT8 876 km 15:17:29
IW5BHU 10m FT8 1617 km 15:16:29
E77SH 10m FT8 2166 km 15:15:59
M0TTT 10m FT8 470 km 15:15:14
M0CLH 10m FT8 480 km 15:14:59
IW2BZY 10m FT8 1459 km 15:14:29
IZ7NFA 10m FT8 2140 km 15:12:44
IW6CZF 10m FT8 1867 km 15:10:14
EA3CV 10m FT8 1413 km 15:09:29
EA7GXD 10m FT8 1727 km 15:08:59
EB3DKE 10m FT8 1389 km 15:08:14
IU1JSG 10m FT8 1448 km 15:05:44
IW6MSQ 10m FT8 2049 km 15:05:29
IZ2LQD 10m FT8 1507 km 15:04:14
DO7ANF 10m FT8 1469 km 15:03:44
EA3HKQ 10m FT8 1391 km 15:00:59
EA4AQQ 10m FT8 1319 km 14:58:59
OE6VHF 10m FT8 1780 km 14:56:29
IZ4DYU 10m FT8 1620 km 14:56:29
IK2RJP 10m FT8 1488 km 14:54:44
PD7RF 10m FT8 916 km 14:51:59
EI2CN 10m FT8 205 km 14:48:14
F6HJC 10m FT8 1278 km 14:42:44
EA4CM 10m FT8 1320 km 14:41:29
EI4GAB 10m FT8 75 km 14:28:29
I6PQE 10m FT8 1867 km 14:26:14
IZ5RKC 10m FT8 1692 km 14:16:44
EA4CU 10m FT8 1291 km 14:16:29
EA7HPI 10m FT8 1728 km 14:13:29
DO1EMA 10m FT8 1031 km 12:53:29
PD1JAN 10m FT8 916 km 11:55:30
DL1HMA 10m FT8 1190 km 11:38:14
MM0HVU 10m FT8 543 km 10:49:29
DH5YAX 10m FT8 1153 km 10:34:14
CT7AUP 10m FT8 1432 km 10:26:44
DF8QB 10m FT8 1060 km 10:24:14
DL1DH 10m FT8 1292 km 10:22:59
M1BXF 10m FT8 605 km 09:44:29
PD1BHZ 10m FT8 961 km 09:27:44
G0UYG 10m FT8 560 km 09:21:29
F5SOI 10m FT8 1022 km 09:17:44
F5UJQ 10m FT8 993 km 09:14:44
EA1GAR 10m FT8 1089 km 09:13:59
I2XCH 10m FT8 1481 km 09:03:44
EA3GJO 10m FT8 1053 km 09:03:14
IZ0EGA 10m FT8 1930 km 08:52:29
IW1AXR 10m FT8 1464 km 08:43:29
IW1AYD 10m FT8 1396 km 08:40:59
IU1BPR 10m FT8 1392 km 08:37:29
EA1AT 10m FT8 990 km 08:35:59
IW2CXJ 10m FT8 1439 km 08:35:44
EA7CHS 10m FT8 1743 km 08:34:59
OZ1LXJ 10m FT8 1351 km 08:34:29
IW2MYH 10m FT8 1505 km 08:33:59
IW2KPM 10m FT8 1510 km 08:33:14
HB9KNY 10m FT8 1364 km 08:31:44
HB3YDL 10m FT8 1295 km 08:31:29
EA7ZY 10m FT8 1627 km 08:30:14
DO8AW 10m FT8 1423 km 08:26:59
I2FAK 10m FT8 1494 km 08:25:44
HF9D 10m FT8 1898 km 08:21:44
DF2IAC 10m FT8 1295 km 08:19:14
IZ2RLO 10m FT8 1575 km 08:18:14
IK4LDZ 10m FT8 1786 km 08:17:29
DF1KG 10m FT8 1071 km 08:14:59
DO1MH 10m FT8 1506 km 08:13:29
DL4SBF 10m FT8 1280 km 08:11:44
SP7JLH 10m FT8 2006 km 08:10:44
DK5AC 10m FT8 1354 km 08:09:44
DL1GFM 10m FT8 1272 km 08:08:44
MM0ULL 10m FT8 703 km 08:06:14
DO3FRH 10m FT8 1100 km 08:00:59
EI9IB 10m FT8 175 km 07:57:44
DO9GH 10m FT8 1123 km 07:56:44
EA7IZB 10m FT8 1684 km 07:55:59
DJ8DA 10m FT8 1484 km 07:51:44
M6XDN 10m FT8 494 km 07:49:44
DO4SH 10m FT8 1112 km 07:49:44
G0JEI 10m FT8 499 km 07:49:29
DF8MV 10m FT8 1422 km 07:48:29
OE6ANG 10m FT8 1732 km 07:47:59
HA1TNX 10m FT8 1906 km 07:46:44
DK7RR 10m FT8 1560 km 07:46:14
DK1FY 10m FT8 1294 km 07:40:59
SP6OUX 10m FT8 1766 km 07:37:59
HA7BN 10m FT8 2011 km 07:34:44
F5VHQ 10m FT8 1361 km 07:32:29
PA7EY 10m FT8 899 km 07:31:44
IU2FYB 10m FT8 1453 km 07:27:29
I3VJW 10m FT8 1595 km 07:13:29
MM0KOS 10m FT8 525 km 05:30:59
G0OYQ 10m FT8 579 km 03:53:01