Friday, May 10, 2019

Opening to the Indian Ocean on 28 MHz - Thurs 10th May 2019

Another interesting day on 28 MHz with lots of DX heard on the band. Besides the Sporadic-E opening to Europe, there were signals from Brazil, Africa, Israel and Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean.

The band was pretty much open from about 08:00 to 19:00 UTC.

These are the FT8 signals heard on 28 MHz on Thursday the 9th of May 2019...


Notes...

1) The most remarkable signal of the day was probably that of FR1GZ on Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean. Looking at the heard list on PSK Reporter, he was received throughout Europe and I was the furthest away at 10,170 kms. I heard him at 12:06 UTC.

2) Nice opening to West Africa... S01WS in the Western Sahara, 5T5PA in Mauritania, 9G5AR in Ghana and TR8CA in Gabon.

3) In the late afternoon, there was an opening to Brazil although it seemed very localised.

4) The opening to Europe wasn't as extensive as previous days. The main areas that were open were Italy in the morning and Spain / Portugal in the afternoon.


The yellow line shows my limit for one hop Sporadic-E. Note that lack of double hop to the East.

Also practically nothing Poland or the centre of Germany which is packed with active stations. Lots of stations in the Netherlands were heard but they were weak. It really didn't open to PA.

The good conditions to Italy and Spain is reflected in the beacons that I heard...

EI7GL 28169.3 ZB2TEN/B 16:19 09 May IO51TUIM76HD Gibraltar
EI7GL 28253.3 ED5YAU/B 13:10 09 May IO51TUIM98WN Spain
EI7GL 28255.8 C30P/B 10:26 09 May IO51TUJN02SM Andorra
EI7GL 28241.6 F5ZUU/B 10:24 09 May IO51TUJN24IL France
EI7GL 28177.7 IW1AVR/B 09:52 09 May IO51TUJN44BN Italy
EI7GL 28227.4 IW3FZQ/B 09:44 09 May IO51TUJN55VF Italy
EI7GL 28257.8 DK0TEN/B 09:23 09 May IO51TUJN47NT Fed. Rep. of Germany
EI7GL 28240.0 IZ8RVA/B 09:16 09 May IO51TUJN70LI Italy 
EI7GL 28218.0 IQ5MS/B 09:09 09 May IO51TUJN54AA Italy
EI7GL 28285.0 DB0MFI/B 08:45 09 May IO51TUJN58HW Fed. Rep. of Germany
EI7GL 28205.0 DL0IGI/B 08:43 09 May IO51TUJN57MT Fed. Rep. of Germany
EI7GL 28188.0 OE3XAC/B 08:42 09 May IO51TUJN78SB Austria

The Solar Flux was at 75 today which is up a bit on the usual. That may have helped the F2 propagation at lower latitudes with the Sporadic-E then coupling into it.

FT8 V CW... As an experiment, I listened to some of the FT8 signals and made a note of how loud they sounded.
-20dB on FT8... Essentially inaudible.
-14dB on FT... Just about know there is a signal there. I don't think I could copy cw at that level.
-6dB to -8dB on FT... This to me is about the same level as a weak cw signal.

In total, I uploaded 366 FT8 reports from 337 stations in 33 countries on 28 MHz to the PSK Reporter website today.

These are the stations heard. 2000kms plus in bold.


Txmtr Band Mode Distance Time (UTC)
PY2TMV 10m FT8 9037 km 20:13:31
EB3TC 10m FT8 1395 km 20:02:29
EI8KN 10m FT8 90 km 20:02:15
PU2OOC 10m FT8 9191 km 19:35:34
PU2MVE 10m FT8 9171 km 19:20:29
EA4GXG 10m FT8 1345 km 19:17:44
PY5HT 10m FT8 9363 km 19:15:29
PU5BOY 10m FT8 9550 km 19:06:59
PU2TES 10m FT8 9122 km 19:04:59
CS7AKN 10m FT8 1456 km 18:57:14
EA7ARG 10m FT8 1611 km 18:55:59
9G5AR 10m FT8 5198 km 18:54:14
PY2KNK 10m FT8 9306 km 18:49:59
CT1GVN 10m FT8 1643 km 18:46:59
EA4DB 10m FT8 1322 km 18:42:29
PY2RSA 10m FT8 9073 km 18:40:59
PU2MBO 10m FT8 9064 km 18:40:29
EI8GS 10m FT8 7 km 18:39:14
EA4SE 10m FT8 1473 km 18:38:59
CS7AFM 10m FT8 1478 km 18:27:29
CT1ILT 10m FT8 1224 km 18:24:29
CT2IUK 10m FT8 1497 km 18:21:44
EA7MED 10m FT8 1627 km 18:21:44
EA7SG 10m FT8 1725 km 18:21:29
EA3KR 10m FT8 1409 km 18:20:44
CT1GFQ 10m FT8 1474 km 18:16:44
PY2GIG 10m FT8 9187 km 18:15:59
CT1FSG 10m FT8 1470 km 18:14:59
EA7PY 10m FT8 1723 km 18:12:44
5T5PA 10m FT8 3518 km 18:12:29
CT1PT 10m FT8 1466 km 18:11:29
EB3DKE 10m FT8 1389 km 18:06:29
CS7AOM 10m FT8 1285 km 18:06:14
EA5AIH 10m FT8 1595 km 17:51:14
EA4ASC 10m FT8 1338 km 17:49:44
EA5IKP 10m FT8 1619 km 17:49:29
TR8CA 10m FT8 5948 km 17:48:44
PY2DNR 10m FT8 9092 km 17:47:44
EA5GIL 10m FT8 1468 km 17:46:59
EG7JIR 10m FT8 1573 km 17:46:44
EA5RJ 10m FT8 1568 km 17:43:29
EA4BU 10m FT8 1333 km 17:42:59
EA5UB 10m FT8 1593 km 17:41:14
EA3EPE 10m FT8 1387 km 17:41:00
EA4GXJ 10m FT8 1325 km 17:39:44
PU1SSH 10m FT8 8982 km 17:39:14
EA4AAZ 10m FT8 1322 km 17:37:45
EB5ISR 10m FT8 1617 km 17:36:44
PU2WDF 10m FT8 9180 km 17:32:29
EA5DTX 10m FT8 1468 km 17:30:44
EA7KGK 10m FT8 1729 km 17:30:30
EA1ERJ 10m FT8 1228 km 17:25:59
CT1CLO 10m FT8 1470 km 17:21:14
EA7HMK 10m FT8 1713 km 17:19:44
EA1CHG 10m FT8 1171 km 17:18:44
EA5WE 10m FT8 1573 km 17:18:00
CT1GYD 10m FT8 1190 km 17:17:44
EA5DM 10m FT8 1608 km 17:15:44
OS8A 10m FT8 941 km 17:13:14
EA7GV 10m FT8 1681 km 17:12:14
EC7DWP 10m FT8 1637 km 17:11:59
EA1FZ 10m FT8 1133 km 17:11:14
PU2TNT 10m FT8 9033 km 17:09:59
EA5RW 10m FT8 1503 km 17:09:44
EA6ACX 10m FT8 1601 km 17:06:44
CT1APN 10m FT8 1343 km 17:05:14
EA1VIL 10m FT8 1229 km 17:03:44
PY2XU 10m FT8 9178 km 17:01:15
M0HDX 10m FT8 474 km 16:59:29
EA1FAK 10m FT8 1117 km 16:58:14
EA9ACD 10m FT8 1791 km 16:55:44
EA7BD 10m FT8 1582 km 16:55:00
EA6BE 10m FT8 1647 km 16:53:59
EA5UI 10m FT8 1634 km 16:51:29
EA1IVD 10m FT8 1026 km 16:51:14
EA5AIM 10m FT8 1632 km 16:50:59
AM7OR 10m FT8 813 miles 16:50:29
EA6EA 10m FT8 1631 km 16:48:14
EA5DKR 10m FT8 1507 km 16:48:14
EA3IDY 10m FT8 1343 km 16:47:15
EA5EFU 10m FT8 1439 km 16:47:14
EA3CJU 10m FT8 1390 km 16:46:44
EA3HRU 10m FT8 1398 km 16:46:29
EA7DGC 10m FT8 1643 km 16:44:14
EA5WU 10m FT8 1477 km 16:42:44
EA4ESM 10m FT8 1318 km 16:42:44
EA4FTV 10m FT8 1334 km 16:41:44
EA1EAS 10m FT8 1232 km 16:40:44
EA5QI 10m FT8 1509 km 16:39:59
CT1GTI 10m FT8 1188 km 16:39:29
EA5IK 10m FT8 1624 km 16:38:59
EA8DFQ 10m FT8 2705 km 16:38:14
EA1DWI 10m FT8 1057 km 16:36:59
PY2DMZ 10m FT8 9261 km 16:35:59
EB3JT 10m FT8 1396 km 16:35:29
PY2THO 10m FT8 9100 km 16:33:44
F4TTR 10m FT8 910 km 16:32:45
EA3VM 10m FT8 1407 km 16:31:59
EA3BJO 10m FT8 1392 km 16:31:59
EA5ISA 10m FT8 1512 km 16:30:44
EB5GC 10m FT8 1640 km 16:22:44
EA5BLD 10m FT8 1622 km 16:22:29
EB3ENW 10m FT8 1393 km 16:20:59
EA6SK 10m FT8 1601 km 16:20:29
EA7CBQ 10m FT8 1677 km 16:20:29
EA5HRV 10m FT8 1505 km 16:19:59
EA3NP 10m FT8 1415 km 16:19:59
EA7SL 10m FT8 1758 km 16:08:30
EA5YU 10m FT8 1687 km 16:03:29
EA5CAD 10m FT8 1654 km 16:01:44
EA9ABC 10m FT8 1791 km 16:01:29
EA7HJ 10m FT8 1722 km 15:59:59
EB5CUN 10m FT8 1500 km 15:59:29
PD1DL 10m FT8 921 km 15:55:14
CT2KCK 10m FT8 1401 km 15:52:44
EB5JSX 10m FT8 1489 km 15:49:44
PY2XRP 10m FT8 9132 km 15:47:29
EA1DB 10m FT8 1070 km 15:40:44
EA1AXX 10m FT8 998 km 15:38:29
EA5DNO 10m FT8 1466 km 15:37:59
EA1NY 10m FT8 1050 km 15:34:59
EB5ABV 10m FT8 1593 km 15:34:44
EA5WO 10m FT8 1509 km 15:33:44
IS0MHD 10m FT8 1935 km 15:33:14
CT1CWF 10m FT8 1377 km 15:32:14
PU1JSV 10m FT8 8928 km 15:28:59
CT1HMN 10m FT8 1478 km 15:27:29
EA3HCE 10m FT8 1399 km 15:24:44
EA1AGP 10m FT8 990 km 15:23:30
IS0KNG 10m FT8 1940 km 15:23:14
PA3ANF 10m FT8 918 km 15:21:59
EA1ECF 10m FT8 984 km 15:15:59
EI2IV 10m FT8 2 km 15:14:59
EA7CXJ 10m FT8 1617 km 15:13:44
PU2RTO 10m FT8 9205 km 15:09:44
EA7GBH 10m FT8 1773 km 15:06:44
EA7GXD 10m FT8 1727 km 15:05:44
F4CQW 10m FT8 1079 km 14:57:59
DK1FW 10m FT8 1358 km 14:57:44
EA5FWW 10m FT8 1643 km 14:54:44
HB3YFC 10m FT8 1263 km 14:47:01
EB5CS 10m FT8 1458 km 14:40:29
EB5AJL 10m FT8 1500 km 14:39:59
EA6ZS 10m FT8 1624 km 14:36:14
EA7CU 10m FT8 1732 km 14:31:59
IZ0EGA 10m FT8 1930 km 14:31:29
EA6AU 10m FT8 1603 km 14:29:59
IZ8XQC 10m FT8 2147 km 14:23:44
EA3NW 10m FT8 1410 km 14:23:29
DF1ZN 10m FT8 1330 km 14:21:15
EB4SM 10m FT8 1345 km 14:20:14
IU8LMC 10m FT8 2093 km 14:16:14
EI8GG 10m FT8 19 km 14:13:44
EA3FHP 10m FT8 1365 km 14:10:44
IK5IVP 10m FT8 1744 km 14:06:14
EB3EKZ 10m FT8 1411 km 14:00:44
IW6OMM 10m FT8 2051 km 14:00:44
EA4ZM 10m FT8 1448 km 13:59:59
EA1AAA 10m FT8 928 km 13:58:44
EA2HK 10m FT8 1269 km 13:57:44
CT1EQQ 10m FT8 1190 km 13:53:44
I4TSB 10m FT8 1759 km 13:50:59
EA8CYL 10m FT8 2705 km 13:46:29
CN8AM 10m FT8 2023 km 13:46:14
EA9AZ 10m FT8 1791 km 13:44:29
EA5FIF 10m FT8 1593 km 13:41:17
EA1YV 10m FT8 1084 km 13:38:14
EA3IEO 10m FT8 1352 km 13:34:59
EA4DDR 10m FT8 1525 km 13:34:44
EA1HCJ 10m FT8 1106 km 13:31:44
EA7RZ 10m FT8 1731 km 13:28:14
DL1REM 10m FT8 1071 km 13:27:38
F5OYC 10m FT8 1196 km 13:23:44
EA8WU 10m FT8 2704 km 13:21:46
EA3ZD 10m FT8 1403 km 13:21:45
CT1EGB 10m FT8 1191 km 13:20:14
EA3NG 10m FT8 1399 km 13:19:44
EA5GHD 10m FT8 1622 km 13:18:14
G0FWX 10m FT8 435 km 13:17:29
EA5CMW 10m FT8 1486 km 13:02:59
F4EUG 10m FT8 526 km 12:59:29
F6ARS 10m FT8 872 km 12:59:29
EA4EQ 10m FT8 1313 km 12:58:45
RA2FL 10m FT8 1920 km 12:57:44
EB2AQH 10m FT8 1036 km 12:57:14
EA3BKI 10m FT8 1400 km 12:55:14
HB9TKS 10m FT8 1289 km 12:54:44
F5OHM 10m FT8 919 km 12:52:29
EA1JAZ 10m FT8 1131 km 12:50:29
F1EBN 10m FT8 864 km 12:50:29
M0IHT 10m FT8 358 km 12:49:29
EA3IAZ 10m FT8 1399 km 12:49:14
F5HRH 10m FT8 1380 km 12:37:14
CT1FGD 10m FT8 1469 km 12:36:44
F5JKK 10m FT8 1325 km 12:30:44
HB9MOZ 10m FT8 1251 km 12:29:14
F5ROX 10m FT8 844 km 12:24:14
G0OYQ 10m FT8 579 km 12:23:59
PA1RVG 10m FT8 955 km 12:23:45
F6BHK 10m FT8 1228 km 12:23:14
OZ7FOC 10m FT8 1318 km 12:20:59
F6COZ 10m FT8 1274 km 12:15:59
DO6LE 10m FT8 1385 km 12:15:59
DL3ZZ 10m FT8 1273 km 12:14:59
G0DBE 10m FT8 407 km 12:14:59
IK5FQX 10m FT8 1700 km 12:14:24
ON8BB 10m FT8 874 km 12:14:23
DJ6SX 10m FT8 1026 km 12:13:44
EA5DQW 10m FT8 1508 km 12:07:14
FR1GZ 10m FT8 10170 km 12:06:44
G0YCE 10m FT8 405 km 12:06:14
EI7HDB 10m FT8 152 km 12:05:44
EA7JXZ 10m FT8 1618 km 12:05:44
IZ0KBA 10m FT8 1940 km 12:04:44
S01WS 10m FT8 2862 km 12:03:44
F4HVS 10m FT8 854 km 12:03:44
DK4WK 10m FT8 1012 km 12:03:44
DL8MEM 10m FT8 1512 km 12:03:14
DL1YCL 10m FT8 1076 km 12:00:44
F5ADE 10m FT8 920 km 11:54:14
IK2VUC 10m FT8 1430 km 11:52:59
F6EXG 10m FT8 1468 km 11:52:29
IZ5JMZ 10m FT8 1680 km 11:52:29
F5RRS 10m FT8 1251 km 11:50:29
ON7HW 10m FT8 808 km 11:49:59
HB9MFK 10m FT8 1249 km 11:47:44
DM5TI 10m FT8 1531 km 11:46:29
DF1BN 10m FT8 1585 km 11:45:30
IY7HDY 10m FT8 2255 km 11:45:29
IW6DGJ 10m FT8 1888 km 11:43:44
DL2SUN 10m FT8 1314 km 11:42:44
HB9CUZ 10m FT8 1299 km 11:42:14
PA4C 10m FT8 1012 km 11:42:14
IK2IQC 10m FT8 1467 km 11:42:14
DK0VE 10m FT8 1254 km 11:39:59
PD2MIC 10m FT8 921 km 11:39:59
IK5ZAI 10m FT8 1655 km 11:38:44
OK1AMF 10m FT8 1524 km 11:34:30
F1RAD 10m FT8 1273 km 11:34:14
S51VA 10m FT8 1753 km 11:33:29
EA7AHA 10m FT8 1684 km 11:31:59
PD7RF 10m FT8 916 km 11:28:29
EA3YE 10m FT8 1405 km 11:23:59
IS0HGR 10m FT8 1876 km 11:23:29
HB9FUX 10m FT8 1281 km 11:20:59
IK2ZEC 10m FT8 1464 km 11:18:59
PD1RO 10m FT8 995 km 11:17:29
ON4AXU 10m FT8 952 km 11:15:59
F6AOJ 10m FT8 820 km 11:14:59
OT1V 10m FT8 889 km 11:09:29
EC6DX 10m FT8 1647 km 11:07:29
PE1PGA 10m FT8 915 km 11:06:44
PD1AC 10m FT8 894 km 11:05:14
DL6CM 10m FT8 1434 km 11:02:59
ON5JV 10m FT8 895 km 11:02:29
DL5CD 10m FT8 1450 km 10:58:59
DG6IQ 10m FT8 1374 km 10:51:44
IU8CDL 10m FT8 2098 km 10:51:44
9A4ZM 10m FT8 1808 km 10:49:29
IZ3NUI 10m FT8 1678 km 10:47:44
PF2JV 10m FT8 895 km 10:44:44
PA3GEG 10m FT8 1024 km 10:44:44
IZ0HAP 10m FT8 1882 km 10:41:14
9A9CW 10m FT8 1894 km 10:40:59
IK5AFJ 10m FT8 1684 km 10:39:59
ON3BEN 10m FT8 921 km 10:37:45
F6DHD 10m FT8 1167 km 10:34:14
EA6GK 10m FT8 1597 km 10:33:30
EA3EYO 10m FT8 1409 km 10:30:59
IV3NUR 10m FT8 1658 km 10:27:29
IK3OCD 10m FT8 1654 km 10:27:29
OE7GJ 10m FT8 1532 km 10:27:29
IZ0HLY 10m FT8 1874 km 10:18:29
IU1LCQ 10m FT8 1520 km 10:15:59
DL8EAY 10m FT8 1033 km 10:14:59
OE4ATS 10m FT8 1853 km 10:12:59
S58N 10m FT8 1780 km 10:11:29
IU5GVH 10m FT8 1659 km 10:10:44
PD7JVW 10m FT8 1011 km 10:10:29
IK0ZTL 10m FT8 1860 km 10:09:44
IZ2MHO 10m FT8 1465 km 10:08:14
DK3GI 10m FT8 1376 km 10:07:59
I5PVX 10m FT8 1667 km 10:07:14
IZ0WRS 10m FT8 1926 km 10:05:29
HG8LXL 10m FT8 2129 km 10:04:44
EA3CQ 10m FT8 1384 km 10:01:14
DG3HVH 10m FT8 1380 km 10:00:44
IW1CPZ 10m FT8 1385 km 10:00:29
OM7ASP 10m FT8 2023 km 10:00:14
DG8KAD 10m FT8 1007 km 09:59:59
PA0PEV 10m FT8 975 km 09:59:59
IZ2CPO 10m FT8 1486 km 09:57:29
F5HVI 10m FT8 643 km 09:55:44
9A2RD 10m FT8 1768 km 09:54:29
9A7JCY 10m FT8 1943 km 09:53:44
F5JCE 10m FT8 1304 km 09:53:29
DL4FCS 10m FT8 1273 km 09:52:44
IK6FTZ 10m FT8 1993 km 09:52:29
OT4B 10m FT8 905 km 09:42:29
G4PWA 10m FT8 395 km 09:41:59
F5TJK 10m FT8 1463 km 09:41:29
E73DN 10m FT8 2169 km 09:38:29
I4KYO 10m FT8 1619 km 09:37:59
PA9CC 10m FT8 990 km 09:37:44
9A3CX 10m FT8 1773 km 09:36:59
IK2DDR 10m FT8 1548 km 09:35:44
IU1HGN 10m FT8 1521 km 09:30:29
IW2ICC 10m FT8 1447 km 09:27:14
9A1RS 10m FT8 1789 km 09:26:59
G4SWR 10m FT8 446 km 09:25:59
IV3IPS 10m FT8 1729 km 09:25:59
9A0W 10m FT8 1883 km 09:25:44
SP6CVB 10m FT8 1829 km 09:25:44
IU0ILH 10m FT8 1913 km 09:25:44
G4TMI 10m FT8 541 km 09:03:59
EA1UY 10m FT8 1070 km 09:00:59
PD1BHZ 10m FT8 961 km 09:00:59
OE9ETH 10m FT8 1388 km 09:00:14
I0MOM 10m FT8 1923 km 08:59:59
DL1SGH 10m FT8 1350 km 08:59:44
S57CNT 10m FT8 1785 km 08:58:29
HB9BTI 10m FT8 1351 km 08:58:29
OZ1LXJ 10m FT8 1351 km 08:56:14
HA8QJ 10m FT8 2197 km 08:55:59
OZ3AT 10m FT8 1395 km 08:54:44
OZ4ACK 10m FT8 1430 km 08:54:14
OZ7IO 10m FT8 1434 km 08:53:29
LA3BO 10m FT8 1416 km 08:51:44
PE5I 10m FT8 990 km 08:49:44
DL6GAD 10m FT8 1385 km 08:49:14
4Z5ML 10m FT8 4107 km 08:47:29
OE5CCN 10m FT8 1639 km 08:47:29
OM5XX 10m FT8 1941 km 08:39:59
OK5XL 10m FT8 1649 km 08:36:14
HA5KN 10m FT8 2032 km 08:30:44
DJ9KG 10m FT8 1184 km 08:24:44
LA3VEA 10m FT8 1546 km 08:24:14
LA2IZ 10m FT8 1316 km 08:23:59
DF1KM 10m FT8 1041 km 08:21:29
OK5CW 10m FT8 1781 km 08:20:14
OE3EHS 10m FT8 1804 km 08:19:59
9A3AJI 10m FT8 1930 km 07:51:29
OE1SGU 10m FT8 1803 km 07:43:44
PA8MC 10m FT8 983 km 07:17:45
M6XDN 10m FT8 494 km 05:46:15

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