Modest Sporadic-E opening on 28 MHz - Thurs 26th March 2020

Despite what the map above might suggest, Thursday the 26th of March 2020 was one of those days where the 28 MHz seemed to be just about open. I could hear signals for most of the daylight hours from Spain and Italy but it felt as if the MUF (Maximum Usable Frequency) was just above 28MHz.

During the day, it felt like the actual footprint of the Sporadic-E was pretty small allowing only a small number of stations to come at any one time.

This idea of a small footprint ties up with the fact that I only heard one beacon all day despite several scans.

EI7GL 28227.4 IW3FZQ/B 15:21 26 Mar IO51TUJN55VF Italy

The small footprint might also have been the reason for a lack of stations heard outside of Europe as the small area covered didn't line up with the paths to any DX stations when there was F2 propagation about.

In total, 167 stations were heard during the day which isn't bad for late March.

List of stations heard in order of distance...


Txmtr Band Mode Distance Time (UTC)
IZ8WGU 10m FT8 2389 km 15:27:29
IW8PQ 10m FT8 2377 km 16:24:59
IT9YAF 10m FT8 2368 km 16:34:59
IK7XGH 10m FT8 2258 km 18:05:44
IK7WPG 10m FT8 2244 km 18:29:59
IZ7XIQ 10m FT8 2217 km 18:11:29
E73DN 10m FT8 2169 km 15:33:29
IZ8XQC 10m FT8 2147 km 16:17:59
IZ8IBC 10m FT8 2141 km 16:37:14
IZ8OFO 10m FT8 2141 km 15:22:59
IU8JPG 10m FT8 2116 km 17:42:44
IU8IZB 10m FT8 2116 km 15:33:14
IZ8VYU 10m FT8 2076 km 16:28:59
IW6OMM 10m FT8 2051 km 18:20:14
IZ6BXV 10m FT8 1987 km 18:14:59
IZ0GIY 10m FT8 1979 km 15:40:44
9A7JCY 10m FT8 1943 km 15:05:14
OM5XX 10m FT8 1941 km 17:52:44
IZ6CLN 10m FT8 1940 km 18:10:44
IK0ZSQ 10m FT8 1937 km 16:00:14
IK6FBG 10m FT8 1936 km 18:17:14
IZ0EGA 10m FT8 1930 km 16:30:44
IK0ZMK 10m FT8 1921 km 16:13:29
OM7ZM 10m FT8 1912 km 18:34:59
IK6MIN 10m FT8 1893 km 15:28:29
EA9RY 10m FT8 1893 km 10:30:14
7X2KF 10m FT8 1868 km 12:39:44
IW0RQJ 10m FT8 1849 km 16:19:44
OE6HTG 10m FT8 1806 km 15:26:14
IK6HRB 10m FT8 1804 km 14:07:29
S52EN 10m FT8 1803 km 15:35:29
IK0YUJ 10m FT8 1795 km 15:23:14
IK5QCX 10m FT8 1780 km 15:58:29
IW4EGP 10m FT8 1774 km 14:23:29
I4GAS 10m FT8 1774 km 15:16:29
ZB2IF 10m FT8 1763 km 09:05:33
ZB2GI 10m FT8 1762 km 13:43:14
EA7KIP 10m FT8 1753 km 14:01:29
EA7CHS 10m FT8 1743 km 11:31:44
EA7KJB 10m FT8 1741 km 13:39:44
EA7FKY 10m FT8 1741 km 12:36:44
EA7JOU 10m FT8 1738 km 11:53:29
EA7URI 10m FT8 1733 km 14:17:14
EA7HHJ 10m FT8 1729 km 11:47:14
EA7SG 10m FT8 1725 km 12:28:59
EA7JMR 10m FT8 1724 km 12:08:29
EA7Y 10m FT8 1723 km 11:34:29
IU4MTO 10m FT8 1717 km 15:55:44
EA7D 10m FT8 1715 km 08:52:42
EA7UW 10m FT8 1714 km 14:46:59
EA7ATJ 10m FT8 1714 km 11:02:59
EB7HEM 10m FT8 1709 km 13:41:59
TK5IH 10m FT8 1705 km 16:12:29
EA7KJE 10m FT8 1704 km 14:44:44
EA7KJF 10m FT8 1704 km 10:58:14
EA5YU 10m FT8 1687 km 11:23:14
IW3GXW 10m FT8 1685 km 16:25:14
IK3VZO 10m FT8 1673 km 17:58:44
EA7TG 10m FT8 1669 km 13:05:59
I4JEE 10m FT8 1665 km 14:13:44
IK5EKM 10m FT8 1659 km 15:35:59
IK5ZVE 10m FT8 1655 km 14:57:59
IW4BNT 10m FT8 1655 km 15:06:29
EA5IST 10m FT8 1654 km 13:23:14
EA5AD 10m FT8 1650 km 13:19:29
EA7ZC 10m FT8 1647 km 13:18:29
CT5KAO 10m FT8 1645 km 16:14:29
EA5IVR 10m FT8 1640 km 13:17:14
EB5GC 10m FT8 1640 km 12:20:14
EA7AH 10m FT8 1640 km 15:37:14
EB7HQE 10m FT8 1635 km 15:02:29
EA7API 10m FT8 1631 km 13:42:44
EA6EA 10m FT8 1631 km 13:43:29
EA6AGB 10m FT8 1626 km 14:35:14
EA7Z 10m FT8 1625 km 15:51:59
EB7DIJ 10m FT8 1625 km 14:39:14
EA6SX 10m FT8 1623 km 18:24:44
EA7CN 10m FT8 1620 km 11:25:29
IU4NGP 10m FT8 1620 km 14:37:14
EA5IKP 10m FT8 1619 km 13:55:29
EA7JGS 10m FT8 1618 km 15:00:44
EB5ISR 10m FT8 1617 km 13:09:29
EB5AG 10m FT8 1608 km 13:59:29
EA6AAB 10m FT8 1607 km 16:42:14
EA7HG 10m FT8 1607 km 11:59:14
EA6AU 10m FT8 1603 km 16:18:29
EB5VT 10m FT8 1601 km 13:23:14
EA6ACX 10m FT8 1601 km 15:27:14
EC6FK 10m FT8 1600 km 12:04:14
EA5GOR 10m FT8 1599 km 12:55:29
EA5FKT 10m FT8 1595 km 14:59:59
EA5FIF 10m FT8 1593 km 13:21:14
EA5RJ 10m FT8 1568 km 11:10:29
EB5EEV 10m FT8 1566 km 13:50:14
IZ2FDU 10m FT8 1558 km 15:44:29
IK2TLA 10m FT8 1556 km 14:32:14
CT1ADT 10m FT8 1546 km 11:07:14
IZ2FOS 10m FT8 1545 km 14:44:44
EA5NK 10m FT8 1524 km 13:40:29
EC5K 10m FT8 1516 km 13:16:59
IW2MYH 10m FT8 1505 km 14:46:44
EA5TT 10m FT8 1504 km 12:48:44
EA4HAI 10m FT8 1488 km 15:12:44
IZ2CPO 10m FT8 1486 km 14:30:44
EA5HRM 10m FT8 1472 km 14:49:29
EA5WI 10m FT8 1467 km 14:07:29
EA5SB 10m FT8 1467 km 13:50:29
EA5RU 10m FT8 1466 km 13:03:29
EA5WP 10m FT8 1465 km 15:52:29
CT1ELP 10m FT8 1465 km 16:01:14
CT1END 10m FT8 1458 km 12:06:59
IK2BUF 10m FT8 1458 km 14:50:59
CS7ARF 10m FT8 1456 km 15:58:29
EA4LU 10m FT8 1449 km 15:15:59
EA4WD 10m FT8 1447 km 15:03:29
EA4YR 10m FT8 1444 km 14:38:44
EA3GCT 10m FT8 1414 km 16:17:29
EB3FSE 10m FT8 1413 km 16:11:14
EA3FNO 10m FT8 1413 km 16:24:14
EA3IGB 10m FT8 1412 km 12:37:44
EA3IFV 10m FT8 1411 km 13:31:29
EB3EKZ 10m FT8 1411 km 16:13:14
EA3GCV 10m FT8 1410 km 12:14:14
EA3GNR 10m FT8 1409 km 15:44:29
EA3IGU 10m FT8 1409 km 13:28:44
EA3EYO 10m FT8 1409 km 12:07:14
EA3GAT 10m FT8 1408 km 13:28:29
CT1BXT 10m FT8 1399 km 15:37:29
EA3CCN 10m FT8 1399 km 13:55:29
EA3HRU 10m FT8 1398 km 15:54:59
EB3JT 10m FT8 1396 km 18:07:29
EB3A 10m FT8 1396 km 11:55:59
EA4DCU 10m FT8 1396 km 12:48:29
EA3W 10m FT8 1395 km 15:29:59
EA3AXV 10m FT8 1389 km 16:23:59
EA3EA 10m FT8 1381 km 13:14:44
EB3FVI 10m FT8 1380 km 16:20:44
EA3ENR 10m FT8 1372 km 16:32:29
EA3FHP 10m FT8 1365 km 16:47:29
EB4SM 10m FT8 1345 km 15:01:14
EA3ELW 10m FT8 1327 km 16:28:14
EA4T 10m FT8 1312 km 15:26:44
EA4IL 10m FT8 1289 km 15:16:29
F5NFN 10m FT8 1284 km 16:18:44
EB4YJ 10m FT8 1282 km 15:04:59
EA2Z 10m FT8 1266 km 15:24:59
LA9NKA 10m FT8 1251 km 13:21:59
CT2HXM 10m FT8 1238 km 08:43:32
F5OYM 10m FT8 1206 km 16:01:44
F4CIB 10m FT8 1177 km 16:56:44
F5MDY 10m FT8 1162 km 16:56:59
DK5WL 10m FT8 1149 km 15:39:14
EC1YP 10m FT8 1133 km 15:05:29
DM1YS 10m FT8 1103 km 13:40:59
EA1CCM 10m FT8 1066 km 13:57:29
F6CQU 10m FT8 1040 km 16:44:29
EA2BFM 10m FT8 1036 km 15:03:29
F6FPT 10m FT8 1030 km 15:53:14
F4IAA 10m FT8 1016 km 16:21:44
DF2WF 10m FT8 1003 km 16:42:44
F1GTU 10m FT8 996 km 16:16:59
F5UJQ 10m FT8 993 km 15:03:59
PI4RCB 10m FT8 939 km 09:50:05
EA1KE 10m FT8 938 km 10:38:44
EA1JAO 10m FT8 904 km 11:46:59
F6HUK 10m FT8 840 km 13:04:44
G0OYQ 10m FT8 579 km 14:21:29
G0OPI 10m FT8 468 km 12:15:14
EI3GRB 10m FT8 102 km 14:55:29
EI5HV 10m FT8 12 km 14:36:29
EI2GN 10m FT8 7 km 17:09:59