VHF Tropo forecast for the North Atlantic path - Weekend 3rd & 4th April 2021

 

According to the tropo forecast website of F5LEN, there is a chance of enhanced tropo conditions across the North Atlantic on the weekend of Saturday 3rd & Sunday 4th of April 2021.

While contacts at 144 MHz are probably unlikely, any suitably equipped stations in Ireland, the UK, France, Spain & Portugal might be interested in trying.

Frank, VO1HP reports that the following stations will be monitoring from Newfoundland mainly on the FT8 frequency of 144.174 MHz...

VO1IV Aaron - St.Johns Newfoundland - (10el yagi, FT991, 50w) - 144.174 MHz FT8

VO1DZA Graham - St.Johns Newfoundland

VO1WEB Matt - St.Johns Newfoundland

The distance across the North Atlantic is in excess of 3000kms and has yet to be bridged on 144 MHz.

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Frank also reports that they plan to get their SDR Transatlantic Beacon Receiver site operational in May of 2021 when the antennas are taken out of storage.

Links...

1) F5LEN tropo prediction website