Weak opening to South America on 28 MHz - 11th Apr 2021

 

It's been a pretty dismal two days for propagation on the 28 MHz band.

Sat 10th Apr 2021 - This was one of those rare days where I didn't hear one single FT8 signal on the band. I nearly always hear something as I listen to the band from about 8am to 11pm every day.

The result is always the same... I check the VSWR on the antenna to make sure it's working ok! All was good so it was just one of those days.

Sun 11th Apr 2021 - This day wasn't much better but there were a few signals including two from Brazil.

I did hear 9J2BS in Zambia and ZD7JC on St.Helena Island in the South Atlantic but those reports didn't appear on the PSK Reporter website.

Overall though a day of slim pickings.

Txmtr Band Mode Distance Time (UTC)
PU2TXZ 10m FT8 9153 km 14:34:15
PY2ADX 10m FT8 8985 km 14:46:59
EA3RKD 10m FT8 1403 km 08:43:46
DO7RU 10m FT8 1046 km 10:10:59
ON4LDU 10m FT8 1023 km 11:48:44
G0LRD 10m FT8 576 km 11:32:59
M0KYB 10m FT8 448 km 11:28:30

The solar flux on the 11th of April was just 73 which was down from the value of 78 on the 10th.