17,000km opening on 50 MHz between Europe and Australia - 18th July 2021

Saturday 18th July 2021: After a lull on the 17th, the path on 50 MHz between Europe and Australia opened up again on the 18th. The longest path I could find was 17,122kms from F4ARU in France to VK3ZYC in Victoria. 

From what I can tell, this 6m opening seems to have been mainly confined to the VK1 and VK3 area of SE Australia. In Europe, there was a limit as to how far north it went.

The opening seems to have started around 04:45 UTC and lasted until about 06:15 UTC. This is similar to previous openings and suggests that it is dependent on the position of the sun.

These are the DX spots from the opening...

Spotter  Freq.  DX  Time  Info  Country
VK3OT-@ 50313 IZ2RLO 05:35 18 Jul 21 JN55 FT8 Copy Italy
VK3OT-@ 50313 I2FAK 05:35 18 Jul 21 JN45 FT8 Italy
VK3OT-@ 50313.9 DK8NE 05:13 18 Jul 21 FT8 JO50<>QF12 Fed. Rep. of Germany
IK7EOT 50313 VK3ZYC 05:11 18 Jul 21 FT8 tnx qso B -12 Australia
IK7EOT 50313 VK3DUT 05:11 18 Jul 21 FT8 tnx qso b-09 Australia
SV2JAO 50313 VK3DUT 05:00 18 Jul 21 kn10<es>qf32 Australia

These are the FT8 reports from the PSK Reporter website...

VK1DJA
Txmtr Band Mode Distance Time (UTC)
IT9IPQ 6m FT8 15902 km 05:10:41
IZ7NLJ 6m FT8 15831 km 05:15:11
SV2DCD 6m FT8 15458 km 05:18:11
SV1AHX 6m FT8 15190 km 05:08:14
SV1DH 6m FT8 15167 km 05:07:11

Txmtr Rcvr Band Mode Distance Time (UTC)
IZ2RLO VK1JA 6m FT8 16392 km 05:26:41
IZ4AIK VK1JA 6m FT8 16220 km 05:20:12
IK0FTA VK1JA 6m FT8 16217 km 05:13:12
I6WJB VK1JA 6m FT8 16082 km 05:25:11
IT9RZR VK1JA 6m FT8 15920 km 05:25:14
IT9IPQ VK1JA 6m FT8 15915 km 05:11:11
VK1JA IT9IPQ 6m FT8 15915 km 05:07:58
IZ7NLJ VK1JA 6m FT8 15845 km 05:05:12
IK7EOT VK1JA 6m FT8 15804 km 05:06:41
SV2DCD VK1JA 6m FT8 15471 km 05:05:12
SV2JAO VK1JA 6m FT8 15390 km 05:05:41
VK1JA SV1AHX 6m FT8 15203 km 05:01:56
SV1AHX VK1JA 6m FT8 15203 km 04:58:11
SV1RK VK1JA 6m FT8 15202 km 05:19:41
SV1DH VK1JA 6m FT8 15180 km 05:15:44
VK1JA SV1DH 6m FT8 15180 km 05:01:56

Txmtr Rcvr Band Mode Distance Time (UTC)
F4ARU VK3BD 6m FT8 16994 km 05:03:14
EA3AKY VK3BD 6m FT8 16985 km 04:34:14
VK3BD F5BZB 6m FT8 16916 km 05:10:29
VK3BD IW1IARWB1ARB 6m FT8 16434 km 06:16:59
IZ1LBG VK3BD 6m FT8 16433 km 06:17:14
HB9Q VK3BD 6m FT8 16416 km 06:15:44
HB9FMN VK3BD 6m FT8 16415 km 05:50:44
VK3BD I1FQH 6m FT8 16408 km 05:10:29
IS0BSR VK3BD 6m FT8 16297 km 06:00:14
VK3BD DL2MIJ 6m FT8 16255 km 05:06:59
DK8NE VK3BD 6m FT8 16253 km 05:20:14
IZ2RLO VK3BD 6m FT8 16248 km 05:18:44
VK3BD I4GAD 6m FT8 16190 km 06:12:56
IZ5EKV VK3BD 6m FT8 16176 km 06:01:44
IK4ISR VK3BD 6m FT8 16170 km 05:56:14
VK3BD IK4ISR 6m FT8 16170 km 05:42:27
VK3BD IW4AOT 6m FT8 16168 km 06:12:56
IW4AOT VK3BD 6m FT8 16168 km 06:08:14
VK3BD DK1MAX 6m FT8 16161 km 05:06:59
DF3CB VK3BD 6m FT8 16161 km 05:02:14
DK1MAX VK3BD 6m FT8 16161 km 04:57:14
DJ3TF VK3BD 6m FT8 16133 km 05:11:44
VK3BD IK4DRY 6m FT8 16110 km 06:12:59
IZ0RVI VK3BD 6m FT8 16097 km 05:46:44
IZ0AEZ VK3BD 6m FT8 16082 km 05:03:14
IZ4AIK VK3BD 6m FT8 16066 km 05:06:44
IW0FFK VK3BD 6m FT8 16054 km 05:57:14
VK3BD IW0FFK 6m FT8 16054 km 05:16:59
IK0FTA VK3BD 6m FT8 16047 km 05:50:44
IK0VAQ VK3BD 6m FT8 16012 km 05:33:14
VK3BD OE5OLL 6m FT8 16012 km 05:06:56
OE5OLL VK3BD 6m FT8 16012 km 04:50:44
VK3BD IK0AGU 6m FT8 15980 km 05:16:29
I6BQI VK3BD 6m FT8 15933 km 05:56:14
I6WJB VK3BD 6m FT8 15917 km 05:54:14
IK8DYD VK3BD 6m FT8 15882 km 05:18:14
IZ8VYU VK3BD 6m FT8 15879 km 05:33:14
VK3BD IZ8VYU 6m FT8 15879 km 05:16:30
IZ7NLJ VK3BD 6m FT8 15671 km 05:15:14
E78AX VK3BD 6m FT8 15650 km 05:47:44
IK7EOT VK3BD 6m FT8 15626 km 04:58:44
SV2DCD VK3BD 6m FT8 15298 km 05:12:14
SV2JAO VK3BD 6m FT8 15219 km 04:53:14
SV2AEL VK3BD 6m FT8 15163 km 05:06:14
VK3BD SV1AHX 6m FT8 15018 km 05:44:58
SV1AHX VK3BD 6m FT8 15018 km 05:15:14
SV1NJW VK3BD 6m FT8 15016 km 04:39:59
SV1RK VK3BD 6m FT8 15015 km 05:19:14
VK3BD SV1DH 6m FT8 14994 km 05:44:57
SV1DH VK3BD 6m FT8 14994 km 05:07:14
UT5ECZ VK3BD 6m FT8 14595 km 05:19:15
R6KA VK3BD 6m FT8 14297 km 06:04:44
UR0MC VK3BD 6m FT8 14229 km 05:46:14
VK3BD UR0MC 6m FT8 14224 km 05:25:29

F4ARU VK3DUT 6m FT8 17158 km 05:20:41
F5BZB VK3DUT 6m FT8 17080 km 05:31:41
IK1PAG VK3DUT 6m FT8 16638 km 05:50:41
IZ1LBG VK3DUT 6m FT8 16597 km 06:17:11
HB9Q VK3DUT 6m FT8 16581 km 06:05:41
HB9FMN VK3DUT 6m FT8 16580 km 05:50:44
I2FAK VK3DUT 6m FT8 16508 km 05:25:41
VK3DUT I2FAK 6m FT8 16508 km 05:13:29
IZ2RLO VK3DUT 6m FT8 16412 km 05:18:41
IZ5EKV VK3DUT 6m FT8 16340 km 06:00:11
IK4ISR VK3DUT 6m FT8 16334 km 05:54:14
VK3DUT IK4ISR 6m FT8 16334 km 05:37:57
IW4AOT VK3DUT 6m FT8 16333 km 05:55:41
VK3DUT IW4AOT 6m FT8 16333 km 05:55:29
VK3DUT DK1MAX 6m FT8 16326 km 05:06:59
DF3CB VK3DUT 6m FT8 16326 km 05:02:11
DK1MAX VK3DUT 6m FT8 16326 km 04:55:12
DJ3TF VK3DUT 6m FT8 16298 km 05:11:42
VK3DUT IZ0RVI 6m FT8 16260 km 06:00:59
IZ0RVI VK3DUT 6m FT8 16260 km 05:57:41
IZ0AEZ VK3DUT 6m FT8 16245 km 05:23:11
IZ4AIK VK3DUT 6m FT8 16230 km 05:30:11
VK3DUT IW0FFK 6m FT8 16216 km 05:13:29
IW0FFK VK3DUT 6m FT8 16216 km 05:04:11
IK0FTA VK3DUT 6m FT8 16210 km 05:50:41
VK3DUT OE5OLL 6m FT8 16177 km 04:49:59
IK0VAQ VK3DUT 6m FT8 16174 km 05:33:11
VK3DUT IK0AGU 6m FT8 16142 km 05:13:29
I6BQI VK3DUT 6m FT8 16096 km 06:00:41
VK3DUT I6BQI 6m FT8 16096 km 05:05:29
I6WJB VK3DUT 6m FT8 16080 km 05:51:11
IK8DYD VK3DUT 6m FT8 16044 km 05:18:12
IZ8VYU VK3DUT 6m FT8 16041 km 05:33:14
VK3DUT IZ8VYU 6m FT8 16041 km 05:13:29
IZ7NLJ VK3DUT 6m FT8 15834 km 05:32:11
E78AX VK3DUT 6m FT8 15814 km 05:47:11
IK7EOT VK3DUT 6m FT8 15788 km 04:58:41
VK3DUT IK7EOT 6m FT8 15788 km 04:56:29
4O3A VK3DUT 6m FT8 15724 km 06:12:14
VK3DUT SV2DCD 6m FT8 15461 km 05:13:29
SV2DCD VK3DUT 6m FT8 15461 km 05:08:11
SV2JAO VK3DUT 6m FT8 15381 km 05:12:12
SV2AEL VK3DUT 6m FT8 15326 km 05:06:42
SV1AHX VK3DUT 6m FT8 15179 km 05:15:11
VK3DUT SV1AHX 6m FT8 15179 km 05:09:56
SV1RK VK3DUT 6m FT8 15176 km 05:19:12
VK3DUT SV1DH 6m FT8 15155 km 05:09:56
SV1DH VK3DUT 6m FT8 15155 km 05:07:12
UT5ECZ VK3DUT 6m FT8 14760 km 05:21:42
R6KA VK3DUT 6m FT8 14462 km 05:59:14
UR0MC VK3DUT 6m FT8 14394 km 05:43:14

VK3FZ
Rcvr Band Mode Distance Time (UTC)
IK1EGC 6m FT8 16430 km 05:17:29
I2FAK 6m FT8 16311 km 05:13:29
DK1MAX 6m FT8 16143 km 04:57:59
IW4AOT 6m FT8 16135 km 04:47:56
IW0FFK 6m FT8 16011 km 05:08:59
OE5OLL 6m FT8 15992 km 04:41:56
I6BQI 6m FT8 15893 km 05:04:00
S59A 6m FT8 15803 km 06:11:29
SP3QDM 6m FT8 15792 km 05:05:57
E72OZ 6m FT8 15560 km 05:20:27
SV2DCD 6m FT8 15256 km 05:02:29
SV1AHX 6m FT8 14971 km 05:14:27
SV1DH 6m FT8 14947 km 05:14:26
UR0MC 6m FT8 14219 km 06:05:59
UR0MC 6m FT8 14213 km 05:45:59

Txmtr Rcvr Band Mode Distance Time (UTC)
VK3OT I2FAK 6m FT8 16053 km 05:22:29
VK3OT DK8NE 6m FT8 16008 km 04:59:30
VK3OT IZ2RLO 6m FT8 15958 km 05:22:57
UR0MC VK3OT 6m FT8 13989 km 05:53:44

Txmtr Rcvr Band Mode Distance Time (UTC)
F4ARU VK3ZYC 6m FT8 17122 km 05:06:14
HB9Q VK3ZYC 6m FT8 16555 km 06:25:44
VK3ZYC HB9Q 6m FT8 16555 km 06:00:59
VK3ZYC I2FAK 6m FT8 16476 km 05:16:29
IS0AWZ VK3ZYC 6m FT8 16399 km 06:14:44
DK8NE VK3ZYC 6m FT8 16399 km 05:59:14
VK3ZYC IZ2RLO 6m FT8 16380 km 05:48:27
IZ2RLO VK3ZYC 6m FT8 16380 km 05:18:44
IZ5EKV VK3ZYC 6m FT8 16306 km 05:56:44
DK1MAX VK3ZYC 6m FT8 16302 km 05:07:44
VK3ZYC DK1MAX 6m FT8 16302 km 05:04:29
IK4ISR VK3ZYC 6m FT8 16302 km 05:33:15
IW4AOT VK3ZYC 6m FT8 16300 km 04:48:14
IZ0AEZ VK3ZYC 6m FT8 16208 km 05:03:44
IK0FTA VK3ZYC 6m FT8 16172 km 04:57:14
VK3ZYC OE5OLL 6m FT8 16153 km 06:16:29
IK0VAQ VK3ZYC 6m FT8 16136 km 05:13:45
I6BQI VK3ZYC 6m FT8 16059 km 05:25:14
VK3ZYC I6BQI 6m FT8 16059 km 05:04:29
I6WJB VK3ZYC 6m FT8 16044 km 05:47:14
SP3QDM VK3ZYC 6m FT8 15946 km 05:06:45
IZ7NLJ VK3ZYC 6m FT8 15795 km 05:03:15
IK7EOT VK3ZYC 6m FT8 15749 km 04:58:44
VK3ZYC IK7EOT 6m FT8 15749 km 04:56:59
VK3ZYC SV2DCD 6m FT8 15423 km 04:56:29
SV2DCD VK3ZYC 6m FT8 15423 km 04:48:14
SV2JAO VK3ZYC 6m FT8 15344 km 04:45:14
VK3ZYC LZ2CC 6m FT8 15219 km 04:56:56
VK3ZYC SV1AHX 6m FT8 15138 km 05:12:29
SV1AHX VK3ZYC 6m FT8 15138 km 04:57:44
SV1DH VK3ZYC 6m FT8 15114 km 05:20:44
VK3ZYC SV1DH 6m FT8 15114 km 05:12:29
UR5LAK VK3ZYC 6m FT8 14487 km 05:57:44
R6KA VK3ZYC 6m FT8 14437 km 05:52:44
UR0MC VK3ZYC 6m FT8 14375 km 05:45:44
VK3ZYC UR0MC 6m FT8 14369 km 05:46:29