40 MHz signal from G9PUV in England is heard in Australia - 13th Feb 2023

13th February 2023: Paul, G7PUV is one of the few stations in the UK with a permit to carry out experiments on the 40 MHz band. On the 13th of February, his test FT8 transmissions with the callsign G9PUV on 40.680 MHz were picked up by Lloyd, VK4TVL in the NE of Australia. The distance was an impressive 15,455 kms.

This comes just one day after signals from EI4GNB and EI2IP were also decoded by VK4TVL on the 12th of February 2023.

Analysis... With the Solar Flux up around the 200 mark, it looks as if there are now some really good long range F2 openings on the 40 MHz band between Europe and Australia. It' raises the question of whether the Europe to Australia path on the 50 MHz band would open if the Solar Flux was a little  higher?

On the 14th of February, the 40 MHz path from Europe to Australia was open again as can be seen from the decodes shown below. It would seem likely that the next likely step is for someone in the SE of Australia (VK2 & VK3) to try and decode these 40 MHz signals from Europe.

Link: For more info on the 8m band, visit my 40 MHz page.

Decodes by VL4TVL on the 40 MHz band on the 14th of February 2023

091730 -21 -0.2 1517 ~ CQ G9PUV JO00 *England
091800 -18 -0.2 1517 ~ CQ G9PUV JO00 *England
091830 -19 -0.2 1518 ~ CQ G9PUV JO00 *England
091900 -17 -0.2 1519 ~ CQ G9PUV JO00 *England
091930 -18 -0.2 1519 ~ CQ G9PUV JO00 *England
092000 -19 0.1 1519 ~ CQ G9PUV JO00 *England
092030 -18 0.1 1519 ~ CQ G9PUV JO00 *England
092100 -16 0.1 1519 ~ CQ G9PUV JO00 *England
092130 -15 0.1 1518 ~ CQ G9PUV JO00 *England
092200 -15 0.1 1518 ~ CQ G9PUV JO00 *England
092230 -14 0.1 1518 ~ CQ G9PUV JO00 *England
092300 -17 0.1 1517 ~ CQ G9PUV JO00 *England
104145 -21 0.3 946 ~ CQ EI2IP IO52 Ireland
104215 -13 0.0 946 ~ CQ EI2IP IO52 Ireland
104245 -14 0.1 946 ~ CQ EI2IP IO52 *Ireland
104315 -16 0.3 946 ~ CQ EI2IP IO52 Ireland
104345 -15 0.3 946 ~ CQ EI2IP IO52 *Ireland
104415 -18 0.3 947 ~ CQ EI2IP IO52 *Ireland
104445 -16 0.3 947 ~ CQ EI2IP IO52 *Ireland
104515 -15 0.3 946 ~ CQ EI2IP IO52 *Ireland
104545 -15 0.3 946 ~ CQ EI2IP IO52 *Ireland
104615 -19 0.1 946 ~ CQ EI2IP IO52 Ireland
104645 -18 0.0 946 ~ CQ EI2IP IO52 *Ireland
104715 -15 0.3 946 ~ CQ EI2IP IO52 Ireland
104745 -17 0.3 946 ~ CQ EI2IP IO52 *Ireland
104815 -14 0.3 945 ~ CQ EI2IP IO52 *Ireland
104845 -12 0.3 945 ~ CQ EI2IP IO52 *Ireland
104915 -14 0.3 945 ~ CQ EI2IP IO52 *Ireland
104945 -10 0.3 945 ~ CQ EI2IP IO52 *Ireland
105015 -13 0.3 945 ~ CQ EI2IP IO52 *Ireland
105045 -18 0.3 946 ~ CQ EI2IP IO52 *Ireland
105115 -17 0.3 945 ~ CQ EI2IP IO52 *Ireland
105145 -22 0.3 946 ~ CQ EI2IP IO52 *Ireland