Thanks to short wave listener Bill Smith, W1-7897 for sending on his reception report for December 2023.
Bill who is located near Douglas in Massachusetts in the United States is using a Yaesu FT-847 as a receiver on the 40 MHz (8m) band with a 5-element beam for the 50 MHz band.
Bill reports slim pickings on the 40 MHz band of late but did manage to log Jack, LX5JX in Luxembourg on the 27th of December 2023 calling CQ from 13:34 to 13:39 UTC. Bill reports that the FT8 signal strength was from -9dB to -17dB on 40.680 MHz.
As can be seen from the map above, the path was about 5,800 kms and was most likely two F2 layer hops.
Thanks for the report Bill!
For more information on the 40 MHz band, go to https://ei7gl.blogspot.com/p/40-mhz.html
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From Bill, "I heard your CQ Call on 40.680 mhz between 1338 UTC and 1356 UTC on Jan 3, 2024. Your signals were minus 20DB to minus 10 DB and DT was minus 0.9. Receiver Yaesu FT-847 and antenna 5 ele 50mhz Beam at 25 feet. Please confirm. SWL W1-7897, Bill Smith, Douglas, MA USA"
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