A week ago on the 16th of Oct 2024, I reported on how there was an opening on the 40 MHz (8m) band from the north of Australia to the south of Europe. Conditions are gradually improving and on the 23rd of October, there was a similar opening but this time, it was from the north of Australia to the north-west of Europe. I have included a log of reports at the bottom of this post.
The map above shows the FT8 reports from PSK Reporter and the frequency is use was 40.680 MHz, the main centre of activity for all modes on the 8m band.
Mark, VK8MS in Australia was operating under the terms of the LIPD (Low Interference Potential Devices) Class Licence. LIPD allows Australian citizens to operate on several bands in the low VHF spectrum with the need for a licence if the power output is below certain levels.
For the frequency range of 40.660 to 41.000 MHz (340 kHz), a maximum of 1-watt ERP can be used.
I have more details about the Australian LIPD licence in this previous post... https://ei7gl.blogspot.com/2024/01/low-vhf-band-lipd-licence-in-australia.html
In general, the further the path moves away from the equator, the more difficult the path. It's one thing for VHF signals from Australia to reach the south of Europe but when path opens to places like the UK and Ireland then it's worth taking note.
The key takeaway from this post is that conditions on the 40 MHz band are improving and if the maximum usable frequency is reaching as high as 40 MHz then there is a chance that an opening on the 50 MHz band isn't too far behind.
Link... For more information on the 8m band, see my 40 MHz page.
Txmtr Rcvr Band Mode Distance Time (UTC) SNR
OR7T VK8MS 8m FT8 13563 km 11:04:59 -5
ON4IQ VK8MS 8m FT8 13617 km 11:05:29 -5
VK8MS WESSEXSDR3 8m FT8 14041 km 11:05:31 -6
VK8MS ON4BCV 8m FT8 13543 km 11:05:41 -16
VK8MS OR7T 8m FT8 13563 km 11:05:41 -1
VK8MS ON5MM 8m FT8 13493 km 11:05:41 -8
VK8MS G4OGI 8m FT8 13785 km 11:05:41 -4
VK8MS G4FKI 8m FT8 13841 km 11:05:41 -15
VK8MS ON4IQ 8m FT8 13617 km 11:05:41 4
VK8MS EA1UR 8m FT8 14825 km 11:05:41 -18
VK8MS ON7EQ 8m FT8 13574 km 11:05:42 -5
VK8MS G0UOH 8m FT8 13876 km 11:05:44 -17
VK8MS EA3ERE 8m FT8 14085 km 11:05:44 6
VK8MS SWL13562 8m FT8 13485 km 11:05:44 -19
VK8MS G9PUV 8m FT8 13868 km 11:05:45 -4
VK8MS ON4AOI 8m FT8 13600 km 11:05:45 0
GM0SXQ VK8MS 8m FT8 13685 km 11:07:59 -17
VK8MS OO0Q 8m FT8 13635 km 11:08:42 -16
VK8MS EI2IP 8m FT8 14294 km 11:08:43 -7
VK8MS LX5JX 8m FT8 13511 km 11:08:44 -18
VK8MS G0KTN 8m FT8 13993 km 11:09:15 -17
VK8MS NL11673 8m FT8 13566 km 11:10:30 -20
VK8MS GM0SXQ 8m FT8 13685 km 11:10:41 -12
VK8MS EA7KBX 8m FT8 14601 km 11:10:41 -11
VK8MS IV3KKW 8m FT8 13154 km 11:10:43 -15
EB1B VK8MS 8m FT8 14570 km 11:25:29 -10
ON7YD VK8MS 8m FT8 13561 km 11:26:14 -12
G8BCG VK8MS 8m FT8 14175 km 11:26:29 -7
EI7HBB VK8MS 8m FT8 14200 km 11:28:44 -5
IZ6FLS VK8MS 8m FT8 13127 km 11:29:44 -15
IV3KKW VK8MS 8m FT8 13154 km 11:29:44 -17
IW2DNI VK8MS 8m FT8 13408 km 11:30:14 -14
EI2IP VK8MS 8m FT8 14294 km 11:33:29 0
G9PUV VK8MS 8m FT8 13868 km 11:34:44 -15
S51ZO VK8MS 8m FT8 12873 km 11:49:14 -8
CT7BIZ VK8MS 8m FT8 14907 km 11:49:45 -16
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