MSK144 QRP and ES0UG (/8)

This week some people from here work from Estonia under the call ES0UG (and ES0UG/8). Since there are no good ES conditions currently we tried MSK144 meteor scatter. I did not think there will be a lot success since i can only run 25W ERP. But finally i god some of their CQ.

ES0UG/8 calling CQ in MSK144 from KO18

During my lunch break i did not have success. In the evening we tried again and were able to complete the QSO to KO18 field within about 1.5h.

Since yesterday evening the crew is qrv from the next island in KO19. We tried again in MSK144 and this time we had bursts rather early. It still took more than an hour to complete the QSO and this time i have a nice screenshot.

ES0UG in KO19

Since i did not expect that it will work at all i am quite happy with my first two QSO via MS. I also got some spots from G3SHK. Many thanks!

Another great ES opening

This evening great ES opening to EI and G. And a surprise in between with S01WS.

It started in CW with EI4DQ in IO51WU and then i worked:
EI8IQ,IO62
GW6TEO,IO71
G0MJI,IO83
G4BRK,IO91
GW3TKH,IO81
G4FKI,IO92
G4APJ,IO83
G3SHK,IO90
GD0TEP,IO74
G0CHE,IO90
S01WS,IL46
G0RNU,JO01
GI0RWO,IO74
MM0INH,IO85
SV3/SM4KYN,KM16
GU6EFB,IN89
G8TTI,IO81

In the screenshots 23cm is displayed as QRG. This is because i use a wrong transverter setting in my SDR software which is taken over by WSJT via hamlib.

finally worked S01WS

big signals on 4m

4m ES opening June 1st 2018

This evening pretty good ES opening into several area of Europe. Also the 4m band was in quite interesting condition.
I worked some EA station + OH + SP all in FT8. Seems most of the stations are in this mode now.
Signal were pretty amazing strong. Also heard G and several times the OY6BEC beacon in IP62 as well as a LA beacon.

4m_FT8_20180601


4m_ft8_20180601_2

17:24:20,EA6VQ,JM19,-16,-17
17:36:00,EC1AJL,,+3,-06
17:44:18,EA1AF,IN71,+06,-05
19:55:31,DK2EA,JO50,-18,-12
20:15:00,OH8WW,KP24,-01,-11
20:52:58,SP3RNZ,JO92,-11,-06