The signal probably found its way once around the world. At 11z a loud DL signal with extreme echo: DL5NEN. After 10:30z a long path opening towards Asia again, this time in addition to VR2XAN also various Chinese. If that’s the case his signal was ufb! ? Again a little ES to the southwest (also on 6 m), so a few more stations make it into the log. His qrz.com page suggests he is running QRP. He should remain the only one from Japan … UA9/0 is doing a little better today, a few Chinese find their way into the log. Wow! Quickly caught the double mult, a few minutes later the signal disappeared again. At 7:15z the first signal appears in the spectrum and is also quite loud: JE6RPM. I allow myself an hour extra sleep Sunday morning and start again at 7z. N4XD (right hand side in the spectrum) the only signal on the band Saturday afternoon. I can work W3LPL, N4WW & ZF5T (all just above the noise), then the band closes at 16z, nothing to listen to except noise. K1LZ comes back to my CQ but is extremely weak, rather unusual. At 14:20z I can work N4XD who has a nice s5 signal. Watching the spectrum & waterfall on the Flex helps identifying new signals immediately and being able to jump to them quickly. ZD7BG is reasonably loud, but the pileups are just insane. Very interesting in terms of propagation anyway.ĬQing myself is of little use, but at least some callers create a smile on my face, such as calls from FY5KE, TZ1CE, or VP8NO. But well, up on the mountains in Hongkong with a long yagi it’s a lot different than at sea level with small equipment. Awesome long path signal! Excitingly, however, only he, no other stations. At 11z, the antenna is still pointing towards South America, VR2XAN is suddenly 599+20! Antenna turned to Asia, only s6. Without openings like this within Europe things quickly get boring, there’s just not enough DX. Keep picking mults if they rise above the noise.Īround half past nine Zulu there is Sporadic-E to Spain and France, the opening is quite long and also allows QSOs to South America from time to time via F2 extension. 3B8M is a good signal, shortly after 9z 3B8BAP comes back to my CQ. In between also Thailand and various Europeans via scatter. After 7:30z the band opens for the first time for DX, a few UA9/0 and VKs come into the log, signals all pretty thin. Around 6:30z the first scatter signals from the Balkans, somehow that always works. Saturday morning 6z at the station, band still closed. So decision made, another 10 m SOSB entry. It’s always exciting in terms of propagation even or especially in such conditions and I’m a 10 m addict anyway as you know. If 15 m doesn’t really work then I can stay on 10 m as well. Difficult decision … Lowbands no, not enough sleep. 15 m also looked pretty meager, a few very weak stations from W9, but the typical East Coast not much louder either. Next check Friday afternoon: a few South Americans, no USA. Checked the 10 m condx on Thursday morning: a few reasonably loud VKs, but nothing from Asia.