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Technical Topics => Propagation => Topic started by: ThaDood on December 21, 2024, 2013 UTC

Title: Winter Sporadic "E" is back! Well, it was last night for 11M / 10M.
Post by: ThaDood on December 21, 2024, 2013 UTC

Had the CB on at 11PM, EST last night, on CH38 LSB, only to find short-skip Sporadic "E" PROP popping in there from WNY, WI, N. IL, MI, MN, then later moving West to NE, MO, KS, AR, and then Dallas, TX, around 1AM. On 10M, KF0JAY, was just picking them out in pile-ups. (Even I was heard in there with the WV mention.). I didn't check 6M, but now I kind of wish that I did. So, a neat night for 11M and 10M. More to come? Hope so... https://www.dxmaps.com/spots/mapg.php?Lan=E&Frec=50&ML=M&Map=W2LN&HF=N&DXC=ING2&GL=S

Title: Re: Winter Sporadic "E" is back! Well, it was last night for 11M / 10M.
Post by: RobRich on December 22, 2024, 1644 UTC

Saturday morning I had regional Caribbean DX activity on 11m at ~3:00AM EST.

Once upon a time I used to work 11m during the December E activity. It is tempting, but I would have to take down my online SDRs if talking at home. There are a few places on the gulf waterfront I could do fixed mobile. Hmmm.

Title: Re: Winter Sporadic "E" is back! Well, it was last night for 11M / 10M. Again.
Post by: ThaDood on January 09, 2025, 1645 UTC

Wow... Some intense "E" openings heard on 10M and especially 11M, from 05:00 - 07:30UTC, from WNY & Buffalo area, S. Ontario, Canada, Long Island, NY, (Later, after midnight.), CT, MA, E. PA, and NJ. Channels 38LSB, AM CH28, and especially the Superbowl CH6, all hopping. Stations heard were working well past me in WV, like IA, WI, and MI. Nice opening.