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General Category => Amateur Radio => Topic started by: Matt285 on November 23, 2020, 1505 UTC

Title: 6M Band openings?
Post by: Matt285 on November 23, 2020, 1505 UTC

I was trying to remember the last time I heard a decent band opening on 6M. It's been so long since I worked a station on 6 that I don't even remember if it was a particular time of the year.

Title: Re: 6M Band openings?
Post by: ThaDood on November 23, 2020, 1903 UTC

Up where I am, May through early August has been prime 6M season Sporadic E. Then, there's the very short Winter "E" season right around Christmas to about the 1st, or 2nd, week in January. A bit longer for 10M, 12M, and especially 11M. I've had a 10M QSO via "E" a couple of days ago, so maybe we just might have a decent 6M "E" Winter season, for once. That would be nice. 

Title: Re: 6M Band openings?
Post by: Matt285 on November 23, 2020, 1948 UTC

I'll keep an ear out. I don't have much of an antenna for 6m right now any way.

Title: Re: 6M Band openings?
Post by: ThaDood on November 24, 2020, 0452 UTC

Well, here's my go-to site when propagation is starting to open up,     http://www.dxmaps.com/spots/mapg.php?Lan=E&Frec=50&ML=M&Map=W2LN&HF=N&DXC=ING2&GL=S
You can customize it to display what bands and mode you want to see.

Title: Re: 6M Band openings?
Post by: Matt285 on November 24, 2020, 1203 UTC

Thanks!

Title: Re: 6M Band openings?
Post by: N9QIW on December 06, 2020, 0742 UTC

I haven't heard anything on 6M ever here in DM06,  but 10M has been improving the last few months in terms of frequencies of openings.  Some of the improvement is likely do to more folks staying home, etc. due to the Chinese Communist Party Coronavirus-19 (CCPCV-19).    I do, occasionally, get e-mail notifications that Sporadic-E is taking place on 6 meters...but have not had the chance to follow-up with any QSOs.