July has not been a good month, some nights/early mornings the band has been very poor with distances above 1,500kms hard to achieve. On odd occasions there have been some good openings, some deep fade downs have been noted, so sitting on particular frequencies for four or five minutes often pays a result:
1537z HK 310KHz Hokitika, New Zealand 529 report for 2,081kms
1532z TN 356KHz Tindal NT 519 report for 2,785kms
1530z AYE 233KHz Ayres Rock NT 519 report for 2,072kms
1520z AS 335KHz Alice Springs NT 419 report for 1,915kms
1509z HML 203KHz Hamilton VIC 519 report for 875kms. (Low powered beacon of 15 watts)
1944z TNK 272KHz Tennant Creek NT 419 report for 2,208kms
1924z ABA 240KHz Albany WA 419 report for 2,962kms
1926z GV 380KHz Gove NT 419 report for 2,783kms (New logging)
1207z WU 382KHz Wanganui, New Zealand 319 report for 2,216kms
1906z FRT 278KHz Forrest WA 519 report for 2,191kms (New logging)
1908z ESP 326KHz Esperance WA 319 report for 2,619kms
1403z AP 230KHz Taupo, New Zealand 419 report for 2,393kms
1347z KT 238KHz Kaitaia, New Zealand 519 report for 2,119kms
1338z WR 326KHz Whangarei, New Zealand 419 report for 2,211kms
1600z COE 404KHz Coen QLD 419 report for 2,286kms