Category Archives: Sporadic E

New Bands down to DC

May 7th, 2020

Yesterday I added a logarithmic periodic antenna for the range 28 to 150 MHz to my little antenna farm. So I am QRV now on the amateur bands from the highest DC band 28 MHz up to 2400 MHz.

Antennas at DJ5AR

Recently I got an IC-7300 with extended frequency range to cover the 50 MHz and 70 MHz, as well as the new Irish bands 80 MHz and 60 MHz.

So I am looking forward to have some cross band QSOs to Ireland soon!

I took down the 3 cm dish for some work on the rig. And I know, the 70 cm yagi is much too close to the new antenna, but I have been too lazy to dismount it.

Addendum May 18th, 2020

First PI4 decodes of EI1KNH in IO63VE on 40 MHz.

EI8HH on 50 MHz

May 11th, 2012

Beeing on a short trip to Ireland I used the chance to be QRV on 50 MHz as EI8HH.

While it was raining outside I enjoyed the Es opening on May 10th: More than 80 QSOs in 2 1/2 hours to middle europe. It´s always nice to be at the right end of the pile up!

50 MHz Es Opening on May 10th

Remarkable were  several QSOs to G-stations with distances of only 500 km at the end of the opening. All were S9.

Short skip to G