Last weekend there was outstanding sporadic-E on 6 Meters. Both Saturday and
Sunday 6 Meters was
open "coast to coast" and down into the Carib. Even a few Es TEP QSOs reported
between Florida and
Brazil! I worked XE2TH in Mexico running 5 W to a CB mag mount whip on my car.
ERP likely in the
milli-watt range.
Had the Jan VHF Sweepstakes been held last weekend - it would have been a
record breaking event.
Or had the Es appeared a week earlier.
While HF contest propagation does vary week to week, on VHF it is much more
dramatic.
What a difference a week makes.
de N0JK
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