<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature" dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><span lang="PT" style="color:rgb(31,73,125);font-size:11pt"><div style="text-align:left;color:rgb(28,30,33);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:inherit;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal" dir="ltr"><div class="ecm0bbzt gmail-hv4rvrfc gmail-ihqw7lf3 gmail-dati1w0a" id="gmail-jsc_c_t" style="padding:4px 16px 16px;font-family:inherit"><div class="gmail-j83agx80 gmail-cbu4d94t ew0dbk1b gmail-irj2b8pg" style="font-family:inherit;display:flex"><div class="gmail-qzhwtbm6 gmail-knvmm38d" style="font-family:inherit;margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:5px"><span class="gmail-oi732d6d gmail-ik7dh3pa gmail-d2edcug0 gmail-qv66sw1b gmail-c1et5uql gmail-a8c37x1j gmail-irj2b8pg enqfppq2 gmail-jq4qci2q gmail-a3bd9o3v gmail-knj5qynh gmail-oo9gr5id gmail-hzawbc8m" style="text-align:left;line-height:1.3333;font-family:inherit;font-size:0.93rem;font-weight:normal;display:block;max-width:100%" dir="auto"><div class="gmail-kvgmc6g5 gmail-cxmmr5t8 gmail-oygrvhab gmail-hcukyx3x gmail-c1et5uql gmail-ii04i59q" style="margin:0px;font-family:inherit;white-space:pre-wrap"><div style="text-align:left;font-family:inherit" dir="ltr">"As a Ham Radio Operator we more or less all know these "once in a lifetime" events. Working P5 or 3Y on shortwave or fill the gap with the last country needed for DXCC 100 on 2 meters. May 29th 2020 will remain in many brains since this day was one of the most remarkable when we talk about Sporadic 'E'. Almost 19 hours of continuous high MUF beyond 144 Mhz, until the very late night with last signals disappearing at 03.00 AM local in Western Europa. </div></div><div class="gmail-o9v6fnle gmail-cxmmr5t8 gmail-oygrvhab gmail-hcukyx3x gmail-c1et5uql gmail-ii04i59q" style="margin:0.5em 0px 0px;font-family:inherit;white-space:pre-wrap"><div style="text-align:left;font-family:inherit" dir="ltr">It started early in the morning round 08.00 UT concentrating in Central and Western Europe and it remained for 19 hours. We saw a High MUF bubble covering up to 1.3 million square kilometers at its peak with MUF reaching almost 300 MHz. And we had several different high MUF bubbles every now and then close to the center of the main area. That’s a very unusual event, to be honest and the editor can't find anything similar from the last 40 years.</div></div><div class="gmail-o9v6fnle gmail-cxmmr5t8 gmail-oygrvhab gmail-hcukyx3x gmail-c1et5uql gmail-ii04i59q" style="margin:0.5em 0px 0px;font-family:inherit;white-space:pre-wrap"><div style="text-align:left;font-family:inherit" dir="ltr">D4VHF was heard in Central Poland, that’s well beyond 5.500 kilometers. He worked a good basket full of European stations in the 4.500+ Km range and would have worked many more if only the terrible QRM on 144.174/FT8 would permit real DX (even me, DK5YA). We saw at least three reports from Brazil in PSK reporter decoding EA7 and IT9 on 144.174 – a direct line cross the pond from D4 into PY.</div></div><div class="gmail-o9v6fnle gmail-cxmmr5t8 gmail-oygrvhab gmail-hcukyx3x gmail-c1et5uql gmail-ii04i59q" style="margin:0.5em 0px 0px;font-family:inherit;white-space:pre-wrap"><div style="text-align:left;font-family:inherit" dir="ltr">We saw several chordal hops all across Europe, from East to West, from North to South, all in the 2.500 km 'plus plus' range. It was like 20 meters in a busy DXCC contest in times. We heard from guys working a pocketful of EA’s in FM just with their small handheld in the garden running 3W into a rubber stick. And we found many guys leaving 144.174 and FT8 running SSB and spreading out from 144.200 up to 144.350. It works and its good to see that there is life beyond FT8.</div></div><div class="gmail-o9v6fnle gmail-cxmmr5t8 gmail-oygrvhab gmail-hcukyx3x gmail-c1et5uql gmail-ii04i59q" style="margin:0.5em 0px 0px;font-family:inherit;white-space:pre-wrap"><div style="text-align:left;font-family:inherit" dir="ltr">What should we learn from this event?
</div><div style="text-align:left;font-family:inherit" dir="ltr"> + Yes, it makes sense to leave 144.174 and start using your voice/keyer, when signals are well beyond S9 and the crowd becomes crazy.
</div><div style="text-align:left;font-family:inherit" dir="ltr"> + Yes, it makes sense using FT8 when signals are in the noise and even CW will be a challenge.
</div><div style="text-align:left;font-family:inherit" dir="ltr"> + Yes, we should talk about a portion of the MGM range away from 144.174 for "real" DX >1.000km.
</div><div style="text-align:left;font-family:inherit" dir="ltr">+ Yes, we should find a commitment in IARU Region 1 in order to equalize the chaos on 144.174.
</div><div style="text-align:left;font-family:inherit" dir="ltr">+ And finally: Yes – the 2020 season is very different from the last decade (at least) and we will all keep our fingers crossed, that it will remain until the end of August.</div><div style="text-align:left;font-family:inherit" dir="ltr"><b><font color="#000020"></font></b><br></div></div><div class="gmail-o9v6fnle gmail-cxmmr5t8 gmail-oygrvhab gmail-hcukyx3x gmail-c1et5uql gmail-ii04i59q" style="margin:0.5em 0px 0px;font-family:inherit;white-space:pre-wrap"><div style="text-align:left;font-family:inherit" dir="ltr">See the logs and maps here:
<a href="https://mmmonvhf.de/es.php?year=2020&month=05&day=29">https://mmmonvhf.de/es.php?year=2020&month=05&day=29</a>
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