Last Sp E of 2009?

[G3LVP]

The band was open to CT and maybe elsewhere (EA8?) this afternoon, the first time that I've ever heard Sp E this late in the year. Maybe it's been open before but there's been no one to work.

I wish that we could persuade the DX stations not to all sit on the same frequency (70.2 of course) it makes it difficult for everyone, even moving up or down by 5 kHz would help (especially for me as I have a number of permanent 'sproggies' across the band, one sitting right on 70.2!) .

There was also someone calling CQ on CW this afternoon right down in the noise, I never managed to get the callsign despite turning the beam through 360 deg & calling QRZ so if it was you your report was 329!

73....

Ken

G3LVP

[G3TCT]

Ken
There's a well-documented minor peak of Es around the winter solstice. So keep listening from now to mid Jan.

Good dx
Graham

[GW8ASD]

I often get ES around the time of the Xmas activity so fingers crossed again.

There have been a few occasions over the past month when the beacons have been up, or broadcast on 4M, but no amateurs around.

Some of them must be working.

Cheers

Tony

[G3LVP]

I was afraid that it was something to do with "global warming"

How do we do educate the 'DX' not to all sit on 70.2 QRMing each other?
Some people call CQ replying 10 up or down etc. this works much better.

73....

Ken

G3LVP