[50mhz] [VHF] 6 meters this April

[N1BUG]

It sure seems better than most Aprils here in central Maine. There 
have been several single hop openings and at least one to the 
Caribbean. A few days ago there was an opening to S. America. The 
HC8/b was booming in, as were HC2FG (think that's the right call) 
and HC1HC whom I worked for a new one! Never imagined that would 
happen in April. HC8/b was in for quite some time, but the HC 
stations were each loud for just a minute or two. Oh, TI2NA/b and 
TG9AWS/b were blasting in for a long time also.

HC8GR/b is hard to keep inside even a wide rx passband. It's chirp 
exceeds even my former 220 MHz all tube transmitter, which up til 
now was the most chirpy thing I've heard that didn't have feathers. ;-)

I have no idea if this bodes well for summer or not, but I sure hope so!

Paul N1BUG


John Geiger wrote:
> I am starting my 19th summer on 6m (how time flies when you are
> having fun), and I must say this is the best April I have ever
> seen for 6m given the openings we have had here in SW Oklahoma
> and especially based on the spots I have seen so far-Hawaii into
> NM, the east coast into the Carribean.
> 
> So, for you long time and/or serious 6 meter ops, I have 2
> questions:
> 
> 1. Is this the best April you remember as well? 2. Does there
> seem to be any relationship between how the beginning of the
> summer Es season is in terms of April openings and how the summer
> Es season is as a whole?