[NLRS] Yesterday's 2m Es from EN37ed

[Bill Davis Jr]

  Sounds like some great DX worked yesterday. The internet went down during the Es opening for 20hrs and I can just now post. It will be interesting to see additional reports. I visited with Gene W3ZZ last night on 6m and some long haul NW-SE stuff was worked. There were some VERY good QSO distances made. Can't wait to hear details.

  A better opening here than for some years but not the best. Sounds like Arliss had a fantastic opening there. At best the opening here lasted about 2hrs. Oddly, 15min after it started, I thought it was over and went upstairs to eat. I took my time and returned to weak signals still on 2m. I had the volume upon the rig, and never heard anything while I was eating. In all, 18 stations were worked in 12grids and in 7states. Of these I do not have EM50 or EM41 confirmed, but have worked them in the past. W5YG was worked on the June 13th on 2m Es also. He was in here almost the entire last hour last night.

  Almost all signals were 5-9 and I ran at 70w without the amplifier until the last 30min or so. I tried several QSYs to 222, but "no joy". 

  6m was VERY VERY good until nearly midnight to both coasts, lots of good grids in NW Washington state and a few in SW BC. 

The following is the log of the K0AWU 2m Es QSOs.



Jun 18, 2010

 

            23:20z              W5LUA           EM13  5-9       Texas

            23:21z              KA5DWI         EM12  5-9       Texas

            23:34z              KR5V              EM13  5-9       Texas

            23:34z              WA5LFD        EM12  5-9       Texas

            (Dinner …
yes I left the radio to eat!!)

Jun 19, 2010

 

            00:16z              W5TFW          EM41  5-9       Mississippi

            00:19z              K5YG              EM50  5-9       Mississippi

            00:36z              AF4OD           EM72  5-9       Alabama

            00:38z              K4KV             EM81  5-9       Georgia

            00:53z              WB4JGG         EM75  5-9       Tennessee  

            00:53z              WB4GTB        EM75  5-5       Georgia

            00:57z              W4KVW         EM80  5-9       Flordia

            00:58z              K4DD              EM74  5-9       Alabama

            00:59z              W4VC             EM81  5-9       Georgia

            01:06z              K4YRK           EM75  5-9       Tennessee

            01:09z              W4RL              EM60  5-9       Florida

            01:16z              KW4RZ           EM60  5-5       Florida

            01:19z              K4LY              EM85  5-9       South Carolina

            01:21z              W4EFT            EM60  5-9       Alabama