[SADXA] Operattions anf propagation for E3 Eritrea

[Tom Kramer]

Hello all,

I am scheduled to leave PHX Wed. afternoon for E3.  We should arrive Asmara 2:30 AM Mar 6.  Operational: ???

For me personally, I tend to work toward the top of the pile and I try to stay on one listening frequency as long as I can before QRM makes me move. so if you hear someone work me try to zero beat.   This could all change depending on situations. 


Below is information I received from Paul N6PSE.  Doesn’t look great for W6,W7 but we hope for good propagation.  Unfortunately from E3 the West Coast is nearly over the pole.  73 Tom NQ7R

Team: I just ran a propagation study on K6TU.net from Asmara, Eritrea (elevation 7,600 ft)

I have many very large colorful graphics but they are too large to send in email. 

Here are the findings:

10 Meters
0400 UTC Japan opening starts
0500 UTC Japan and Asia
0600 – 1000 UTC Japan, Asia and EU
1000 EU and South America
1800-2300 EU and Central America
0000 UTC South America only
0200-0400 Nothing

12 Meters
0000-0500 Nothing
0500-2200 EU
1200-1600 Eastern Asia

15 Meters
00 UTC EU/Africa/South America/North America/Australia
0100 UTC  South, Central and some North America
0200 South America
0300 Australia
0400 Eastern EU
0500 India, Eastern EU/Japan
0600 EU (Strong Opening) Japan
0700-1300 EU & Asia
1300 – 1600 Strong to EU and Asia
1700  - 2100 EU/Asia and North and South America
2100-0000 EU NA/SA Australia but no Asia

17 Meters
00 UTC   EU, Africa, South America
0500-0800 UTC  EU/Africa
1300- 1900 Eastern EU/India/Asia
2000 South America EU Asia
2000-0000 UTC Across EU and South America

20 Meters
00 UTC NA/SA  EU, Africa Asia
0100 UTC  EU/Africa NA/SA Australia
0200 UTC NA SA EU  (US West Coast 2300-0500 UTC
0300 –0500 UTC NA/SA EU/Africa
0600 UTC EU & Africa, South America
0700 UTC EU
0800-1000 Middle East only
1100-Asia opens, 
1500 EU Opens,
1600-2000 Very strong Asia and EU
2100-0000 UTC Prop moves West to East Coast and South America, Still good in EU, Africa

30 Meters
00 UTC Middle East
0100 UTC EU and South America
0600-1300 Not much open
1400 Opens to Asia
1500 Asia, Middle East
1600-1900 Asia, EU, Australia
2000 South America, EU

40 Meters
00-0100 UTC  Africa/Middle East, eastern EU, South America
1500 –1900 UTC Middle East and Asia
2000 EU, Middle Est, Asia, Australia
2200 EU
00UTC EU, Africa, South America and East Coast NA.

80 Meters
00-0300 UTC  EU/Africa/Middle East
1700-1900 UTC Middle East, Asia
1900-00 UTC  EU/Africash