24-05-2018, 11:11 PM
Inland tropo between VK5 and VK1,2 & 4 has been available in the last few day with a big high of 1030 sitting over eastern Australia with little movement. The morning of the 21st May the vk4rtt beacon was up to 559 for several hours at my qth and I should and could have worked Colin VK4MIL, I could hear his QRA64-D tones but by the time I worked out how to use that mode he had to go to work, Colin reported me at -18 and I did decode him at -26 but unfortunately never completed. Vk4RF also decoded my wspr signal. Later that morning I completed with Wayne VK2XN using QRA64-D. Same morning I think Peter VK5PJ completed with all of these stations. Path to these station around 1500kms and the best inland tropo I have experienced.
The band has also been good to VK2 with wspr signals from VK2IJM and VK2DVM in Sydney being decoded and worked from VK5. Also Rob VK1KW has been worked several times in last few day both with digital & SSB from VK5. As usual Leigh VK2KRR has been workable all week.
It just shows you should keep an eye on the weather charts and Hepburn as there can bee good openings in the winter.
73's Brian
VK5BC
The band has also been good to VK2 with wspr signals from VK2IJM and VK2DVM in Sydney being decoded and worked from VK5. Also Rob VK1KW has been worked several times in last few day both with digital & SSB from VK5. As usual Leigh VK2KRR has been workable all week.
It just shows you should keep an eye on the weather charts and Hepburn as there can bee good openings in the winter.
73's Brian
VK5BC