21-06-2019, 05:04 PM
Hi Colin
Maybe not across the Indian ocean, but I have worked plenty of stations right down into VK3 who are using equipment and power much less than yours when summer sporadic E is in. On one occasion a guy with an FM handheld standing in the Bourke street mall was easily workable with my vertical here in Townsville!
VK2, VK3 and VK5 stations on 144 SSB were often 59+ on 2m, but in the last five years or so I have worked very few DX stations. Sporadic E occurs every summer regardless of the sunspot cycle so lack of ops and activity is the reason not propagation.
Any obvious problem with working H44 and YJ is that the main centres of population are on the far side of the island from VK with mountains in the way and the E cloud would have to be in a very favorable position.
73
Wayne VK4WDM
Maybe not across the Indian ocean, but I have worked plenty of stations right down into VK3 who are using equipment and power much less than yours when summer sporadic E is in. On one occasion a guy with an FM handheld standing in the Bourke street mall was easily workable with my vertical here in Townsville!
VK2, VK3 and VK5 stations on 144 SSB were often 59+ on 2m, but in the last five years or so I have worked very few DX stations. Sporadic E occurs every summer regardless of the sunspot cycle so lack of ops and activity is the reason not propagation.
Any obvious problem with working H44 and YJ is that the main centres of population are on the far side of the island from VK with mountains in the way and the E cloud would have to be in a very favorable position.
73
Wayne VK4WDM