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2024
2025 50MHz YEAR IN REVIEW - THE FOCUS OF THIS PAGE IS 50MHz DX!
Jan
14th A good start to the year with 27 Countries in the log so far
via MS, AUR, Es and F2
Feb
Not been too active but steady progress to 34
countries
Mar
Band beginning to pick up again
13th Nice evening opening to PY LU CX CEs up to +35 on FT8. Tried
several CQs on SSB but no sign of life. Total now 37DXCC on 6m
24th Band really buzzing to S America with afternoon and evening TEP -
with some luck folks in the Olive Belt getting LP QSOs to ZL, 3D2 etc.
Goofdskew paths around QTF 230 to Carib and Central America.
QTF 90deg skew path to Asia / Pac not yet booted up:-(
Country count 52.
31st What looked like an early April Fools joke turned out to be real as
DP0GVN in Antarctica was worked by the lucky few in EU from around 1200z
Apr
 1st
Everyone expects a joker. Well, at virtually the same time as yesterday,
11:50z, the chaos started, with seemingly all of Europe being heard by
and calling DP0GVN the club station located at the German Antarctic
Research Station "Neumayer III" in Antarctica.. Confirmation came
quickly that it was real and the station in Antarctica was using an
Icom-7300 to 250m of EcoFlex 15 and a wideband dipole!
Here he peaked at +5 for a good few minutes but G8BCG never made it into
the log - not my lucky day but for some a very happy day! The image
shows signals heard in Antarctica from 12:00 to 14:00z.
 2nd
Condx seemed poor - no S Africa and a quiet band. As the magic time
approached I was out at my weekly lunch with Callington Radio Society -
but I took my Ipad for remote. At 12:28z on a dead band DP0GVN appeared
on FT8 at +19 !!. Within 2 minutes he was in the log for a
new terrestrial DXCC, new Field #147 and new
square # 1500. He remained copyable for over 2 1/2 hours. MAGIC
BAND!
May - as the Es season kicks
in I will not be reporting fully here - just highlights
June- I will not be reporting
fully for June - too much info! - just highlights
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