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Read more about the article Will We Ever See the Good Old Days of 6 Metre DX Again?
6 Metres (50 MHz) / Sporadic E

Will We Ever See the Good Old Days of 6 Metre DX Again?

I've heard plenty of stories from amateur radio operators about the good old days of 6 metres, particularly back in the 1970s and 1980s. Stories of turning on a radio,…

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October 14, 2026
6 Metres (50 MHz) / DX / Sporadic E

Interesting 6 metre DX

This morning I was randomly checking the 6 metre WSPR results for my station and I noticed the following: Why is this interesting? Well let's show all the stations on…

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September 22, 2019
Sporadic E / VHF and Above

Sporadic E out of season – Spring 2019

Over the past few weeks I have been running a WSPR transmitter, using 50W predominately beaming toward VK2. An interesting thing occurs on this path.  These are the stations that…

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September 16, 2019
DX / Sporadic E / VHF and Above

Trying to predict Sporadic E MUF rising on 2m

On 12/01/17 a large number of stations started to be reported on 6 metres WSPR. At around 0913UTC I received a text message from a local amateur who was hearing…

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January 12, 2017
Sporadic E / VHF and Above

Evaluating 144MHz station performance

Having had some success now via Sporadic E to VK4 and tropo to VK3, I decided to do a more in depth evaluation of my take off angles and ability…

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January 3, 2017
DX / Sporadic E / VHF and Above

Sporadic E opening 31 Jan to ZL

On the evening of 31st January there was a small opening to ZL on 6m as indicated by my WSPR reports - although not overly strong. Several mainland stations were…

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January 1, 2017
DX / Sporadic E / WSJT-X

2m WSPR to VK4 – 26/11/16

On Friday 25th of November 2016, Sporadic E opened up with huge signals on 6 metres initially, then extending to 2m around midday. VK3's were regularly working VK4 on 144.1,…

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November 26, 2016

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