[Fourlanders] Fw: [VHF] E Skip map

[Jim Worsham]

See emails below.  Of course just a couple of days after the contest the 
bands blow open for the biggest ES opening on 6 and 2 in recent memory!  By 
the way, Russ is talking about 2 meters!  I don't even want to imagine what 
6 was like.  I would just once like to be in the middle of one of these once 
in a lifetime band openings.  Did anyone on the refelector get in on any of 
this?

73
Jim, W4KXY

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Russ K2TXB" <k2txb at dxcc.com>
To: "'VHF REFLECTOR'" <vhf at w6yx.stanford.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2012 11:05 AM
Subject: [VHF] E Skip map


> Hi All. We had a very good ES session yesterday evening, extending from
> Texas to at least Connecticut.  It seems to me that I have seen online 
> eskip
> maps like on DX Sherlock, but for past openings.  I'd sure like to see 
> such
> a map of yesterday's opening as it should be pretty interesting and
> revealing.  Does anyone have a link to such a site?
>
> Below is what I wrote about my experience to the local club:
>
> Thanks & 73, Russ K2TXB
>
> --------------------
> "This was like some of the old time openings I have not experienced for a
> lot of years.  With my crippled station (EME array at 25 feet, looking
> through trees and buildings in most directions), I still had many signals
> coming through at 20 over 9 or stronger.  I could tell by listening to
> reports that other stations in the area were hearing even louder signals
> than I did.  I managed to work 23 stations starting with the EN grids at
> around 1730 local time.  Started out with Wisconsin, Ill, Tenn, MO, 
> Indiana,
> and Ohio.  By 1830 local it had lengthened out to Arkansas, Oklahoma, and
> Texas, but predominantly Okla.  By about 1930 local signals were
> significantly weaker and fewer and I had worked everyone I could hear. 
> When
> I finally quit I could still hear the OK stations and AFY coming through
> pretty good but nothing else.
>
> I enjoyed working some of my old friends and a lot of new ones.  K5SW had
> one of the strongest signals on the band for a long time.  I've known Sam
> for at least 40 years.  I used to work him from my original QTH in 
> Jamestown
> NY when his call was W5WAX.  From my previous QTH (FM29pt) I could work 
> Sam
> almost any time there was a little enhancement.  It was great to work him
> again after a seven year hiatus.  K5YY was another OT that I was glad to
> renew acquaintance with.  San used to work me every meteor shower from 
> down
> there in Arkansas.  A number of the other calls were familiar but my 
> memory
> of just who they are is lacking...
>
> Ended up with 8 states and 15 grids in about 2 hours - Fantastic!  I know 
> a
> lot of you had as much fun.  Hope it does not take another 7 years before
> this happens again."
>
> 73 to you all,
> Russ K2TXB - FN20mb
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