[Fourlanders] Fourlanders Digest, Vol 113, Issue 11

[Tom Warren]

   Hello to all……..

Jim, here's your report ;0)

  I was fortunate enough to participate in the e-skip opening but missed abt the first 1 ½ hrs.
Anyway here is a list of most of the stations I worked,  for your perusal in the order they were worked.
Some of these stations were worked twice and a rag chew resulted since they seemed to be
the only ones on at the moment.  I recognized Marc, WB0TEM, from abt 30 yrs ago, having
 worked him off the moon and we chatted abt it briefly.  These stations were worked during
a time period of about 1:48 minutes, starting at 7:30 pm local. 

W0KT          EN21             NE         856
KC0CF		EN32		IA		803
WB0TEM	EN12		IA		938
WY0V		EN12		IA		921
KA0JGH	EN10		NE		870
W0NRW	EN11		NE		885
K0WYN	EM48		MO		577
KQ0J		EN11		NE		863
AE0J		EN10		NE		860

time lapse of about 15 min. ensued when the opening 
seemed to be over, then I caught these remaining stations 
after moving the ant about 15 deg farther to the west, 
looking for the cloud.

WB0ULX	EN04		SD		1066
KA0PQW	EN33		MN	869

One last comment; 
On several occasions I was asked where all the 
southeast stations were. !!! 

73
Tom Warren
W4TMW















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> From: "Jim Worsham" <w4kxy at bellsouth.net>
> Subject: [Fourlanders] Fw: [VHF] E Skip map
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> 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
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> ----- 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
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> 
>> 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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