[VHFcontesting] January VHF Sweepstakes Es Opening

[jon jones]

There was a 2 1/2 hour Es opening on 6 Meters Saturday afternoon/evening in 
the 2007 January VHF Sweepstakes contest. The primary Es center was located 
over southeast Missouri/western Kentucky. It allowed stations in Texas to 
work 3 and 8 call areas, Oklahoma/Kansas/Nebraska to work 4 land at the 
beginning of the opening. Later the Es center drifted north, and Oklahoma, 
Neb., and Kansas logged 2 and 3 land. K0HA worked 5 Delaware stations!  
K0XXX in EM46 had VE3/W4TAA FN15 in - probably off the same Es center.

There was a minor secondary center over EM23/EM24 in northern Texas. Kansas 
and Nebraska stations to worked EL29, EL49, etc off it. I made my only 
contest QSO (K5IX EL29) off it.

I posted a map of the Es paths ~ 2350 UTC Jan. 20 on the ARRL Soapbox for 
the Jan. 2007 VHF SS.

The winter minor Es season has been slow - it was a treat to have a contest 
Es opening.

- Jon N0JK

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