• [EI7GL] Day 2 of Trans-Atlantic opening on 144 MHz between the Canary I

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    Day 2 of Trans-Atlantic opening on 144 MHz between the Canary Is and the Caribbean - 20th Aug 2021

    Posted: 21 Aug 2021 01:58 AM PDT https://ei7gl.blogspot.com/2021/08/day-2-of-trans-atlantic-opening-on-144.html

    Following on from the trans-Atlantic opening on 144 MHz on the 19th, the
    tropo duct between the Canary Islands and the Caribbean remained open on
    the 20th of August 2021.

    César, EA8CXN in Tenerife seems to have had the best path to the Caribbean with seven different stations in Puerto Rico and Guadeloupe listed on the
    PSK Reporter website.
    These are the reports for the EA8 stations...
    EA8CXNTxmtr Rcvr Band Mode Distance Time (UTC)
    NP4BM EA8CXN 2m FT8 5237 km 01:59:59
    EA8CXN NP4BM 2m FT8 5237 km 23:03:44
    KP4EIT EA8CXN 2m FT8 5189 km 00:40:59
    EA8CXN KP4EIT 2m FT8 5189 km 19:19:45
    EA8CXN WP3DN 2m FT8 5158 km 23:14:14
    WP3DN EA8CXN 2m FT8 5158 km 22:37:59
    EA8CXN WP4G 2m FT8 5153 km 22:27:41
    WP4G EA8CXN 2m FT8 5153 km 11:51:29
    EA8CXN FG4ST 2m FT8 4813 km 12:37:14
    EA8CXN FG4SU 2m FT8 4811 km 23:03:44
    FG4SU EA8CXN 2m FT8 4811 km 22:54:29
    EA8CXN FG5GH 2m FT8 4809 km 14:39:11
    FG5GH EA8CXN 2m FT8 4809 km 11:31:29

    EA8DEC
    Txmtr Rcvr Band Mode Distance Time (UTC)
    EA8DEC NP4BM 2m FT8 5237 km 22:11:44
    NP4BM EA8DEC 2m FT8 5237 km 13:19:56
    EA8DEC FG4ST 2m FT8 4813 km 12:39:44
    EA8DEC FG5GH 2m FT8 4809 km 13:06:41

    EA8RH
    Txmtr Rcvr Band Mode Distance Time (UTC)
    NP4BM EA8RH 2m FT8 5204 km 21:14:59
    EA8RH NP4BM 2m FT8 5204 km 21:12:44
    EA8RH WP3DN 2m FT8 5125 km 14:18:42
    WP3DN EA8RH 2m FT8 5125 km 14:15:59
    EA8RH WP4G 2m FT8 5120 km 14:18:41

    EA8TL
    Txmtr Rcvr Band Mode Distance Time (UTC)
    NP4BM EA8TL 2m FT8 5196 km 14:52:26
    EA8TL NP4BM 2m FT8 5196 km 14:31:14
    EA8RCP
    Txmtr Band Mode Distance Time (UTC)
    NP4BM 2m FT8 5107 km 14:49:26
    EA8TX
    Rcvr Band Mode Distance Time (UTC)
    NP4BM 2m FT8 5221 km 18:51:44
    KP4EIT 2m FT8 5173 km 18:51:45
    WP3DN 2m FT8 5141 km 18:53:42
    WP4G 2m FT8 5136 km 18:51:41
    DX-Cluster: As the spots below show, there was some SSB activity as well...
    Spotter Freq. DX Time Info CountryEA8CSB 144250.0 KP4EIT 23:53 20 Aug
    swl rx 3/1 x-7000 signal very Puerto RicoEA8BPX 144250.0 KP4EIT 23:36 20
    Aug hrd in il18 again Puerto RicoEA8CXN 144174.0 FG4SU 23:11 20 Aug FK96 TR IL18 Cqing Guadeloupe (FT8)KP4EIT-@ 144250.0 EA8BPX 22:20 20 Aug 5/7 now
    good prpagation ssb Canary IslandsEA8CTK 144250.0 NP3XF 22:04 20 Aug 51
    il18ni tr fk58 Puerto RicoNP3XF 144250.0 EA8CXN 21:58 20 Aug 5/7 fk68
    Canary IslandsNP3XF 144250.0 EA8BPX 21:41 20 Aug 5/6 Canary IslandsNP3XF 144300.0 EA8BPX 21:41 20 Aug 5/6 Canary IslandsEA8BPX 144250.0 NP3XF 21:40
    20 Aug 53 fk68 il18 Puerto Rico EA8BPX 144250.0 NP4BM 21:29 20 Aug 53
    second qso Puerto RicoEA8CTK 144250.0 NP4BM 21:27 20 Aug il18 tr fk68 53
    Puerto RicoEA8CTK 144250.0 KP4EIT 21:11 20 Aug 5/2 il18ni Puerto
    RicoKP4EIT-@ 144250.0 EA8BPX 21:10 20 Aug calling Caribbean Canary IslandsEA8CTK 144300.0 KP4EIT 21:09 20 Aug 5/2 il18ni Puerto RicoKP4EIT-@ 144250.0 EA8CTK 21:05 20 Aug 5/3 tnx ssb Canary IslandsKP4EIT-@ 144250.0
    EA8BPX 21:01 20 Aug 5/5 tnx Canary IslandsEA8CXN 144250.0 KP4EIT 19:25 20
    Aug FK68 TR IL19 59++ Big SSB Sign Puerto RicoEA8TX 144260.0 KP4EIT 19:23
    20 Aug Il18 tr FK68 ssb Puerto Rico KP4EIT-@ 144260.0 EA8TX 19:22 20 Aug
    5/5 tnx Canary IslandsEA8TX 144174.0 NP4BM 19:19 20 Aug Hrd 4 pse 144.260 Puerto Rico (FT8)KP4EIT-@ 144250.0 EA8CXN 19:15 20 Aug 5/910db tnx Cesar
    Canary IslandsNP4BM-@ 144174.0 EA8TX 19:11 20 Aug +8 ur best Canary Islands (FT8)KP4EIT-@ 144174.0 EA8CXN 18:59 20 Aug -01 tnx Cesar Canary Islands (FT8)EA8CXN 144174.0 KP4EIT 18:57 20 Aug FK68 TR IL18 Puerto Rico
    (FT8)KP4EIT-@ 144174.0 EA8TX 18:52 20 Aug -10 tnx Canary Islands (FT8)FG4ST 144174.0 EA8CXN 12:31 20 Aug FT8 TROPO Canary Islands (FT8)EA8CXN 144350.0 FG4ST 12:23 20 Aug FK96 TR IL18 SSB GuadeloupeEA8CXN 144174.0 WP4G 11:53 20
    Aug FK68 TR IL18 Puerto Rico (FT8)EA8CXN 144174.0 FG5GH 11:48 20 Aug FK96
    TR IL18 Guadeloupe (FT8)EA8CXN 144174.0 WP3DN 11:19 20 Aug FK68 TR IL18
    Puerto Rico (FT8)EA8CXN 144174.0 NP4BM 11:04 20 Aug FK68 TR IL18 Puerto
    Rico (FT8)
    Video clips: This first one is an SSB contact between EA8CXN on Tenerife
    and KP4EIT in Puerto Rico...
    Worked @KP4EIT on SSB, amazing signals. FK68 TR IL18.
    Thanks "Papo" for nice QSO pic.twitter.com/Pblz1pLiGh— César Regalado León (@EA8CXN) August 20, 2021 This second video clip is of Franck, FG4ST on Guadeloupe working EA8CXN...
    Nice VHF tropo SSB opening this morning between Guadeloupe and Canary
    Island with César @EA8CXN. Hope to hear you tonight in 70 cm! #hamradio
    #hamr #dx #VHF pic.twitter.com/1aN3zpodBX— FG4ST Franck (@fg4st) August 20, 2021 It's pretty amazing to when you consider that you are listening to a trans-Atlantic signal on 144 MHz.
    Distances: Like the previous day, the distances were in the region of 4800
    to 5200kms.

    It's interesting to see the distances plotted out on a map and how parts of North & South America are closer to the Canary Islands than the Caribbean. Propagation Mode: The map below from Pascal, F5LEN shows the predicted
    tropo conditions...

    It looks as if there is a large tropo duct across the Atlantic. It may well
    be that a layer of dust from the Sahara may be playing a role in this
    opening as well as it travels west.
    Links...1) Trans-Atlantic 144 MHz opening on the 19th of August 20212) See
    my 144 MHz page for other trans-Atlantic reports

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