Transequatorial Propagation (TEP) typically happens around the March/April timeframe when the northern hemisphere is ushering in spring at the same time that the southern hemisphere is moving into autumn. Sporadic-E, on the other hand, historically begins in late May. That means early May is a transitional time when either propagation mode could happen, but neither usually does. On 04-May-2013, both happened simultaneously. Around 1844 hours UTC, 6m operator CU3EQ from the Azores Islands began hearing stations in Argentina over a distance of 6,810 miles across the Atlantic Ocean, which would end up being the longest path of the day. Paths later opened up between North and South America. One Canadian 6m operator reported hearing his first TEP in over a decade, and the longest path for Canadian stations for the day was 5760.3 miles (9270.3 km). Oregon station WB8VLC CN84 reported hearing Argentina beacon LU5EGY/b which was a path length of 6798.6 miles (10941.3 km), the longest path for US stations for the day. Some experts had predicted that May/June 2013 would be the peak of Cycle 24. Although the Solar Flux Index didn't spend much time over 150 SFU in May, the TransEquatorial Propagation was more frequent and traveled farther north. Plus, the sporadic-E showed up a bit earlier than average. So maybe the experts were right. Here are some of the more notable reports from the DX-Summit website that day:

SPOTTERFREQDXCOMMENTSUTCDATEDX QTHMILES (km)
CU3EQ50110.0KP4EITheard calling on backscatter182904 MayPuerto Rico
CU3EQ50110.0LU5XPcalling cw184404 MayArgentina6809.9 (10,959.4)
LU9DO-@50110.0CT1EWD5x9 in GF05 across the Atlantic190004 MayPortugal5943.2 (9564.6)
CT1EWD-@50110.0PY3NYIM58kp-5x9190604 MayBrazil
CT1EWD-@50110.0LU9EHFIM58kp-5x9190804 MayArgentina6068.3 (9766)
CT1EWD-@50110.0PY3PTIM58kp-5x9190904 MayBrazil
CX9AU50110.0CU1EZTks 59191104 MayAzores5331.4 (8580.0)
CX8DS50110.0CU1EZ59+10 in GF15vg cq cq192404 MayAzores5323.0 (8566.5)
EA7KW50108.0PY1ROcq193104 MayBrazil
EA7AH50108.4PY2ROCQ193104 MayBrazil
EA7KW50095.0PY1EOcq193104 MayBrazil
EA7KW50100.0LU5FFcq193204 MayArgentina5863.0 (9435.6)
EA7KW50140.0PY2LEDcq contest193604 MayBrazil
EA7KW50110.0PJ5JRcq193804 MaySaba & St. E
EA7KW50105.0PY2XB193804 MayBrazil
EA7KW50110.0PY1ONcq194304 MayBrazil
EA7KW50125.0PU1KGGcq contest194404 MayBrazil
EA7KW50.130PY5QWcq194704 MayBrazil
EA7KW50125.0ZW5BGG54 contest194804 MayBrazil
CU2JT50083.5CX1AA579 in HM77195004 MayUruguay5368.8 (8640.2)
CU2JT50102.0CX9AUnow 599 in HM77195504 MayUruguay5368.8 (8640.2)
CU3EQ50110.0PR8ZXheard195504 MayBrazil
CU2JT50110.0PY3PTclg CU3EQ195704 MayBrazil
LU5FF50036.0CS5BALG/bbcn 579201304 MayPortugal5787.4 (9314.0)
CX9AU50110.7CU3EQtks 579 CQ201904 MayAzores5389.5 (8673.6)
W7GJ50100.7CX3ANGF15>DN27202004 MayUruguay6695.2 (10774.9)
W7GJ50102.6LW3EXGF05>DN27202204 MayArgentina6594.8 (10613.3)
KP4EIT-@50110.0CX9AUponla antenna para el Caribe202504 MayUruguay
CX1FK50110.0W7GJCQing202604 MayUnited States6625.4 (10662.6)
W7GJ50115.0LU9DOGF05>DN27202804 MayArgentina
CX1FK50115.0W7GJNw here!202804 MayUnited States
K1SIX50038.0LU5EGY/BSolid in NH202904 MayArgentina
K0HA50110.0LU2DEKGF02 - EN10203104 MayArgentina5900.0 (9495.2)
K0HA50105.0LU9DOCQing203204 MayArgentina5745.4 (9246.3)
K0HA50098.0CX9AULW3EX also same freq203404 MayUruguay5832.6 (9386.8)
PY2REK50110.0CU3EQ55203504 MayAzores
KC0CF50110.0CX3ANGF15<-es->EN32 TU203504 MayUruguay5820.5 (9367.2)
KF8MY50105.0LU9DOtnx qso203804 MayArgentina5637.6 (9072.9)
W0WOI50098.4CX9AU599 into EN22203904 MayUruguay5820.8 (9367.8)
WB8VLC50038.0LU5EGY/BCN84<>GF05qi 539 in Oregon now204404 MayArgentina6798.6 (10941.3)
CU3EQ50110.0LU5FFcw204404 MayArgentina5238.3 (8430.3)
CU3EQ50110.0CE3SXtks qso 73204504 MayChile5688.2 (9154.3)
W7GJ50109.9LU6DCGF05>DN27204804 MayArgentina6601.9 (10624.7)
KD0USA50115.0LU9DOGF05<>EN31204804 MayArgentina5696.8 (9168.1)
KC0CF50091.0LW3EXgf05<-es->EN32204904 MayArgentina5736.2 (9231.6)
KD0USA50115.0LU5CABGF05<>EN31205104 MayArgentina5702.0 (9176.4)
KC0CF50096.0LU2DPW205404 MayArgentina5721.7 (9208.2)
K0HA50120.0PY3ORNow here205704 MayBrazil
KF8MY50110.0LU6DCtnx qso205704 MayArgentina5644.3 (9083.7)
W0WOI50091.3LW3EXCQing205704 MayArgentina5735.6 (9230.6)
K1SIX50097.0CX9AUCQ 599210104 MayUruguay5462.2 (8790.5)
W0WOI50120.0LU6DCloud CQ on SSB210304 MayArgentina5743.4 (9243.1)
CX9AU50097.0VE3CFKtks 559 73210504 MayCanada5609.1 (9027.0)
W0LGQ50115.0PY3OREN21dj<-es->GG40210704 MayBrazil
W1AIM-@50097.0CX9AU539 w/QSB in FN34210904 MayUruguay5550.0 (8931.8)
N8UUP50115.0PY3ORCQ DX GG40<-ES->EN82211204 MayBrazil
VE3MMQ50091.0LW3EX579 fb sig tks211304 MayArgentina5571.4 (8966.3)
W7GJ50115.0LU9EHFFF95>DN27211604 MayArgentina6518.7 (10490.9)
VE3EK50120.0PY3NZ211704 MayBrazil
WA4NJP50115.0PY3ROEM84dg<-ES-> 55 in and out211704 MayBrazil
W0FK50115.1LU9EHFFF95211804 MayArgentina5385.0 (8666.4)
K0HA50130.0LU9EHFFF95 - EN10211904 MayArgentina5685.0 (9149.1)
VE3EK50097.3CX9AUGF15wc > FN03cn212004 MayUruguay5601 (9014)
CX1FK50113.0W7GJCQing212104 MayUnited States6625.4 (10662.6)
W0SRB50120.0LU6DCEM48ar<-ES->GF05212204 MayArgentina5483.0 (8824.0)
VE3EK50103.4CE3FZFF46 > FN03cn212304 MayChile5330.2 (8578.2)
PY3NZ50120.0K0HAtnx212304 MayUnited States
VE3EK50110.0CE3SX212404 MayChile5330.2 (8578.2)
W9RPM50130.0LU9EHFFF95>EN43212604 MayArgentina5723.8 (9211.6)
W7GJ50099.1LU5FZFF98>DN27212704 MayArgentina6342.5 (10207.4)
W2MPK-@50115.0PY3ROworked 100 watts from Syracuse, NY212804 MayBrazil
PY3NZ50120.0K3PACQ212804 MayUnited States
W7GJ50098.0CX9AUGF15>DN27212904 MayUruguay6695.2 (10774.9)
W3UR50115.0PY3ORGG40 > FM19212904 MayBrazil
W0WOI50099.5LU5FZCQ213004 MayArgentina5486.1 (8829.1)
W7GJ50106.0LU5FFFF99>DN27213104 MayArgentina6315.4 (10163.6)
VE3EK50105.6LU5FF213204 MayArgentina5257.8 (8461.6)
W2OIB50103.9CE3FZ549 NJ FN20213304 MayChile
CA3SOC50110.0VE3MMQ54 FN14<>FF46213404 MayCanada5404.1 (8697.0)
K0HA50109.8PY3NZ213404 MayBrazil
K3PA50115.0PY3PT213504 MayBrazil
K0HA50110.0PY3FF213504 MayBrazil
K3PA50119.9PY3KN213504 MayBrazil
KB9SDX50130.0LU9EHFEM48tq<-ES->FF95fd 55213504 MayArgentina5385.8 (8667.7)
K3PA50119.9PY3NZ213504 MayBrazil
K3MSB-@50115.0PY3ORRaul GG40<>FM19213504 MayBrazil
KC0CF50099.0LU5FZFF98<-es->EN32213504 MayArgentina5487.0 (8830.6)
K5CM50106.1LU5FF213504 MayArgentina5101.0 (8209.3)
KT9T-@50098.0CX9AU213504 MayUruguay5968.3 (9605.0)
VE3EN50130.0CA3SOCFF46>FN25 tnx213604 MayChile5416.6 (8717.2)
VE3EK50113.7LU8MBFF57 > FN03cn213604 MayArgentina5309.4 (8544.7)
CA3SOC50130.0K2ZD55 FN21<>FF46213704 MayUnited States
W0FK50099.1LU5FZ213704 MayArgentina5184.5 (8343.7)
K5CM50097.9CX9AU213704 MayUruguay5475.9 (8812.6)
WA2VQW50103.9CE3FZtnx new one on 6m!213804 MayChile
N8CJK50106.0LU5FF599 in EN84213904 MayArgentina5362.4 (8629.9)
K0HA50104.0CE6RCcw213904 MayChile5759.7 (9269.4)
KC0CF50097.0LU9DOGF05<-es->EN32214004 MayArgentina5738.3 (9234.9)
VE3EK50098.5LU5FZ> FN03cn214004 MayArgentina5299.1 (8528.1)
CE2AWW50102.0K2MUB214004 MayUnited States
W2OIB50109.9CE3SXStrong into FN20214004 MayChile
K3MSB-@50098.0CX9AU339 IN FM19214104 MayUruguay
VE3EN50104.0CE3FZFF46>FN25 559 tnx214104 MayChile5405.1 (8698.7)
CA3SOC50130.0WA2MJP214104 MayUnited States
CE2AWW50102.0VA3DX214104 MayCanada5260.2 (8465.5)
VE2XK50109.8PY3FFFN07<-TEP->GF49 Tks qso214204 MayBrazil
KD2CYU50125.0CA3SOC53 FN20 > FF46214204 MayChile
CE6RC50104.0K0HA73 thanks qso !214204 MayUnited States
VE2XK50115.0PY3ROFN07<-TEP->GG40 Tks qso214304 MayBrazil
KF8MY50110.0PY3FFtnx qso214304 MayBrazil
WA2MJP50130.0CA3SOCFN33gb<>FK46214404 MayChile
K3PA50122.0PU5BOY214504 MayBrazil
K5KDX50140.0CX1FKEM25<>GF15 noisy214604 MayUruguay
CA3SOC50130.0VE3FIT57 FN03<>FF46214604 MayCanada
VA3DX50099.0LU5FZCQ214704 MayArgentina5263.3 (8470.4)
K5KDX50140.0LU9DOEM25<>GF05 good sig214704 MayArgentina
VE2XK50102.0CE2AWWFN07<-TEP->FF47 Tks cw qso214704 MayChile5549.2 (8930.5)
K1SIX50106.0LU5FFCQ214804 MayArgentina5137.0 (8267.2)
K5KDX50140.0LU9EHFEM25<>FF95214804 MayArgentina5286.8 (8508.2)
VE3EK50101.3CE2AWW> FN03cn214804 MayChile5292.3 (8517.1)
KC0CF50093.1LU2DPW214804 MayArgentina5721.7 (9208.2)
KF8MY50118.0PY3PTtnx qso215004 MayBrazil
K3PA50102.0CX1AU215004 MayUruguay
VE3EK50093.6LU2DPW215104 MayArgentina5532.1 (8903.1)
KF6A50108.0PY1ROGG87>EN73215104 MayBrazil
WA2MJP50130.0CA3SOCFN33gb<>FF46rj215104 MayChile5278.3 (8494.6)
VE3EK50122.9CE3SX215204 MayChile5330.2 (8578.2)
CA3SOC50130.0K7CW57215204 MayUnited States6455.9 (10389.8)
K2DRH50130.0LU9EHF215304 MayArgentina
CE2AWW50102.0W3QE215304 MayUnited States
WC4H50123.0CE3SX215304 MayChile
K7CW50103.7CE3FZ599 BIG SIG215404 MayChile6446.2 (10374.2)
KC0CF50072.1LU6EE/BGF02<-es->EN32 599+215404 MayArgentina5896.2 (9489.0)
CE2AWW50102.0VE9DX215404 MayCanada5404.5 (8697.7)
K7CW50130.0CA3SOC55 NICE SIG215504 MayChile6455.9 (10389.8)
VE3KU50110.0CE3SXFN03fq<-ES->FF46rn215604 MayChile5337.1 (8589.2)
VE3KU50105.0LU5FFFN03fq<-ES->FF99rf215604 MayArgentina5262.4 (8469.0)
N8JX50106.0LU5FFtnx215704 MayArgentina5419.8 (8722.4)
VE3KU50095.0LU5FZFN03fq<-ES->FF98mm215704 MayArgentina5303.8 (8535.7)
VE3EK50090.4LW3EX> FN03cn215704 MayArgentina5537.5 (8911.7)
VE3KU50102.0CE2AWWFN03fq<-ES->FF47fa thx Dale215704 MayChile5299.3 (8528.4)
VE3KU50104.0CE2FZFN03fq<-ES->FF46215804 MayChile5337.1 (8589.2)
W7MEM50135.0LU8MBDN17nt<-TEP->FF57 DX!! YAHOO215804 MayArgentina6305.4 (10147.6)
K3MSB-@50102.0CE2AWW559 FM19215904 MayChile
KF6A50025.0YV4AB/BFK60>EN73215904 MayVenezuela
N0LWF50115.0PY3OREN10GG40kb CQ215904 MayBrazil
CE6RC50098.0KI7Lrx 559 in FF30215904 MayUnited States5875.4 (9455.5)
W0WOI50123.0CE3SXcorrect call Chile SSB220004 MayChile5408.0 (8703.3)
CE6RC50097.6VA3DXrx cq -73 Glenn220104 MayCanada5721.6 (9208.0)
CA3SOC50130.0VA3DX59 FN03<>FF46220104 MayCanada5309.2 (8544.4)
K3MSB-@50104.0CE3FZFF46<>FM19220204 MayChile
W0FK50113.2LU1FP220204 MayArgentina5234.2 (8423.7)
W3UR50106.0LU5FFCW FM19 > FF99220304 MayArgentina
CE2AWW50102.0W7ID220304 MayUnited States5991.7 (9642.8)
KC0CF50127.0LU1FVEFF88<-es->EN32220304 MayArgentina5469.1 (8801.7)
KF6A50115.0LW6HARFF78rs > EN73pi220404 MayArgentina5288.4 (8510.8)
W0FK50110.1LU3HBO220404 MayArgentina
CE2AWW50102.0W7MEM220404 MayUnited States
VA3DX50126.8220404 MayArgentina5257.0 (8460.3)
KE7X50105.8LU5EEDN45mp<-ES->GF02220404 MayArgentina
KF6A50113.1LU1FPFF97fm > EN73pi220504 MayArgentina5419.8 (8722.4)
CA3SOC50130.0WX3K57 FN20<>FF46220604 MayUnited States
CE6RC50093.7VE3EJcq cw220604 MayCanada5723.4 (9210.9)
W7MEM50102.0CE2AWWDN17nt<>FF47 579 peaks Sweet220604 MayChile6229.5 (10025.5)
N0JK50115.0PY3OREM28<>GG40kb hrd220604 MayBrazil
VA3DX50135.0LU8MB220704 MayArgentina5276.3 (8491.4)
W0FK50101.8CE2AWW220704 MayChile
VE1YX50122.9CE3SX57 Mny tnx!220804 MayChile5368.2 (8639.3)
CA3SOC50140.0K3WA59 EN50<>FF46220904 MayUnited States
VE3EK50113.0LU1FP> FN03cn220904 MayArgentina5357.9 (8622.7)
VE1YX50106.0LU5FF599221004 MayArgentina5178.6 (8334.1)
K2DRH50123.0CE2SX4x1221004 MayChile
KC0CF50108.0LU9FDGFF74<-es->EN32221004 MayArgentina
VE3EK50126.8LU1FVEFF88 > FN03cn221104 MayArgentina5292.5 (8517.4)
CE6RC50095.1VE3KUcorrect freq rx cq221104 MayCanada5760.3 (9270.3)
WX3K50140.0CA3SOCFN20 > FF46 5x7221204 MayChile
VE1YX50102.0CE2AWWcqing221204 MayChile5341.4 (8596.2)
CA3SOC50140.0VA3NCD59 FN03<>FF46221204 MayCanada5347.9 (8606.7)
K2ZD50135.0LU8MB221304 MayArgentina
KC0CF50110.0LU3HBOFF74<-es->EN32221304 MayArgentina
K9MU50106.1LU5FF559221404 MayArgentina
CA3SOC50140.0VE3EJ221404 MayCanada5312.0 (8548.9)
CE2AWW50102.0W7JW221404 MayUnited States5241.7 (8435.6)
CA3SOC50140.0KK2I221504 MayUnited States
KF6A50113.0PY3PTGF49jx > EN73pi221504 MayBrazil5477.3 (8814.8)
N3NT50106.3LU5FF221504 MayArgentina
N3DB50120.0LW6HARCiao & tks FF78221604 MayArgentina
WX3K50122.9CE3SXFN20 > FF46 5x8221604 MayChile
KB9SDX50113.0LU1FPEM48tq<-ES->FF95 55221704 MayArgentina5235.0 (8424.9)
VA3DX50104.0CE3FZcq221704 MayChile5297.8 (8526.0)
VA3DX50102.0CE2AWWsuper loud221704 MayChile5260.2 (8465.5)
CA3SOC50140.0K3MSB59 FM19<>FF46221804 MayUnited States
K1MAA50125.0LW6HARFF78<>FN31 5/5 TNX 73222004 MayArgentina
N8UUP50106.1LU5FFFF99<-ES->EN82222004 MayArgentina
KC0CF50110.0LU9AEAGF05<-es->EN32222004 MayArgentina
VE3KU50110.0LU3HBOFN03fq<>FF74222004 MayArgentina5278.6 (8495.2)
W1IMM50123.0CE3SXFF46 <-Es-TEP-> FN42 57 TNX222104 MayChile
VE1YX50135.0LU8MBFF57>FN74 Mny tnx!222204 MayArgentina5327.4 (8573.6)
KF8MY50120.0LW6HAR57222204 MayArgentina5321.4 (8564.0)
W7OUU50104.0CE3FZDN22sn<-TEP->FF46 Tnx for QSO222304 MayChile5923.4 (9532.9)
VA3DX50113.0LU1FPcq222404 MayArgentina5322.3 (8565.5)
VA3DX50106.0LU5FFcq cw222404 MayArgentina5221.8 (8403.7)
LU5FF50106.0VE9AAtnx222504 MayCanada5301.9 (8532.6)
VE9AA50106.2LU5FFfirst LU in a decade or more !222504 MayArgentina5301.9 (8532.6)
PY3FF-@50110.0K8OOK222604 MayUnited States
KF6A50101.9CE2AWWFF47fa > EN73pi222604 MayChile5317.8 (8558.2)
KF6A50107.0PY3FFGF49 > EN73pi222704 MayBrazil
VE3FGU50099.2LU5FZ222804 MayArgentina5338.6 (8591.6)
VE2XK50135.0LU8MBFN07<-TEP->FF57 Tks qso222804 MayArgentina5562.7 (8952.3)
LU5FF50106.0KT1Rtnx222804 MayUnited States5229.1 (8415.4)
KF6A50104.0CE3FZFF46rn > EN73pi222904 MayChile5359.1 (8624.7)
CE6RC50104.0N7XArx cw in qso 559 in FF30223004 MayUnited States6047.8 (9733.0)
KF8MY50091.0LW3EXtnx qso223204 MayArgentina5636.1 (9070.5)
K2ZD50120.0LW6HAR223204 MayArgentina
CE6RC50106.0K8KS589 qsb tnx qso 73223304 MayUnited States
N3DB50113.0LU1FPS9 CQing223504 MayArgentina
VE3EK50110.0LU1FP223704 MayArgentina5357.9 (8622.7)
VE1YX50104.0CE3FZNw 599! Mny tnx.223804 MayChile5368.2 (8639.3)
VE3EK50092.5LU5FZ223904 MayArgentina5299.1 (8528.1)
LU5FF50106.0VA3AAOtnx224104 MayCanada5286.4 (8507.6)
KF6A50109.9CE3SXFF46rn > EN73pi224104 MayChile5359.1 (8624.7)
W7JW50110.0CE3SX224204 MayChile5282.4 (8501.2)
K7JE50105.7LU5FFCQn 57 in Phoenix224204 MayArgentina5573.8 (8970.3)
N7HD50130.0LU9EHFDM34sn<>FF95 55 Az Tu224204 MayArgentina5799.7 (9333.7)
K2ZD50093.0LU5FZ224204 MayArgentina
CE6RC50098.6VA3NCDrx in qso w LU224304 MayCanada5758.9 (9268.1)
VE3EK50101.4CE2AWW224304 MayChile5292.3 (8517.1)
K2MUB50106.0LU5FFavi on cw224404 MayArgentina
VE3RX50104.0CE3FZEN96kk<-ES->FF46 s4224504 MayChile5536.2 (8909.7)
VE3EK50096.2LU4FPZ224504 MayArgentina5404.1 (8697.1)
N3DB50096.8LU4FPZ599224904 MayArgentina
K1SIX50130.0LU9EHFCQ 59 in NH224904 MayArgentina5407.1 (8702.0)
LU5FF50099.5VE3EJcq225004 MayCanada5227.8 (8413.4)
N3DB50112.0LU1FPS9225204 MayArgentina
VE1YX50123.0CE3SXcqing225304 MayChile5368.2 (8639.3)
KF6A50096.9LU4FPZFF97qa > EN73pi225304 MayArgentina5468.6 (8800.9)
CE2AWW50102.0K2FN225304 MayUnited States
VE3DXP50130.0LU1EHFEN92jw<-ES->FF95fd 53225504 MayArgentina5495 (8843.4)
NY2NY50110.0LU1FPFN30rx<-TEP->FF97fm225604 MayArgentina5102.3 (8211.4)
NY2NY50130.0LU9EHFFN30rx<-TEP->FF95fd225604 MayArgentina5264.2 (8471.9)
VE2XK50130.0LU9EHFFN07<-TEP->FF95 Tks qso230204 MayArgentina5759.9 (9269.6)
KF6A50122.9CE3SXFF46rn > EN73pi230404 MayChile5359.1 (8624.7)
WB8VLC50102.0CE2AWWCN84<>FF47fa 599 yahoo txs dal230904 MayChile6258.6 (10072.2)
CE2AWW50102.0W7EW233004 MayUnited States6258.6 (10072.2)