Es to EUROPE & AFRICA, 2004



 

May 09, 2004     EH7KW (heard) ~1400z -maybe others, not QRV at 1600z when a few stations were worked locally
May 14, 2004      EH, F, CN & likely others    ~2100-2300z -not QRV, Dayton
June 27, 2004       EH, 7X0AD (heard) ~1400-1600 intermittantly. 1 QSO 7X never strong enough to call.
                            ON   1 QSO   2212
July 2, 2004       CN, CT, EH9, CT3, ZB2 (heard)       6 QSOs     2058-2158z     a few others heard
July 3, 2004       CT, CN, EH, EH8 (heard)       4 QSOs     1425-1541     open earlier, not QRV.
                            F, EH, G, I, CT       22 QSOs     2004-2147z     Inband video later in opening
July 4, 2004       F, I, 9H, CN, EH, CT, GW       12 QSOs     1000-1200z     7X heard. Early opening
July 5, 2004       5T,CT,CT3,9H,CN,EH,EH9,EH6,ZB3,CU,I,EH8,CT3       28 QSOs     1845-2345z     Open past 0100z to 5T
July 6, 2004       CT3       2 QSOs     1302-1312z
                          EH, CT   4 QSOs   2216-0001z July 7    
July 8, 2004       GM, GI, EH, CU       4 QSOs     2300-0030z July 9     Inconsistent opening
July 9, 2004       EH, EH8       2 QSOs     1740-1806z     CU/b, CN8/b & EH heard 1230-1300z
July 12, 2004       9H, I (heard)      1 QSO     1310-1325z     S9 EH video for over an hour, MUF hovering at 49 MHz
August 4, 2004       DL, YU       2 QSOs     2215-2242z     moderate HB9 video for 45 minutes before 1st station worked



TOTALS 89 QSOs to 20 Countries



  NOTES:

As of July 3, 2004, an extremely poor season here despite quasi-average local E conditions. Only one opening to Europe in June!
As of July 5, 2004 getting better- still no major opening to Northern EU
July 10, Still no major opening beyond 9H, I & F.