Tropo over 800 km

These are reports of my tropo DXs. There are only mentioned QSOs over 800 km in order to reduce the logs bellow.


2000

However Perseids 2000 were very poor, great tropo opening started deep in the night from 11th of August 2000. I could hear some G stations CQing MS for whole minute. That wondered me. I tried to call G0RUZ while he was completing some MS QSO (not a real ham spirit, I know...). He answered my first calling. Then I moved to 144.300 MHz and started calling CQ DX. After 40 minutes PD0FFU replied. I discovered the tropo! A great pile-up started as can be seen bellow. There are not written lots of DL stations in QRB lower than 800 km in this log!

Equipment used:
TCVR R2CW, Power 500W, Ant. 130 el. group (6x13 el., 4x9 el., 4x4 el.).

OK2PIN, JN99AJ:
 
Date UTC CALL
Sent
Rcvd
Locator QRB QSL
11-AUG-'00 21:13 HB0/PI4TUE 55 55 JN47TC 674 B
12-AUG-'00 03:12 G0RUZ
55
52
IO93FR 1435 B
12-AUG-'00 03:54 PD0FFU 57 57 JO20TU 901 B, C
12-AUG-'00 04:03 ON4PS 57 54 JO20KQ 952 B
12-AUG-'00 04:10 G1WPF 55 52 IO91RR 1338 B
12-AUG-'00 04:15 G3GHM 55 55 KO55JR 1112 B
12-AUG-'00 04:17 DL1EAP 57 59 JO31CC 863 B
12-AUG-'00 04:18 ON1DO 55 59 JO11PC 1067 B,  eC
12-AUG-'00 04:19 F6IFR 55 55 JN09TT 1185 B
12-AUG-'00 04:20 F1DBN/P 55 55 JO00WT 1164 B
12-AUG-'00 04:20 G0KPW 59++ 59++ JO20OD 1223 B
12-AUG-'00 04:24 G7RAU 58 52 IO90IR 1388 B
12-AUG-'00 04:25 PE1BVM 54 59 JO21RI 920 B
12-AUG-'00 05:02 PA3DYS 57 59 JO21JP 970 B
12-AUG-'00 05:03 PA0PFW 54 54 JO21RL 922 B, C
12-AUG-'00 05:05 G4YTL 55 55 IO92MB 1369 B
12-AUG-'00 05:13 G8HGN 57 55 JO01FO 1268 B
12-AUG-'00 05:17 G4ZTR 59 57 JO01KW 1243 B, C
12-AUG-'00 05:21 G0CUZ 57 59 IO82WM 1453 B
12-AUG-'00 05:23 G8IZY 59 59 IO91VC 1312 B
12-AUG-'00 06:11 G3YVR 54 56 IO91WD 1306 B
12-AUG-'00 06:14 G3NVO 55 55 IO91KS 1417 B
12-AUG-'00 06:17 DC6IA 55 55 JO30IV 825 D, C
12-AUG-'00 06:18 PE1RZJ 55 55 JO22FE 1005 B
12-AUG-'00 06:21 ON4LDI 55 56 JO01OS 1218 B
12-AUG-'00 06:24 ON1MFX 55 55 JO10OS 1218 B
12-AUG-'00 06:25 G3KEQ 55 53 JO01BH 1289 B
12-AUG-'00 06:27 G1SVH 59 55     B
12-AUG-'00 06:41 G8NOF 55 52 IO92CI 1565 B
12-AUG-'00 06:43 PE1AHX 59 59 JO21OS 945 B
12-AUG-'00 06:46 ON7TH 53 55 JO10JU 1247 B
12-AUG-'00 07:37 F6ETZ 55 55 IN97DF 1480 B
12-AUG-'00 07:41 DD7WL/P 55 59 JO31MT 822 B
12-AUG-'00 07:44 PE1GNP 55 55 JO31IX 849 B
12-AUG-'00 07:45 PD0PVL 55 57 JO22XF 906 B, C
12-AUG-'00 07:45 PA0ZM 57 55 JO32GK 875 B
12-AUG-'00 07:46 PD1ANQ 54 57 JO31EW 870 B, C
12-AUG-'00 07:49 G3YJR 55 55 IO93FJ 1428 B
12-AUG-'00 07:52 PB0AXL 55 57 JO21WX 905 B
12-AUG-'00 07:52 G7BXB 57 57 IO91XQ 1303 B
12-AUG-'00 07:53 ON4AJJ 55 53 JO20SV 907 B
12-AUG-'00 08:07 PA0PVW 55 57 JO22VA 912 B

QSL status: B - sent via bureu, D - sent direct, C - confirmed, eC -confirmed by eQSL.cc

HB0 is my new DXCC on 144 MHz


I enjoyed another nice tropo on Friday, on 25th of August 2000. I easily worked nice DXs. The propagation was perfect but low activity from G. After 23 UTC I heard DL stations from JO50 still working G and GM but did not copy any more.

Equipment used:
TCVR R2CW, Power 500 W, Ant. 130 el. group (6x13 el., 4x9 el., 4x4 el.)

OK2PIN, JN99AJ:
 
Date UTC CALL
Sent
Rcvd
Locator QRB QSL
25-AUG-'00 21:34 M1DNJ 55 55 JO01GK 1260 B
25-AUG-'00 21:54 GW4FRX
57
57
IO82MR 1512 B
25-AUG-'00 21:57 ON4VT 55 55 JO21JB 962 B, C
25-AUG-'00 22:03 DF9IK 559 51 JO30JT 818 B
25-AUG-'00 22:04 G4PIQ 59+ 59 JO01MU 1230 B
25-AUG-'00 22:05 PE1AHX 57 57 JO21OS 945 B
25-AUG-'00 22:06 G4OGG 57 59 IO92RC 1341 B
25-AUG-'00 22:07 G4IVH 55 54 IO92WN 1319 B
25-AUG-'00 22:14 PA2DWH 599 58 JO22GD 998 B
25-AUG-'00 22:17 PA5WT 55 57 JO22HG 996 B
25-AUG-'00 22:18 PE1HWO 55 59 JO21GV 992 B
25-AUG-'00 22:19 PA3BIY 57 54 JO22HB 921 B
25-AUG-'00 22:22 PA3BUT 539 55 JO21TX 992 B
25-AUG-'00 22:24 PA3FOC 55 55 JO21FW 996 B
25-AUG-'00 22:25 ON6NL 57 57 JO21UE 900 B
25-AUG-'00 22:28 G4LOH 55 53 IO94IA 1426 B
25-AUG-'00 22:32 PA3AXU 53 55 JO21TV 919 B
25-AUG-'00 22:48 PA3DYS 55 55 JO21JP 970 B
25-AUG-'00 22:51 G4BAH 55 55 JO02PB 1216 B

QSL status: B - sent via bureu, C - confirmed, eC -confirmed by eQSL.cc


Another tropo happened from 23th to 24th of September. Due to low activity from SM and OZ, I (only) worked 18 QSOs over 800 km.

Equipment used:
TCVR R2CW, Power 500 W, Ant. 130 el. group (6x13 el., 4x9 el., 4x4 el.)

OK2PIN, JN99AJ:
 
Date UTC CALL
Sent
Rcvd
Locator QRB QSL
23-SEP-'00 19:34 SM7WSJ 55 57 JO67WI 927 B
23-SEP-'00 19:38 SM7WNC 59 52 JO77FC 890 B, C
23-SEP-'00 20:25 OZ9PP 52 53 JO47VA 1010 B, C
23-SEP-'00 20:38 DJ3LE 57 57 JO44TN 814 B
23-SEP-'00 20:52 DL3TW 59+ 59+ JO44SK 809 B
23-SEP-'00 21:49 OZ1FF 55 55 JO45BO 962 B,  eC
23-SEP-'00 21:51 DB7LN 55 57 JO44VL 800 B
24-SEP-'00 06:17 SM6HBI 54 56 JO57XT 1018 B
24-SEP-'00 06:37 SM6NZV 55 52 JO57XK 981 B
24-SEP-'00 06:46 SM6CMU 55 57 JO57XK 981 B
24-SEP-'00 07:01 SM6TZX 55 53 JO67EE 945 B
24-SEP-'00 07:04 SM6KIU 55 56 JO57XR 1010 B, eC
24-SEP-'00 07:05 SM6USS 54 51 JO67AT 1017 B, C
24-SEP-'00 07:24 SM4JMZ 55 55 JO66IS 895 B
24-SEP-'00 07:26 SM6OPX 55 52 JO58RG 1077 B
24-SEP-'00 07:30 SM6VTZ 59 59 JO58XJ 1078 B
24-SEP-'00 07:57 DD4LL 55 51 JO44SM 815 B
24-SEP-'00 08:40 OZ6ABA 55 55 JO57DJ 1027 B

QSL status: B - sent via bureu, C - confirmed, eC - confirmed by eQSL.cc


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