May 22 2026; SF=118, A=7, K=1 First hint of 2m Es
May 22, 2026
At 1009z I had a weak decode of IK3VZO (JN55) on 2m. I'd have normally put it down to meteors, which it might be, but at that same time, G3YDY in JO01 reported 2m Es to Italy.
A few OK, DL, SP stations around on 6m with the odd extended decode from 4X.
Seems like 6m was open pretty much all day, around Europe. I didn't see anything from noticeably further off, although I left the rig on the vertical.
Around 1530z I got into the shack from the garden and noticed that there had been some 2m Es to Portugal. Not a major opening, but a couple of stations from IM58/IM59.
Total QSOs
20
DXCC
11
Bands
2m, 6m, 15m
Modes
CW, FT8
Highlight DX:
XQ6CF
Chile
12197 km
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| Date/Time | Call | Band | Mode | Country | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22/05/2026 09:03 | E72U | 6m | FT8 | Bosnia-Herzegovina | |
| 22/05/2026 09:05 | OK1DOL | 6m | FT8 | Czech Republic | |
| 22/05/2026 09:09 | OK1CT | 6m | FT8 | Czech Republic | |
| 22/05/2026 09:21 | OK1DXD | 6m | FT8 | Czech Republic | JN79 |
| 22/05/2026 09:31 | DL1JHR | 6m | FT8 | Federal Republic Of Germany | |
| 22/05/2026 09:34 | SP9FOW | 6m | FT8 | Poland | JO90 |
| 22/05/2026 09:42 | DM5MA | 6m | FT8 | Federal Republic Of Germany | JO52 |
| 22/05/2026 11:23 | G4ELW | 2m | FT8 | England | IO81 |
| 22/05/2026 11:27 | SP7QJF | 6m | FT8 | Poland | |
| 22/05/2026 11:41 | OE3FVU | 6m | FT8 | Austria | JN78 |
| 22/05/2026 11:59 | 9A60CBM | 6m | FT8 | Croatia | |
| 22/05/2026 12:27 | CT1ILT | 6m | FT8 | Portugal | IN50 |
| 22/05/2026 12:36 | CT1ILT | 6m | FT8 | Portugal | IN50 |
| 22/05/2026 12:52 | EA8/DF4UE | 6m | FT8 | Canary Islands | |
| 22/05/2026 12:58 | OE6FEF | 6m | FT8 | Austria | JN87 |
| 22/05/2026 12:59 | EA7LGM | 6m | FT8 | Spain | IM67 |
| 22/05/2026 13:03 | EA8DOX | 6m | FT8 | Canary Islands | |
| 22/05/2026 17:35 | CT2IMG | 6m | FT8 | Portugal | IN51 |
| 22/05/2026 17:36 | EC1DD | 6m | FT8 | Spain | |
| 22/05/2026 20:58 | XQ6CF | 15m | CW | Chile | FE39KL |