EU conditions have started

Well tonight working EU very strong 13,14,35 plus quite a few more even working on FM with big signals looks like E season could be here   73.s Mark

I concur. It was mostly 1, 13, and 109 very strong into my QTH. Let the fun begin...

Crazy conditions over the last 72 hours.2 divisions until past midnight and as you say SangueG and Skipmaster the sporadic E season has certainly started with a bang.I sat in Sainsbury’s Car park while the family shopped and worked 1,34 and 35 divisions last night and all 5/9+10 both ways.
And a bank holiday weekend too,let’s see how far I can get heard from Bognor Regis…

P.S wait until you hear what our very own CT2290 (Mr Golden Balls..lol) has been QSO’ing

Have a great weekend everyone and 73.
Cheers Tom
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Chickenfoot@1987 wrote:

Crazy conditions over the last 72 hours.2 divisions until past midnight and as you say SangueG and Skipmaster the sporadic E season has certainly started with a bang.I sat in Sainsbury’s Car park while the family shopped and worked 1,34 and 35 divisions last night and all 5/9+10 both ways.
And a bank holiday weekend too,let’s see how far I can get heard from Bognor Regis…

P.S wait until you hear what our very own CT2290 (Mr Golden Balls..lol) has been QSO’ing

Have a great weekend everyone and 73.
Cheers Tom
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Oi! 

What's with this Golden Balls stuff?
I only had a quick, no brief, no short contact with Andy 9TC02 Newfoundland, Canada
No amp. No power mic. 

Nah nah na na nah 🤪

Have a good weekend all
73
Ray

PS 
Tom, Bognor Regis is getting closer to Radio Corner. . . . .

Fantastic QSO Ray and a start of things to come.
Cheers Tom.
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I am copying from an other post (not bother just registed, searching etc to write the same again)

Corfu Greece some reports 4/11/22 till 11/11/22 all day long (till sun go down) the UK band was full down here ... i have heard with it many transmissions (even 2&3 persons chatting at a channel) in many cases even with the Eurosonic portable antenna stock

Channels 1,3,6,16,35 some kind of church with music or speaking religious (& also normal chat at different times)
Channel 9 i did catch some one speaking saying breaking news & talk for some time like info.
Strongest signals some i do remember (appearing every day almost same voices) 14, 19 (too many there) 22, 25, 34, 35, 38, 40 ... one heard saying Sheffield , one Wolverhampton
Thanks
ΕDIT apologies just noticed this is at ssb section, my report was for the normal FM UK Band

Hello Babis,

No worries. I have moved the topic for you. 

Glad you are enjoying the radio and I hope you get lots of contacts.

73s John.

Conditions good here in Division 2 also. I use ClusterDX map to see real time QSOs. Been working FT-8 27.245 and ROS on 27.635. Lots of good contacts.

https://www.clusterdx.nl/

Cheers,
73,
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Mike in Kentucky

Many Thanks moving my post ... Thanks all members reporting so we can get an idea

Here some catches from UK to Corfu for just an idea in real (are my videos, added few ssb - not supported - once they appeared, so different to get a real clue) ...
The first indoor with a vhf dipole (originally for fm 75cm each side, cut down to 60cm each was using it listening the air band)
ch22 Russian lady
ch37 seems Dutch or German
ch1,4,6,16,35 some kind of religious




The 2nd is outdoor with eurosonic stock antenna but out there seems a lot of noise from next freqs in use, but because i am to the correct band Hertz does not seems to effect a lot ...
ch22 a lady, it can be Russian (maybe from UK ? i did catch in  the past Russian lady speaking there
ch13 French



Last days here is bad in general across all the CB Band range

interesting video's Babis you should try giving them a call i think someone will hear you if the conditions are good and try getting a bigger antenna everyone would love a contact with Corfu 73's from Mark

Many Thanks, i did gave a call before i got my qsl call sign, it did reach but it did not last ...

First at ch20 was 2 of them heard clear chatting between them, i gave a call break greece is calling & the other person said greece did you heard that? ..
Then few days ago, at channel 25 i gave one more call, break break greece is calling while was 2-3 at the same channel, i heard one asking for qsl and then location Sheffield & then greece call to greece please come back, then after i heard the other UK person saying to him i don't think he can reach but did not add this to the video ... few minutes later all lost ... below a small part just for the true

This was with dipole cut at 60cm each side, 15m rg58 & the eurosonic with just 4 watts but for sure does not give 4 volts watts out unless i feed it with 14-15V ... plus the not right antenna for any signal loss ... plus from home i got higher mountain on the way to UK

I know was not the right antenna (it seems did ok if bear in mind unit gives around 3 watts, but can not kept my self not press that TX button to test, till to short all out )... By end of this month will get a base CB antenna for home & also an EU unit, yes in the plan is a bigger rubber antenna .. apart that if i notice again any good propagation will go up hill with its stock antenna & see how will go

Babis thats good even on your small antenna if you tell people you are on the island of corfu you will have many stations calling for you   enjoy your video's and hope we get to have a contact on the radio 73's Mark

skipmaster wrote:

...everyone would love a contact with Corfu 73's from Mark

 Ηi again, perhaps little off topic , but not everyone, yesterday did tried contact at 37 because was 3-4 there and when i said greece, i heard one saying bl**dy greeks   (he was not swearing just chasing) ... some one must had bad experience down here  

and on topic, 2 days ago some one from London did had contact with australia 43pr508 at 19

ΕDIT 09:32 UK time, i can hear lots of activity today freqs between UK Band seems the unlocated band, channels example 31-32 in between & 20-21 ... aslo UK band has good activity this morning down here

Hello babis3g,
That London station is 26ST009 and lives on the opposite side of the river Thames from me,Australia on channel 19 is amazing.I’ll keep a listen out for you because I always speak to 18 divisions,One is 18CT813 Chris.
Have a great weekend and even better DX.
Tom.
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Many Thanks for the info ... got my new EU (&UK) pni6500 & pni ml160 ... for an idea this is what coming at corfu greece at EU/Cept band (some am, some fm mode)
ch 4 is Greek but did not last
ch 6 (2:00 min) seems very far from the language
ch 19 too many French maybe their calling channel
ch 22 like police
ch 36 Russia lady

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At Corfu Greece, pni6500 & pni ml160
-USA Louisiana heard this evening at EU band ch6 AM mode weak signal, this is the second time i heard him but today did heard his location
-Yesterday a church from UK at channel 19 & today at ch22 EU band both fm mode
-Yesterday Thomas from Birmingham was heard in touch with Bulgarian at ch25 FM mode, was the strongest signal i have seen with my new pni6500 (out of Russians, Romanias, French, Germans etc) 4 out of 6 bars ... although i was closer could not hear the Bulgarian
-Yesterday Spain contact with Germany at ch18
-Ch4 fm EU Band i can hear daily some Greek block, mainly morning but their signal disappear right away & can take ages if will appear again
-UK Band has almost every day few activity (starts about 09:00+ UK time) mainly every morning but lately i focus at EU Band

forgot to say at 27665 usb from time to time is World wide Greek corner for every one (stronger transmissions) but my pni does not go there unless modify, however some times i can hear them with pl-990

ΕDIT at SW lsb 6650 -6695 are few Greek (Greeks mainly 6665/6675/6685) & French off-banders with good signal, if anyone is interest .. mainly morning to afternoon seems the weather permit them

Last 5-6 days from 14:30 - 16:30 UK time ... weak signals (most disappearing very quick (with pni ml160 same as sirio ml145) USA cb appearing in the EU Band with AM mode .. spotted ch 2, 6, 10, 11, 15, 19, 22, 28 ... Thanks

Yesterday
-26LT48 London Heard in Corfu yesterday at ch28 EU Band was trying to get in touch with C44 central Florida
-C44 Central Florida at Corfu, i have video with him
-I think i heard Brazilian
Today
-EU Band heard wales & Ireland, i think Ireland must heard me very quick at ch28
-1541 North Carolina heard at ch6 EU Band but did not understand the other Americans (was few others as well at ch6)

This morning (21/1/23) here in Corfu at eu40 band could heard 20, 22, 24 same conversations & also 21,23 same talks, all Russian Languages, very possibly are repeaters

Also morning Germans with good signals FM, few French AM mode

don't remember channel ( i think 30 or 31) could hear a German talking with other Greek later he mention Chris 18Charlie Tango ... very possibly the Chirs as Chickenfoot@1987 mentioned upper post, but i could not hear the Greek just the German ... today did not had time to stay longer at CB

Was reading an article, by reaching 2025 signals will get stronger due to sun activity

Last one & half week was few individuals with some good signal but not much here at Corfu regarding DX ... today EU40 band got almost full (as much can get a car antenna) in a stage was 30 out of 40 channels in once (strong or weak signals) ... heard CQs from Finland & Sweden (first time) , Italy, France, Germany, Spain, England (26 division) , Russian Lang (either Ukraine or Russia) Belgium ... EDIT almost always 2-4 ssb can be heard normally, but today was way many more

weird ... yesterday evening EU Cept Band (midband) disappeared everything & UK Band was not a lot but few strong ones, did 2 contacts ...
Today EU Cept will not hear atoll from central Europe like the last 5-7 days but only few weak eastern blocks from time to time & 5-6 weak Spanish only for short time ... How ever still reached a repeater at Cept Band ch11 few times hearing my voice back ... UK Band not even a single whisper down to Corfu

now had time to go at cb, an other funny ... UK Band now 4, 7, 12, 14, 22, 24, 25, 35 will hear broadcast churches & only one chatting at 34, ch 19 straggling  to reach Corfu was the first will appear when was propagation

I don't have a computer or laptop to connect so unconfirmed but talked to two guys in Scandinavia, one on 27.525mhz USB the other on 27.545mhz USB, wasn't able to get to some paper and a pen to write down their call signs before i forgot them, but the contacts were made using my Ranger 2950 at 25 watts PEP on a Antron 99.

I am in North Finland, last 2 days, North East Coast area and Liverpool area, was the only skip hitting me, was driving a lot this week, car radio, President Mk Kinley.