#6m propagation 13 november

 

Ok Bas, why all these maps with DX that can be worked all the time? Yes, I do post these maps with DX on 6m these days. For someone that has no or limited knowledge of radio and propagation it might be something weird. But for the 6m band DXer it is very interesting. My 6m setup consists of my IC-7300 max output about 70-75 Watt going to a 5/5 element YU7EF combi yagi on 14m height. It is not the best setup but for now it is working with a bit of luck. Today PSKreporter seems to be working again for RX spots. I received XV9T on FT8 with signals above +10dB but still was not able to connect to him. ET3AA was briefly seen with -16dB on 50310KHz FT8 after I saw a spot on the cluster. Unfortunately my signal was not seen anywhere outside my own country today. That proves that propagation is not always reciproke. Normally propagation on 6m is very rare in wintertime except in the solarmaximum were F2 propagation like on HF can occur. The nice thing is that F2 is holding on for weeks now. You can see DX on 6m almost every day.