Beeing on a short trip to Ireland I used the chance to be QRV on 50 MHz as EI8HH.
While it was raining outside I enjoyed the Es opening on May 10th: More than 80 QSOs in 2 1/2 hours to middle europe. It´s always nice to be at the right end of the pile up!
50 MHz Es Opening on May 10th
Remarkable were several QSOs to G-stations with distances of only 500 km at the end of the opening. All were S9.
Short skip to G
Yesterday, as a matter of course, I had to direct the antenna to the moon after installing the software for controlling the rotator by my computer. I was lucky to hear the first signals off the moon: LX1DB was active and could be heard with 419 in CW. Today I tried again and heard HB9Q with S3 in JT65. Later DJ9YW was heard also with S2.
After a couple of days with strong activity on the sun it finally happened:
On October 30th 2003 I saw northern lights for the first time in my live!