I’ve had a chance to operate on the 6m Band this past week. We are approaching the prime time for the summer Es (E-Skip) season here in the Northeastern United States. I was fortunate to catch a typical limited DX opening on the 6m band between our location here in New England and Europe…

Source: Perspectives on a 6m DX Opening

The spring 6m Es season is well underway here in New England. We are beginning to see some DX opening to Europe daily. As a result, I thought that it might be a good time to share some information about 6m DX openings using some examples captured during a recent operating session here at AB1OC-AB1QB. The link above contains the details.

The article illustrates what a typical 6m opening to Europe from here in New England is like. It also includes some information about how to monitor the 6m band to spot short-lived DX openings when they occur.

FT8 mode, JTDX software, and PSKReporter are described in the article at the link above. These are useful tools for monitoring propagation and working contacts on the 6m Band.

I hope that you’ll give the 6m Magic Band a try this Es season!

Fred, AB1OC