G4CQM LIVE 144MHz TransAtlantic News/Propagation Forecasts
My interest in Two Meters (2M) TransAtlantic Propagation started on the 13th March 1989 during the massive aurora that occured on that day. A contact with Don VO1QF in Newfounland on 28MHz by Auroral E's inspired me to believe in the possibility of making such a QSO on 144MHz! That night Dave G4GLT worked Florida on 6M AE's! This project still remains one of the greatest and most difficult VHF DX challanges of all time! However, on the 6th July 2006 I worked CU8AO 59+ in HM49KL QRB 2420.64KM, half way across!
I am located near to the Atlantic Ocean (IO70ST) with 400W PEP output to a 2.5 Wavelength Yagi. During the nineties I tried several attempts with VE9AA, VE1KG and VE1HD. I have also copied the TransAtlantic beacon VE1SMU/H on 144.300Mhz as a very weak Tropo signal, on Monday 6th July 1998 at 13.15 UTC for around 20 minutes. Some time ago Mike Lee G3VYF suggested to me that a major E's event to Russia may be followed by a later opening to the USA. Thanks to Nick Gilly an FM Band 2 Dxer for his encouraging words and link to a Skywaves article describing the opening that occured on . Very exciting! Also Christopher Bartram GW4DGU and X-ATL!
Finally, many thanks to ALL the providers of information used on this page including Dave G7RAU LIVE MUF and Wally Mayo N4BHM ROANOKE WEATHER PAGE!!
