LA0BY/p in JP30SI wkd via MS on 144 MHz:
The location for my Perseid expedition 2000 was the Dyranut cottage, almost on top of the Hardangervidda at 1250m asl (thanks to LA5KO for the valuable advise on the QTH!). The horison was flat from 120-160 degrees, rising slowly to perhaps 2 degrees towards both Southwest and East. There were some mountains also in Northern directions but the elevation was less than 5-7 degrees. The owner of the cottage was very friendly and supplied even 230 V (see his website http://dyranut.no/). Here are the results: 2000-08-11 1900-1915 ES1RF KO29IF 27 27 10b 4p 2s C 1930-2000 RA3DQ KO85QU 26 2b 2p NC 2000-2045 UT5ER KN78ER 26 26 5b 3p 10s C 2135km 2058-2112 RU1AA KP40XD 38 38 mni b+p 8s C r 2300-2330 I8MPO JN70FP NIL SSB 2240km 2334-2339 S51AT JN75GW 27 37 2b 10s C r SSB 2000-08-12 0000-0030 IK0BZY JN61GW 26 2b NC 2075km 0230-0300 EA6VQ JM19MP NIL 2320km 0428 DL3HRT JO61AB 37 27 1b C r SSB 0432 DF2ZC JO30RN 37 27 1b C r SSB 0434-0444 DO1MJF 37 59 3b NC r SSB *1 0451 DH0GHU JN38VN 37 27 1b C r SSB 0451 DL5MCG JN58KH 27 27 1b C r SSB 0452 DL1DUR JO70KV 37 37 1b C r SSB 0459-0502 G7RAU IO90IR 38 38 4b C r SSB 0506-0518 DH3YAK JO31RS 37 26 6b C r SSB 0518 DL8EBW JO31NF 37 36 1b C r SSB 0518-0524 HB9DFG JN37SM 37 1b NC r SSB 0530 G1WPF IO91RP 38 36 1b C r SSB 0543 DF1IAZ JN49LD 38 38 1b C r SSB 0545-0547 DL9YEY JO41GV 38 39 3b C r SSB 0545 DF8IK JO30JT 38 37 1b C r SSB 0551 DL9USA JO71EN 38 38 1b C r SSB 0551 HB9DFG JO37SM 38 38 1b NC r SSB 0551 F6FHP IN94TR 39 27 1b C r SSB 1815km 0551-0553 F6DKW JN18CS 39 39 2b C r SSB 0553 DC7OH JO62 39 37 1b C r SSB 0553 DK5TE JN58BG 38 38 1b C r SSB 0805 DJ3MY JN58QD 38 39 1b C r SSB 0805-0808 DH5FS JO61UA 38 39 3b C r SSB 0813-0814 DL5MAE JN58VF 39 38 3b C r SSB 0814 HB9DFG JN37SM 38 39 1b C r SSB 0814 DF1CF JN57FP 39 39 1b C r SSB 0816-0826 F/G8MBI JN04FT 37 27 2b NC r SSB 0821-0822 ON1AEN JO10UV 39 39 3b C r SSB 0826 S57EA JN76HE 37 37 1b NC r SSB 0828 ON1ALJ JO10UU 39 37 1b C r SSB 0829 DH3IAJ JN48HD 38 28 1b C r SSB 0831 DL4NAA JN49NX 39 39 1b C r SSB 0831 PE1GNP JO31IX 37 37 1b C r SSB 0839-0842 SM2CEW KP15CR 38 27 3b C r SSB 0843 F/G8MBI JN04FT 37 27 1b C r SSB 1791km 0846-0847 DG3GAG JN48NB 39 37 2b C r SSB 0852-0858 G0CUZ IO82WM 38 38 2b C r SSB 0900-0913 S57EA JN76HE 37 27 5b C r SSB 0914-0920 DK1CM JO40LG 29 29 5b C r SSB 0920 G4SFY JO02QT 39 26 1b C r SSB 0920-0939 OK1FGM JN79PV 27 27 4b C r SSB *2 0945-0952 DJ5RE JN59WK 39 38 4b C r SSB 1016-1035 F5HRY JN18EQ 37 37 2b NC r SSB 1035 G4AEP IO91NJ 37 37 1b C r SSB 1037-1052 F6EAS IN98LV 39 39 4b C r SSB *3 1041 EI3GE IO63XD 37 27 1b C r SSB *3 1041 G4ASR IO81MX 37 37 1b C r SSB *3 1130 F4AZF JN38IW 37 27 2b C r SSB *3 1705-1740 RK3AF KO75WO 27 27 16b 30s NC *4 1900-1930 RW3TU LO25BR NIL 2183km 1954-2025 OK1UAK JO70MB 27 27 11b 10s C r 2053-2107 OK2MWR JN99HQ 38 27 mni b+p 15s C r 2135-2153 DL0GER JN49CC 37 38 mni b+p 7s C r 2200-2222 YU7MS KN05FJ 27 27 8b 20s C 1868km 2222-2238 YU7KB JN94XX 38 27 10b 2p 12s C 1896km 2300-2315 IC8FAX JN70CN NIL SSB 2000-08-13 0500-0528 I5YDI/5 JN54BB 27 27 mni b+p 30s C r *5 1820km 0540-0600 F5LRL JN26MV 27 27 mni b+p 15s C r *5 0610-0627 DL1EEX JO31MA 27 26 mni b+p 6s C r *5 0700-0728 9A1CAL JN86EL 37 37 mni b+p 10s C r *5 0728-0743 YU7ACO KN05QC 37 27 8b 30s C r *5 1926km 0748-0758 DH9GCD JN38VF 38 27 10b 20s C r *5 0840-0910 I4XCC JN63GV 28 27 mni b+p 3s NC r *5 0930-1005 G3IMV IO91OX 28 37 mni b+p 20s C r *5 *1 He did not transmit my call *2 He was running only 50W. *3 These QSOs were made on 144,200 MHz due to poor response on 144,155 MHz. *4 Did not receive signals for 3 periods and assumed he stopped because of Aurora. *5 These QSOs were made on 144,100 MHz due to poor response on 144,155 MHz (called CQ there for one hour). The BIG event this year was the major Aurora opening, which lasted almost from 16 UTC on Friday to 08 UTC on Sunday (see separate report). My MS activity was quite a bit affected by this, of course. Which way should I turn the antenna? Moreover, the Aurora spoiled my rest periods, hi. Fortunately I had arranged only few MS skeds for which I was on. Sometimes I was called by stations via Aurora while my antenna was beaming South, trying to work MS. All in all I worked 60 stations via MS, and 203 via Aurora. A few stations were worked on both MS and Aurora. Since I was not continuously on 144,155 MHz for MS the response there was not always good during my announced random times. Next time I may only run skeds on this frequency, and use the usual calling frequencies for random activity. Using the letter calling system on 144,100 MHz proved to be a very efficient method of performing QRM-free random CW operation.
LA0BY/p in JP30SI wkd via Aurora on 144 MHz:
2000-08-11 1605 DH8BQA/p JO73CF 57A 55A 0 1606 LA8AJA JP50HQ 57A 57A 1607 SM3UFF JP80HP 56A 55A 1608 DL3BQA JO73CF 59A 53A 1609 SK7MW JO65MJ 59A 57A 1611 LA5FHA JP50EV 56A 57A 1613 DL9MS JO54WC 59A 57A 1615 LA8WF JO59GV 57A 55A 1619 SM3AKW JP92AO 54A 33A 1623 SM0FZH JO99HI 59A 55A 1627 G4LOH IO94IA 57A 55A 0 1631 DL1SUN JO53PN 53A 54A 1635 SK6HD JO68SD 53A 53A 1738 GM4ILS IO87IP 52A 52A 350 1753 SM0KAK JO89XK 53A 52A 2158 OH5LK KP30ON 57A 56A 0 2201 DK3BU JO33NO 59A 59A 2202 PA3BIY JO22EB 52A 52A 2203 SM7WT JO65QQ 57A 59A 2204 DL5BBW JO32NH 55A 55A 2206 DL8UD JO44SK 59A 59A 2207 SM6EAN JO57WQ 57A 57A 2209 DK5DQ JO31PG 57A 57A 2210 PA3CEE JO33JI 59A 59A 2211 PA3BGM JO33CE 57A 55A 2213 PE9DX JO33MD 59A 59A 2214 OH1XT KP01UK 59A 59A 2214 DF0WD JO42FD 57A 57A 2216 G0KPW JO02OD 59A 59A 2217 SM3UZS JP92EW 57A 57A 2218 SM4HFI JP70TO 57A 57A 2220 GM0GMD IO86AE 57A 59A 2222 DL1BEY JO33RJ 57A 59A 2223 G0FYD IO83IO 54A 53A 2225 LA8KV JP52QQ 53A 53A 2227 G0PES IO83LS 56A 55A 2229 PA3CEG JO33FB 55A 55A 2230 G0RUZ IO93FR 55A 53A 2235 OH0/DL1UU KP00AC 57A 59A 10 2240 SM4WHF JP70OC 55A 55A 2242 GM4YXI IO87WJ 59A 59A 2243 SM5EFP JO79WJ 56A 57A 2247 OH1LTU KP01TB 54A 55A 20 2253 ES2NA KO29JL 55A 57A 30 2255 SK4AO JP70TO 59A 59A 2000-08-12 0305 OH1LT KP00XO 55A 55A 10 0307 DL5ME JO52SD 59A 55A 0309 PA3DOL JO22MT 59A 59A 0310 DK3XM JO43XL 57A 59A 0311 DL1SUZ JO53UN 59A 59A 0313 F6IFR JN09TT 56A 55A 0314 PA5DD JO22IC 55A 55A 0318 DL1EJA JO31DS 59A 57A 0319 PA2DWH JO22GD 55A 53A 0321 DK3WG JO72GI 59A 59A 0322 DL6YCY JO41CU 55A 51A 0323 LY1DQ KO25RF 59A 59A 30 0326 LY2SA KO14LL 59A 59A 0327 DL5WG JO52VK 57A 59A 0328 DL1EAP JO31CC 59A 59A 0329 PA2DWH JO22GD 59A 57A 0331 PE1HWO JO21GV 59A 59A 0332 DL4ABJ JO42XP 57A 59A 0334 DJ9CZ JO31BC 57A 55A 0335 LY2MW KO24PQ 59A 59A 0337 OH6MAZ KP21IG 59A 59A 0338 DL8CMM JO52VM 59A 59A 0339 OH6PA KP02PL 56A 59A 0343 DF7KF JO30GU 59A 54A 0345 ON6NL JO21UE 56A 55A 0346 UA3MBJ KO88SA 57A 57A 30 1713km 0347 DL6UAL JO61XU 57A 56A 0348 DL2ARD JO60AR 56A 57A 0349 OK1YA JN79IO 55A 55A 0350 ES2WX KO29JN 59A 59A 0351 OK1MAC JN79IO 55A 55A 0352 DL6BF JO32QI 59A 59A 0353 RA3IG KO87OT 55A 53A 40 1703km 0355 OH3OZ KP20JR 59A 59A 0357 ON4AMX JO20KV 55A 55A 0359 DK1GS JO54LH 56A 58A 0405 ES1QD KO18PO 56A 59A 20 0406 ES1RF KO29IF 56A 59A 0414 ES6DO KO28WA 55A 57A 0418 GM0BQM IO85CE 59A 59A 350 0555 DG6JF JO33QN 59A 59A SSB, my beam South!! 0606 SP1MVG JO73FJ 59A 51A 20 0610 DJ3HW JO42LH 59A 59A 0612 DF1RL JO43MW 59A 59A 0613 LY2IC K014WW 57A 57A 30 0614 OZ1HNE JO57GG 59A 59A 0617 DL3BUE JO72FH 55A 55A 0618 SP2BNJ JO94HK 59A 59A 0619 SM3JGG JP71WJ 55A 55A 0620 PA0WWM JO22FE 55A 55A 0622 DF1BN JO31GD 55A 55A 0624 DJ6LV JO31JG 56A 56A 0626 PA4VHF JO32EH 56A 56A 0626 DL8AKI JO51CH 59A 59A 0628 OH3TZ KP11TM 57A 57A 0630 G3BJD IO84GM 55A 55A 0 0632 PE1LWT JO22VA 59A 59A 0633 DL5ZL JO51CH 59A 59A 0634 DH2OAA JO42TU 59A 59A 0635 LA4YGA JO48AE 56A 59A 0636 DD3SP JO72EN 59A 59A 0637 OH3AWW KP21QF 59A 57A 0640 SP2MKO JO93CB 59A 59A 10 0642 DL1GSJ JO43WN 56A 59A 0647 DG7TG JO43TX 59A 59A SSB 0651 OH1HSC KP10CM 59A 55A SSB 0700 SM0DZB 59A 59A 0702 SM3VED JP80PM 59A 59A 0703 DF0CI JO51CH 57A 55A 0704 DL9QB JO44UL 54A 59A 0711 DL1RNW JO62GH 56A 55A 0714 LA3PK JO59KF 59A 59A 0716 DL7ULM JO52SN 56A 59A 0717 OZ1FDH JO65CS 59A 59A 0718 DL2HRE JO51TQ 56A 57A 0719 DL1XP JO53HV 55A 55A 0720 DL4OL JO52BC 59A 59A 0721 DL7YS JO62NM 59A 59A 0722 DK3FW JO42VG 57A 57A 0723 PA1LA JO32BM 55A 55A 20 0724 DL8GP JN39LH 55A 57A 0725 RU1AA KP40XD 59A 59A 0727 ES1MW KO29HI 55A 55A 0728 DH7FB JO62SM 59A 59A 0730 DK5LA JO44TR 59A 59A 0733 RA3DRC/1 KO55JR 55A 55A 1453km 0735 SP4MPB KO03GS 59A 57A 0735 PA9KT JO33JF 59A 59A 0737 DK3RA JO53LU 59A 59A 0740 DL0SE JO31PG 59A 59A 0741 DL2AN JO44PS 59A 55A 0744 SM0BSB JO99 52A 52A 0745 PA2CHR JO22XA 59A 55A 0746 DL7BU JO51UT 55A 55A 0747 DF5LQ JO44XK 57A 59A 0748 DL7UDA JO72TK 59A 59A 0749 DL8EBW JO31NF 53A 53A 1510 SQ1FTB JO73VT 59A 55A SSB 1514 DG0RG JO62JV 59A 59A SSB 1516 DG5BD JO43HM 57A 54A SSB 1519 DO7LTW JO43TX 56A 59A SSB 1522 SP1NQN JO84ML 59A 55A 1523 LY3ED KO14UX 59A 55A 30 1527 SM3MXR JP80GR 59A 59A 1530 DJ6HF JO42OP 57A 57A 1531 DL9USA JO71EN 54A 55A 1533 DK8EL JO31LJ 55A 55A 1535 DK4AN JO41CM 57A 58A 1536 DL0ER JO31LJ 55A 55A 1537 PA3ECU JO32CF 59A 59A 1538 SM6HBI JO58RF 59A 59A 1540 LA4XGA JP33VC 59A 59A 1540 SM5IOT JO99BX 59A 59A 1542 PA3AKM JO32BS 59A 55A 1546 ES7MS KO28SL 53A 55A 1548 DL3JIN/p JO61KA 59A 57A 1549 DL1BXZ JO72DK 55A 55A 1550 DK2RA JO64RK 57A 55A 1552 DL1RTL JO62PH 59A 55A 1554 DF9VF JO42GA 56A 55A 1555 DL7ANR JO62PM 59A 59A 1556 LA6OJ JO28VR 55A 56A 1558 ES1OX KO29HI 55A 55A 1559 ES2DF KO29GG 57A 59A 1600 SM5KNV JO88MW 59A 59A 1601 DH0LS JO61II 55A 55A 1604 OZ1LPR JO44UW 59A 59A 1605 DJ6TK JO53FG 59A 59A 1606 DJ3XK JO53AN 59A 59A 1607 GM0CLN JO85HV 57A 55A 1608 PA0ZM JO32GK 59A 55A 1617 PA0RDY JO22KJ 59A 57A 1618 GM3WOJ IO77WS 54A 55A 1619 OZ1LO JO55VC 59A 59A 1621 DL6CTG JO52XJ 59A 59A 1624 SM4XIH JO79KA 59A 57A 1625 DL9BDM JO33RL 57A 57A 1627 LA6HL JO28TW 59A 59A 1631 GM0HTT IO89JC 59A 57A 350 SSB 1639 SP3VSC JO92DF 57A 57A SSB 1642 PE1LHM JO22BC 55A 55A SSB 1643 PA3FXB JO33KC 57A 57A SSB 1646 SP2IQW JO94GM 46A 56A SSB 1647 PD0PQS JO33IC 59A 59A SSB 1648 DL9OBD JO42QN 59A 59A SSB 1650 SK6HD JO68SD 59A 59A SSB 1651 DL2NS JO43LD 59A 59A SSB 1652 DG3XA JO44WJ 59A 53A SSB 1654 PD0NHM JO33BC 59A 59A SSB 1656 DH8GV JO33RL 59A 57A SSB 1657 PE2ENG JO32NX 59A 57A SSB 1659 OH1HSC KP10CM 56A 57A SSB 2247 SP1CNV JO84CF 57A 55A 20 2248 DL5LBQ J044MM 55A 55A 2252 SP2BOF JO94FM 57A 55A 2254 YL2KA KO26AX 57A 59A 2255 SM1HOW JO97GL 57A 59A 2318 SM7WT JO65QQ 59A 59A This was the best Aurora I ever have experienced. In my QTH it was Aurora for 2 days continuously (SK4MPI auroral). Tried to work as many stations as possible, but pay attention for the DX as well. The Aurora was visible around midnight on both days. On August 11 it was overcast but I could still see the Aurora through the clouds.
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Stefan Heck, last updated August 2000.