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| 2025-05-08 19:57:32 | n8dmt@mastodon.radio | 21 | Working on it... | Looking over the listing shows HC28 to be of interest (working 6m ES-skip is always fun). Issue is that my indoor mag loop does not cover 6m (only up to 10m).Need to set a mental reminder to review this challenge again after setting up a temp OUTDOOR antenna over 2024 ARRL Field Day weekend. Typically try to work a station or two on each of the allowed bands (40m and up) as part of that activity. Worked a few CW and FT-8 stations last year on 6m…#HamRadio #HamChallenge |
| 2025-05-19 01:32:32 | yo3gnd@mastodon.radio | 31 | Success! | The condx were terrible and I really, really hoped for a 6m qso, but nothing happened. I did hear F4JRC, about 2000 km away on the magic band #HC28S.Contacting other xOTA station wasn't as easy as the usual P2P or P2S, but I did get ~15 in the log, not counting multiple parks and multiple ops setups. #HC16SI even had some CW qsos with other hams with whom I share this instance #HC38S, but I couldn't find someone for #HC30 #hamchallenge |
| 2025-05-19 01:51:34 | yo3gnd@mastodon.radio | 31 | Success! | The condx were terrible and I really, really hoped for a 6m qso, but nothing happened. I did hear F4JRC, about 2000 km away, on the magic band #HC28S.Contacting other xOTA stations wasn't as easy as the usual P2P or P2S, but I did get ~15 in the log, not counting multiple parks and multiple ops setups. #HC16SI even had some CW qsos with other hams with whom I share this instance #HC38S, but I couldn't find someone for #HC30 #hamchallenge |
| 2025-07-09 21:32:14 | ei7ijb@mastodon.radio | 7 | Working on it... | For the 28th challenge, 'Receive a station on 6m via sporadic E’, I might check if I can receive on 6m. #hamchallenge HC28 @hamchallenge |
| 2025-07-13 15:15:58 | ian@mastodon.radio | 27 | Success! | Circumstances were against me getting the proper 6m antenna out this week, but I received some sporadic-E signals nonetheless.Week 28 makes another batch of four, so you can read the full details of this and the previous three weeks here:https://ianrenton.com/blog/52-week-ham-radio-challenge-roundup-weeks-25-28/#HamChallenge HC28S |
| 2025-07-14 17:00:28 | K3LOE@mastodon.radio | 10 | Success! | This map shows the grids I've worked over the last month on 6m FT8, since getting an N4HER aluminum dipole for $20. Furthest contact was a station 1881 km away in Quebec on the Gulf of St. Lawrence. I'm not sure how I'd confirm after the fact which were sporadic e and which may have been F2 or tropospheric ducting. But I assume some of these were so I'm giving myself a win for #HC28S https://hamchallenge.org/2025/28#HamRadio #6m #RadioPropagation #AmateurRadio #HamChallenge @hamchallenge |
| 2025-07-14 17:11:29 | K3LOE@mastodon.radio | 10 | Success! | This map shows the grids I've worked over the last month on #QRP 6m FT8, since getting an N4HER aluminum dipole for $20. Furthest contact was a station 1881 km away in Quebec on the Gulf of St. Lawrence. I'm not sure how I'd confirm after the fact which were sporadic e and which may have been F2 or tropospheric ducting. But I assume some of these were so I'm giving myself a win for #HC28S https://hamchallenge.org/2025/28#HamRadio #6m #RadioPropagation #AmateurRadio #HamChallenge #5W |