Normally in our region it is 50.150, though i tend to check your region 50.110 regularly, as well the DX cluster for activity.
Last few years worked French Guyana, Dutch Suriname, missed just Curacao, but worked all Europe, Russia,North Africa, Israel.
Had a few small openings during the winter, just Europe, due to the cold snap of 12 weeks we had here, quite uncommon...
Normally the F2 season starts around end March early April, to the end of September here.
I'm already listening in if i get the beacons louder as normal.
( old fashioned i know...)
The 5 element antenna is at 45 feet above ground, very low loss coax on it, N connectors.
Works like a charm, when there are openings, i can get along with the better guy's with stacked antenna's and more power.
Free take off to the USA/Canada, just cows grazing "under the antenna" till the horizon. ;)
Would be a hoot if we can get back working you guy's on 6 meters.
Openings can pop up all unexpected, last 10 minutes till days, be on 6 when the band opens.
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A great pioneer...
Thanks for the heads up.
Will be intersting to see this year what i can do with the 5 element beam and 100 watts in it ;)
Do you monitor 50.110?
Wonder when/if we will start getting some F-2 openings Cor?