2m and 70cm opening to ZL1 from VK2 and VK4

Yesterday afternoon  was first opening for  spring 2019 across the Tasman, contacts made on both 2m and 70cm, via tropo,   calls active were ZL1IU, ZL1RQ, ZL1SWW,  VK2ZT, VK2MAX, VK2VL, VK4UH, VK4CZ, VK4MIL, VK4KSY, VK4OX  and possibly others.  And the FK8ZNB 2m repeater also heard in far nth Qld.   Activity is a little earlier than normal, as it usually the first week of October that we get the tropo ducts across the Tasman Sea. Period of opening was approx 5.00 UTC to 10.00 UTC 16th Sept.