tropo ducting along VK2 coastline 25th November, 2024

 checked at 7am,  plenty distant 2m and 70cm rptrs this morning, it faded out at 11am (24:00utc)

VK2RFS 146.750,  20/9  , VK1RGI 146.950, 147.100 ???? weak,  could be south coast and VK2RDX 146.650 20/9, 

and other people working DX,

tropo ducting along VK2 coastline and inland today 24th November, 2024

 William Hepburns's Tropo website showing  good tropo on the coast and out to sea, 
VKSpotter.com  showing lots of good activity, 2m WSPR   and I see the VK4's doing some 24GHz DX.

VK Microwave groups

 some VK Microwave SHF groups :

VK3-Microwave@groups.io

https://groups.io/g/VK2-Microwave-Users-Group/topics

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.

DX Report 19th December 2018

another opening to ZL yesterday from VK2, on 2metres  and FM broadcast band across Tasman Sea.
ZL2WHO beacons heard into Sydney and Newcastle areas. Interestingly, Hepburn didnt predict much tropo for the day.
For the day before (18th December) good opening  on 2metres between VK4 and VK5 a few contacts.