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Lunar weekend calendar 2023 Compiled by DL7APV |
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2400_Sat/ 0000 Sun |
Decl/ ° |
Loss/ dB |
Sun offset/ ° |
Temp 432/ K |
contest dates & meetings |
Comments |
Planned Expeditions on 432 or up |
JO62: Moon Rise/ set (UTC) |
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Jan 07/08 |
+11,3 |
-1,2 |
-111 |
30 |
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Day
PM |
|
12-01 |
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Jan 14/15 |
-8,5 |
-1,2 |
92 |
30 |
|
Day
AM |
|
00-10 |
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Jan 21/22 |
-24,7 |
+0,3 |
-6 |
30 |
|
Sun noise |
|
09-15 |
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Jan 28/29 |
+15,4 |
-1,2 |
-92 |
35 |
23cm ssb fun contest 17-17UTC |
Day PM |
10-24 |
|
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Feb 04/05 |
+22,8 |
-2,0 |
-176 |
20 |
|
Night |
|
15-07 |
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Feb 11/12 |
-13,0 |
-1,2 |
111 |
30 |
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Day
AM |
23-08 |
|
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Feb 18/19 |
-22,6 |
+0,2 |
13 |
30 |
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Sun close |
|
07-14 |
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Feb 25/26 |
+18,7 |
-1,2 |
-73 |
35 |
Day PM |
|
09-23 |
|
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Mar 04/05 |
+20,2 |
-1,9 |
-158 |
15 |
Eu VHF/UHF Tropo REF/DUBUS 9cm |
Night |
14-05 |
|
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Mar 11/12 |
-17,2 |
-1,1 |
129 |
35 |
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Day AM |
|
23-06 |
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Mar 18/19 |
-19,9 |
0 |
32 |
25 |
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Day AM |
|
06-13 |
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Mar 25/26 |
+21,4 |
-1,1 |
-54 |
35 |
Friday 24th
13cm ssb fun contest |
Day PM |
|
07-22 |
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Apr 01/02 |
+17,4 |
-1,8 |
-138 |
20 |
ARI spring contest |
Day PM |
13-03 |
|
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Apr
08/09 |
-21,0 |
-0,9 |
147 |
40 |
|
Night |
|
22-05 |
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Apr
15/16 |
-16,3 |
-0,2 |
49 |
25 |
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Day
AM |
|
04-13 |
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Apr
22/23 |
+23,5 |
-1,2 |
-34 |
35 |
Day
PM |
05-21 |
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Apr
29/30 |
+14,3 |
-1,8 |
-118 |
20 |
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Day
PM |
12-03 |
|
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May
06/07 |
-24,0 |
-0,6 |
165 |
45 |
Eu VHF/UHF Tropo |
Night |
21-03 |
|
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May
13/14 |
-11,9 |
-0,4 |
67 |
25 |
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Day
AM |
|
02-12 |
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May
20/21 |
+25,2 |
-1,3 |
-16 |
45 |
Sun close |
|
04-21 |
|
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May
27/28 |
+10,8 |
-1,8 |
-98 |
20 |
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Day
PM |
|
11-24 |
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June
03/04 |
-26,2 |
-0,4 |
-177 |
80 |
Night |
|
20-02 |
|
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June
10/11 |
-7 |
-0,4 |
85 |
25 |
Day
AM |
|
01-11 |
|
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June
17/18 |
+26,4 |
-1,5 |
2 |
45 |
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Sun noise |
|
03-20 |
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June
24/25 |
+7 |
-1,8 |
-78 |
20 |
Day
PM |
|
10-22 |
|
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July
01/02 |
-27,7 |
-0,2 |
-158 |
160 |
Night |
|
19-00 |
|
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July
08/09 |
-1,9 |
-0,4 |
103 |
25 |
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Day
AM |
|
23-10 |
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July
15/16 |
+27 |
-1,7 |
20 |
40 |
Sun close |
|
02-19 |
|
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July
22/23 |
+2,9 |
-1,8 |
-58 |
25 |
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Day
PM |
|
09-20 |
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July 29/30 |
-28,6 |
-0,2 |
-140 |
260 |
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Night |
|
19-23 |
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Aug 05/06 |
+2,9 |
-0,3 |
122 |
25 |
Day
AM |
|
21-09 |
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Aug
12/13 |
+26,9 |
-1,8 |
37 |
30 |
Day
AM |
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00-17 |
|
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Aug
19/20 |
-1,5 |
-1,8 |
-38 |
30 |
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Day
PM |
|
08-19 |
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Aug
26/27 |
-28,9 |
-0,3 |
-122 |
160 |
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Day
PM |
|
17-22 |
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Sept
02/03 |
+7,1 |
-0,2 |
142 |
25 |
Night |
|
20-08 |
|
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Sept
09/10 |
+26 |
-1,8 |
54 |
25 |
Day
AM |
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00-16 |
|
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Sept
16/17 |
-5,8 |
-1,7 |
-19 |
30 |
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Sun close |
|
07-17 |
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Sept 23/24 |
-28,3 |
-0,4 |
-105 |
60 |
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Day
PM |
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16-20 |
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Oct 00/01 |
+10,9 |
-0,2 |
162 |
30 |
ARI
autumn contest |
Night |
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18-07 |
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Oct
07/08 |
+24,5 |
-1,8 |
73 |
20 |
Day
AM |
|
22-14 |
|
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Oct
14/15 |
-10 |
-1,5 |
1 |
30 |
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Sun noise |
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06-15 |
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Oct
21/22 |
-26,7 |
-0,5 |
-89 |
40 |
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Day
PM |
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14-19 |
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Oct
28/29 |
+14,4 |
-0,3 |
-177 |
30 |
Night |
|
16-06 |
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Nov
04/05 |
+22,5 |
-1,8 |
92 |
20 |
Day
AM |
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21-13 |
|
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Nov
11/12 |
-13,7 |
-1,3 |
21 |
30 |
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Sun close |
|
05-14 |
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Nov 18/19 |
-23,9 |
-0,4 |
-73 |
30 |
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Day
PM |
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13-18 |
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Nov
25/26 |
+17,8 |
-0,6 |
-158 |
35 |
Night |
|
15-05 |
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Dec
02/03 |
+20 |
-1,8 |
111 |
15 |
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Day
AM |
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20-11 |
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Dec
09/10 |
-17,1 |
-1,2 |
41 |
35 |
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Day
AM |
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04-12 |
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Dec
16/17 |
-20,4 |
-0,2 |
-57 |
30 |
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Day
PM |
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11-18 |
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Dec
23/24 |
+21,2 |
-0,9 |
-140 |
35 |
Xmas |
Night |
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13-04 |
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Dec
30/31 |
+16,9 |
-1,8 |
131 |
20 |
HNY |
Day
AM |
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19-09 |
ATP=ActivityTimePeriod for 432MHz, see homepage
of SM2CEW or EME pages send reports to K2UYH & Dubus,
432 MHz activity times should boost the 432MHz CW EME activity. See some
big guns in CW within 432.010 and 432.050 MHz.
High positive Declination shows that
the moon transit is in the northern hemisphere, red negative Decl
indicates a southern transit of the moon.
Loss in dB indicates the extra losses due to the different distance earth-moon,
best case at perigee is +0,3dB
and worst case at apogee -2dB.
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Sun Offset vs Time of Day for Visible Moon |
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-180° |
-120° |
-30° |
0° |
+30° |
+120° |
+180° |
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Night |
Day (PM) |
Sun noise |
Day (AM) |
Night |
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The background
TEMPeratue indicates the losses caused by the
noise from objects behind/near the moon. Coldest value on 432 is 15K and when the moon is in front
of our galactical centre this value can be up to 200K. This can cause up to 8dB
extra losses on RX at a good station.
More detailed info
can be taken from VK3UM(sk)
famous EME Planner
Sat = Saturday,
sun = Sunday, all times in GMT/UT
Nice view of the earth from
moon on G4ZTR pages see here
More 432
& up EME news and hints can be found on http://www.moonbouncers.org/
Details about expeditions
are here
A good contest
overview you can find at WA7BNM
All about 6m
EME here
Link to EA6VQ 144 MHz calendar
Also good 2m
moon chart is here
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Year |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
2026 |
2027 |
2028 |
2029 |
2030 |
2031 |
2032 |
2033 |
2034 |
2035 |
2036 |
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max. declination in mid of the year |
23 |
25 |
27 |
28 |
28 |
28 |
27 |
25 |
25 |
24 |
22 |
21 |
19 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
19 |
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declination.at perigee |
+5 |
-25 |
-27 |
-25 |
+7 |
+28 |
+26 |
+22 |
+9 |
-21 |
-21 |
-21 |
-13 |
+6 |
+17 |
+17 |
+18 |
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maximum el. in JO62jr |
61 |
62,5 |
63,5 |
64,5 |
65,3 |
65,3 |
64,8 |
62,5 |
62,5 |
61 |
59 |
58 |
56 |
55 |
55 |
55 |
56 |
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All values in degrees. |
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The maximum declination increases until 2024/25 Perigee,
high positive declination and even low spread are out of phase 2021 till 2023 |
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Regulary annual dates
Tropo contests Europe
VHF/UHF contest
1. full weekend in March, May and July
VHF contest IARU Reg.1
1. full weekend in September
UHF/SHF contest IARU Reg.1
1. full
weekend in october
CW Marconi contest 2m IARU Reg.1
1. full weekend
in november
SHF contest Europe
1. full weekend in June
LY contest 3rd
Saturday of august 17-23utc
ESTONIAN OPEN VHF/UHF/SHF FIELD DAY
The first weekend of August
Czech Activity VHF/UHF/SHF Contest is every 3rd Sunday
from 8:00 UTC till 11:00 UTC
Tropo contests USA
ARRL VHF contest 3rd
full weekend in Jan
ARRL VHF contest 2nd
full we in June
ARRL VHF Contest 2nd
full we in sept.
ARRL UHF
Contest 1st full we in aug
HAM-Meetings
Europe
HAM-Radio (Friedrichshafen DL) last full weekend in June
USA
Dayton HAMvention
3.weekend in may -- NEW Location from 2017 !!
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Preliminary Lunar weekend calendar
2024 Compiled by DL7APV |
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2400_Sat/ 0000 Sun |
Decl/ ° |
Loss/ dB |
Sun offset/ ° |
Temp 432/ K |
contest dates & meetings |
Comments |
Planned Expeditions on 432 or up |
JO62: Moon Rise/ set (UTC) |
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Jan
06/07 |
-20,2 |
-1,1 |
61 |
40 |
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Jan
13/14 |
-16,5 |
+0 |
-38 |
30 |
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Jan
20/21 |
+24,2 |
-1,1 |
-123 |
35 |
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Jan
27/28 |
+13,4 |
-1,9 |
151 |
20 |
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Feb
03/04 |
-23,2 |
-1,2 |
80 |
40 |
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Feb
10/11 |
-12,9 |
+0,2 |
-19 |
25 |
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Feb 17/18 |
+26,3 |
-1,2 |
-106 |
45 |
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Feb
24/25 |
+9,6 |
-2,0 |
171 |
20 |
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Mar 02/03 |
-25,8 |
-1,2 |
99 |
60 |
Eu VHF/UHF Tropo |
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Mar
09/10 |
-9,3 |
+0,3 |
1 |
25 |
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Sun noise |
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Mar
16/17 |
+27,5 |
-1,1 |
-89 |
45 |
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Mar
23/24 |
+5,5 |
-2,0 |
-170 |
20 |
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Mar
30/31 |
-27,9 |
-1,2 |
116 |
120 |
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Apr
06/07 |
-5,5 |
+0,2 |
22 |
25 |
ARI spring
contest |
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Apr
13/14 |
+27,8 |
-1,1 |
-71 |
40 |
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Apr
20/21 |
+27,2 |
-1,9 |
-150 |
25 |
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Apr
27/28 |
-29,1 |
-1,1 |
132 |
60 |
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May
04/05 |
-1,1 |
-0 |
41 |
25 |
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May
11/12 |
+27,2 |
-1,1 |
-53 |
30 |
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May
18/19 |
-2,7 |
-1,9 |
-129 |
30 |
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May
25/26 |
-29,3 |
-0,9 |
149 |
180 |
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June
01/02 |
+3,9 |
-0,2 |
60 |
25 |
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June
08/09 |
+26,1 |
-1,1 |
-34 |
30 |
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June
15/16 |
-6,7 |
-1,8 |
-109 |
30 |
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June
22/23 |
-28,6 |
-0,6 |
166 |
70 |
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June
29/30 |
+9,1 |
-0,4 |
78 |
25 |
HAM Radio ????? |
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July
06/07 |
+24,4 |
-1,3 |
-16 |
20 |
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July
13/14 |
-10,5 |
-1,8 |
-88 |
30 |
CQ WW VHF ??? |
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July
20/21 |
-27,3 |
-0,4 |
-176 |
45 |
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July 27/29 |
+14,1 |
-0,4 |
95 |
30 |
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Aug 03/04 |
+22 |
-1,5 |
3 |
20 |
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Sun noise |
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Aug
10/11 |
-14,2 |
-1,8 |
-68 |
30 |
20th EME conference NJ |
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Aug
17/18 |
-25,4 |
-0,3 |
-158 |
35 |
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Aug
24/25 |
+18,5 |
-0,3 |
113 |
35 |
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Sept
00/01 |
+19,1 |
-1,7 |
21 |
15 |
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Sept
07/08 |
-17,8 |
-1,8 |
-48 |
35 |
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Sept
14/15 |
-23 |
-0,3 |
-139 |
30 |
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Sept 21/22 |
+21,9 |
-0,2 |
131 |
35 |
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Sept 28/29 |
+15,7 |
-1,8 |
40 |
20 |
ARI
autumn contest |
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Oct
05/06 |
-21,1 |
-1,8 |
-29 |
40 |
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Oct
12/13 |
-20 |
-0,4 |
-120 |
30 |
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Oct
19/20 |
+24,4 |
-0,1 |
150 |
35 |
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Oct
26/27 |
+11,9 |
-1,8 |
59 |
20 |
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Nov
02/03 |
-23,9 |
-1,7 |
-11 |
40 |
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Nov
09/10 |
-16 |
-0,5 |
-101 |
30 |
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Nov 16/17 |
+26,1 |
-0,1 |
169 |
40 |
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Nov
23/24 |
+8 |
-1,8 |
79 |
20 |
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Dec
00/01 |
-26,2 |
-1,6 |
7 |
60 |
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Sun noise |
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Dec
07/08 |
-11,3 |
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