3C5 propagation in 1998 Click here to go back to the home page
by Alan Isaachsen, 3C5I

I have prepared a summary of propagation from 3C5 in 1998 in the style that PA3EUI used. I wish that I had had this information at the start of 1998 and I hope it will help others who may need it.

CTY Total

Here are the grand totals
of the countries worked in
1998 by 3C5I. I never
realised there were 65
Maltese stations acrive
on 6m!
I0 90
9H 65
I9 62
EH 57
I5 57
PA 46
SV 45
PY 43
I7 34
9A 29
DL 27
4X 26
I4 24
G3 22
I2 21
I8 19
F 18
I6 18
LZ 17
G4 14
ON 14
SM 13
YU 13
ZP 12
I3 11
GW 10
OZ 10
YO 10
CT 9
I1 8
TT 7
S5 6
SP 5
7Q 4
CN 4
GJ 4
IS 4
OE 4
YT 4
LX 3
ZS 3
5B 2
ER 2
G8 2
OD 2
OK 2
EI 1
G0 1
G1 1
G5 1
G6 1
HB 1
LU 1
OM 1
OS 1
T7 1
TA 1
Z3 1
ZR 1
Grand 915

The tables below shows the times and countries worked each month throughout the year.

A few comments:

  1. Of the 915 contacts with 540 stations, only 240 QSLs were received (but many are in the mail, no doubt)
  2. There are many patterns of consistent paths from 3C5, particularly to EH, I, 9H, SV - it surprised me how often paths were open. I won't even guess modes of propagation, or their combinations.
  3. There were many paths missing, mostly to Southern Africa.
  4. Stations were generally very good in limiting QSOs to 1 or 2. Most multiple contacts came with other DX stations that I encouraged, eg 4Z5JA, on an otherwise empty band . I very much like to do this just to exchange DX/RST information.
  5. It amazed me how unpredictable or localised propagation was. S9 signals from TV (48.250, 49.750 etc) guarantee nothing with often nobody on the band. But quite often the odd contacts to PA or north G were at a time when there was no TV at all from anywhere in Europe.

Thanks to all those stations who made my year here an interesting and enjoyable one! I hope that '99 will be even better and be more magic for us all! Alan, 3C5I

1998 propagation from 3C5
February 1998 propagation from 3C5
Period Callsigns Total
07:00 08:00    
08:00 09:00    
09:00 10:00    
10:00 11:00    
11:00 12:00 9H, I, IS 6
12:00 13:00 9A, I, SV, EH 17
13:00 14:00 9A, 9H, CT, I, SV 42
14:00 15:00 9H, F, I 15
15:00 16:00 I 1
16:00 17:00    
17:00 18:00    
18:00 19:00    
19:00 20:00    
20:00 21:00    
21:00 22:00    
22:00 23:00 CT3 1
23:00 24:00    

Notes: February was first month on 6m
as 3C5I from Feb 10 onwards

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March 1998 propagation from 3C5
Period Callsigns Total
07:00 08:00    
08:00 09:00    
09:00 10:00    
10:00 11:00    
11:00 12:00    
12:00 13:00 I, SV 5
13:00 14:00 9A, 9H, CT, I, SV, TT, EH 19
14:00 15:00 9H, EH, I, SV, TT 20
15:00 16:00 I 3
16:00 17:00    
17:00 18:00    
18:00 19:00    
19:00 20:00    
20:00 21:00    
21:00 22:00    
22:00 23:00 4Z 1
23:00 24:00    
Notes: Not operational from March 11-28 48
 
April 1998 propagation from 3C5
Period Callsigns Total
07:00 08:00    
08:00 09:00    
09:00 10:00    
10:00 11:00    
11:00 12:00    
12:00 13:00 I, TT 4
13:00 14:00 9H, EH, 5B, I, LZ, SV, YO, YT, YU 60
14:00 15:00 9A, 9H, CT, EH, I, IS, F, PA, S5, SV, YT 78
15:00 16:00 9H, I 6
16:00 17:00 9H, EH,I, SV 4
17:00 18:00 YU 1
18:00 19:00    
19:00 20:00    
20:00 21:00 4Z 1
21:00 22:00 PT 2
22:00 23:00 4Z, CT3, EH, PP, PY, ZP, 24
23:00 24:00 PP 3

Notes: Changed from 4el quad to 2x5el vert polarised beams which
helped with QRM and enabled more QSOs during TV hours.

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May 1998 propagation from 3C5
Period Callsigns Total
07:00 08:00    
08:00 09:00    
09:00 10:00    
10:00 11:00    
11:00 12:00    
12:00 13:00    
13:00 14:00 TT 1
14:00 15:00 PA, YU 9
15:00 16:00 9A, DK, I, LX, LZ, ON, PA, SV 17
16:00 17:00    
17:00 18:00 DL, HB, I, IS, YU 9
18:00 19:00    
19:00 20:00    
20:00 21:00 4Z 2
21:00 22:00    
22:00 23:00    
23:00 24:00    

Notes:

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June 1998 propagation from 3C5
Period Callsigns Total
07:00 08:00 F, G, OZ, SM 6
08:00 09:00 EH, G, GJ, GW 10
09:00 10:00 OS, OZ, TA 3
10:00 11:00 G, OZ 2
11:00 12:00    
12:00 13:00 OK, OM, OZ 5
13:00 14:00 LZ 3
14:00 15:00 ER, LZ, ON, SM, SV 17
15:00 16:00 ER, LZ, ON, SM, SV 1
16:00 17:00 GJ 1
17:00 18:00    
18:00 19:00 F, G 5
19:00 20:00    
20:00 21:00    
21:00 22:00    
22:00 23:00    
23:00 24:00    

Notes:

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July 1998 propagation from 3C5
Period Callsigns Total
07:00 08:00    
08:00 09:00 G, PA, SM 6
09:00 10:00    
10:00 11:00 9A 2
11:00 12:00 PA 2
12:00 13:00 PA 1
13:00 14:00    
14:00 15:00 I, S5, SP 4
15:00 16:00 YU 1
16:00 17:00 SM 1
17:00 18:00 DL, EI, G, I, ON, OZ, PA, SM 26
18:00 19:00 G, GW 12
19:00 20:00 4Z 1
20:00 21:00 S5 1
21:00 22:00    
22:00 23:00    
23:00 24:00    

Notes: Noise cancelling unit in operation, making
QSOs during TV hours hours more feasible.

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August 1998 propagation from 3C5  
Period Callsigns Total
07:00 08:00 9A, G, I, S5 7
08:00 09:00 9A, G, GW, PA, YU 16
09:00 10:00 9A, 9H, DL, G, GW, OE, SP, YU 17
10:00 11:00 I, ON, T7 3
11:00 12:00 G 1
12:00 13:00 9A 1
13:00 14:00    
14:00 15:00    
15:00 16:00 9A, 9H, EH, I, LZ 18
16:00 17:00 9A, EH, I, YU, Z3 11
17:00 18:00 9A, 9H, DL, EH, I, LX, OZ, PA, SM, SV, YO, YU 64
18:00 19:00 DL, G, I, PA 18
19:00 20:00 4Z, CT3, OD 9
20:00 21:00 4Z, EH 2
21:00 22:00    
22:00 23:00    
23:00 24:00    
Notes: 167
 
September 1998 propagation from 3C5  
Period Callsigns Total
07:00 08:00 PA 1
08:00 09:00    
09:00 10:00    
10:00 11:00    
11:00 12:00    
12:00 13:00    
13:00 14:00    
14:00 15:00    
15:00 16:00 I 1
16:00 17:00 SV 1
17:00 18:00 9H, I 2
18:00 19:00 4Z 2
19:00 20:00 4Z, CN, CT3, EH, OD 8
20:00 21:00 4Z 1
21:00 22:00    
22:00 23:00    
23:00 24:00    
Notes: Not operational from Sep 13-30 16
 
October 1998 propagation from 3C5
Period Callsigns Total
07:00 08:00    
08:00 09:00    
09:00 10:00    
10:00 11:00    
11:00 12:00    
12:00 13:00 9A, EH, I, LZ, OE, YT 11
13:00 14:00 9A, 9H, EH, F, I 35
14:00 15:00 F, I, YO 4
15:00 16:00 9H, I, SP 7
16:00 17:00 7Q, 9H, CT, I 10
17:00 18:00 EH 1
18:00 19:00    
19:00 20:00 4Z, 5B, 7Q, 9H, CN, EH, F, I, SV, ZS 21
20:00 21:00 9H, CT3, I, SV, ZP 11
21:00 22:00 4Z, 9H, CN, EH, I, ZP 8
22:00 23:00 PY, ZP 10
23:00 24:00 LU, PY, ZP 20

Notes: Not operational from Oct 1-3

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November 1998 propagation from 3C5
Period Callsigns Total
07:00 08:00    
08:00 09:00    
09:00 10:00    
10:00 11:00    
11:00 12:00    
12:00 13:00    
13:00 14:00    
14:00 15:00    
15:00 16:00    
16:00 17:00 I 1
17:00 18:00    
18:00 19:00    
19:00 20:00 7Q, SV 2
20:00 21:00 9H 3
21:00 22:00 9H 2
22:00 23:00    
23:00 24:00    
Notes: Not operational from Nov 7-28 8
 
December 1998 propagation from 3C5
Period Callsigns Total
07:00 08:00    
08:00 09:00    
09:00 10:00 I 1
10:00 11:00 4Z, 9A, DL, EH, GJ, GW, I, LZ, OE, ON, SM, SP, YO 23
11:00 12:00 9A, 9H, DL, EH, F, G, I, LX, OK, ON, PA, SM, YO 43
12:00 13:00 DL, EH, F, I, S5, SV 28
13:00 14:00 EH, F, I 12
14:00 15:00 EH, F, I 15
15:00 16:00 EH, F, I 1
16:00 17:00 I 1
17:00 18:00    
18:00 19:00    
19:00 20:00    
20:00 21:00    
21:00 22:00 I 1
22:00 23:00    
23:00 24:00    

Notes:

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