Trans-Atlantic opening at 40 MHz - 13th Jan 2023

With the solar flux now up over the 200 mark, there was another trans-Atlantic opening on the 40 MHz band on Friday 13th January 2023.

In the past, the only thing we had to warn about potential trans-Atlantic openings on the 50 MHz (6m) band was strong signals on 28 MHz or utility signals in the low VHF spectrum. Now that there are stations transmitting on the 40 MHz band, it acts as a much better indicator that something might happen higher up in frequency.

It really does show the potential of 40 MHz as a beacon band when there is a rising F2 MUF due to solar activity. It really isn’t ‘just another band’ as some might suggest.

A list of transmitting and receiving stations is shown below with question marks after the dubious ones which may be reports for the wrong band.

Txmtr	Rcvr	Band	Mode	Distance	Time	(UTC)	FIELD8
KM9OUC	WESSEXSDR	8m	FT8	22:21:00	???????
EI1KNH	EI9KP	8m	FT8	210	km	19:21:11
EI1CAH	EI9KP	8m	PI4	88	km	19:20:30
WM2XEJ	N2OTO	8m	FT8	832	km	19:10:45
WM2XEJ	K9MU	8m	FT8	1454	km	18:30:56
WM2XEJ	K5YT	8m	FT8	1087	km	18:20:56
VA2CY	WW1L	8m	FT8	320	km	17:52:59
PJ4MM	K9MU	8m	FT8	4243	km	17:51:44
VA2CY	VE2YUC	8m	FT8	192	km	17:38:56
WM2XCC	N3IZN/SDR	8m	FT8	0	km	17:23:12
VA2CY	KE5ZBG	8m	FT8	3140	km	17:15:27
HB9HFJ	LZ1XM	8m	FT8	1351	km	17:05:12	???????
WM2XEJ	VE3MMQ	8m	FT8	1385	km	17:01:56
VA2CY	K5YT	8m	FT8	2545	km	16:49:59
VA2CY	PJ4MM	8m	FT8	3873	km	16:33:29
S50B	S59F	8m	FT8	19	km	16:07:43
G9PUV	G8BQR/OWRX	8m	FT8	214	km	16:01:00
WM2XEJ	VO1SIX	8m	FT8	2804	km	15:59:26
G9PUV	G0KTN	8m	FT8	177	km	15:57:45
WM2XEJ	VO1SIX	8m	FT8	2804	km	15:56:28
G9PUV	G7PUV/A	8m	FT8	9	km	15:51:15
G9PUV	G4EFE	8m	FT8	102	km	15:51:12
G9PUV	G0HVQ	8m	FT8	204	km	15:51:11
G9PUV	WESSEXSDR	8m	FT8	187	km	15:51:00
S59F	S50B	8m	FT8	19	km	15:50:13
G3XBM	G0HVQ	8m	FT8	181	km	15:44:11
WM2XEJ	AC4TO	8m	FT8	329	km	15:43:59
EI2IP	EI9KP	8m	FT8	186	km	15:15:11
WM2XEJ	WW1L	8m	FT8	1754	km	15:05:59
PJ4MM	CYA373	8m	FT8	3873	km	15:05:41
EI2IP	WW1L	8m	FT8	4389	km	15:04:44
PJ4MM	WM2XEJ	8m	FT8	2803	km	15:04:44
PJ4MM	VE2BI	8m	FT8	4025	km	14:56:11
WM2XEJ	PJ4MM	8m	FT8	2803	km	14:54:27
PJ4MM	K1HTV-4	8m	FT8	3095	km	14:54:15
PJ4MM	K5YT	8m	FT8	3557	km	14:54:11
PJ4MM	KC0IYT	8m	FT8	3370	km	14:52:46
PJ4MM	NW1B	8m	FT8	3497	km	14:52:14
PJ4MM	WW1L	8m	FT8	3595	km	14:52:14
PJ4MM	VO1SIX	8m	FT8	4072	km	14:52:13
PJ4MM	VO1SIX	8m	FT8	4072	km	14:52:11
WW1L	K1TOL	8m	FT8	115	km	14:48:44	???????
G9PUV	EI9KP	8m	FT8	705	km	14:48:41
EI2IP	N2OTO	8m	FT8	6487	km	14:48:30
G8BQR	G8BQR/OWRX	8m	FT8	0	km	14:48:15
G9PUV	VO1SIX	8m	FT8	3956	km	14:28:14
EI2IP	VO1SIX	8m	FT8	3335	km	14:27:13
G9PUV	VO1SIX	8m	FT8	3956	km	14:07:41
G9PUV	WW1L	8m	FT8	5010	km	13:58:44
G9PUV	CYA373	8m	FT8	5010	km	13:45:41
DC5TT	DK8NE	8m	FT8	131	km	11:48:43	???????
EI1KNH	DK8NE	8m	FT8	1148	km	10:31:14
OZ7IGY	DK8NE	8m	PI4	573	km	08:56:00
G9PUV	DK8NE	8m	FT8	705	km	08:48:43
OZ7IGY	DK8NE	8m	PI4	573	km	07:27:00