Last Friday evening at the club, (live-streamed on our usual Zoom link) John Berry gave a talk on the fascinating world of Sporadic E.
Sporadic E (often abbreviated Es) is an unpredictable event that can happen at almost any time. It does, however, most often develop around seasonal peaks and normally during the daytime.
It's an unusual type of radio propagation which occurs within the E layer of the Earth's upper atmosphere at a height of between 50 and 100 miles, and can give rise to surprising long-distance communication opportunities for those radio operators that are ready to take advantage on the 2m, 4m, 6m and 10m amateur bands.
The event was open to all MSARS members, any member from any other radio club, or indeed anyone else interested in this exciting and unusual propagation medium.
