SHORT SKIP

[Sonar]

There was hours of short skip on the evening of (Friday) 7/7/17. I've heard the word sporadic E thrown about for this (short skip phenominum.) I've also head sporadic E is and only should be used in the context of VHF as it defines a particular phenomenon that takes place on VHF only. Is this true? If so would the phrase short skip be technically correct for HF? I'm in NJ and most of the other (short skip) was from New England.

 

[Road Squawker]

...sporadic E is and only should be used in the context of VHF as it defines a particular phenomenon that takes place on VHF only...

Es is common from 27 to 110 MHz.

 

[JoeDirt]

Whats your location? If you live near the coast you can also experience Tropospheric Ducting. Most of the data is for VHF/UHF. I have always thought "Tropospheric" conditions play a role in some evening time north south skip we get on the west coast.

 

[543_Dallas]

I've had this happen 3 times that I remember on 11 meters. The first was a guy in San Antonio, TX (230 miles), the next was around Oklahoma City (180 miles) and a few days ago I heard someone in Commerce, TX (85 miles) on 28.