14MHz DX looking good.

Over the past few days, long-path DX at 14MHz has picked up considerably.

From around 07UT until about 12UT, propagation to VK and ZL has been very good.  Yesterday morning, VK stations on SSB were around S9, and the far rarer ZL stations around S6.  Obviously, the weak signal digital modes extend the possibility and time available for a successful exchange considerably.

Earlier in the week, long-path propagation, even using low power and simple wire antennas, extended as high as 21MHz (to far eastern Russia), which hasn't been seen for a very long time.

This is how JA was looking on FT8 (about 15W to a vertical delta loop) at around 08:15UT this morning, probably via long path.