2026 TEP

On 26 March 2026 Ashwin 3B8GL reported his first 2m TEP contact for 2026 with Oleg A65BR (Umm Al Quwain, UAE)

Trans-Equatorial Propagation (TEP) is an amateur radio propagation mode allowing VHF signals (50-432 MHz) to travel thousands of kilometers across the magnetic equator. TEP typically occurs during afternoon and evening hours, especially near solar maximum, connecting stations in opposite hemispheres (e.g., Europe/Africa, Japan/Australia).