Superb conditions to EU from IL last night as well. Definitely the best
top band conditions I've experienced.
Matt NQ6N
On Wed, Dec 7, 2016 at 1:56 PM Art Snapper <art@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Conditions to EU were better than I have seen so far this season I was only
> on from 0430-0500z, but even that was impressive.
> Tom 4O/KC0W was very loud. In fact, he was louder than he is at our sunset
> peak.
> 73
> Art NK8X
> On Wed, Dec 7, 2016 at 2:46 PM, <daraymond@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Greetings Topbanders. . .
> >
> > I got on the air on TB late last evening about 11:00 p.m. Central
> Standard
> > Time and had a pleasant surprise. I had been QRV 160 earlier in the
> > evening and found conditions to EU to be poor (when I have trouble
> copying
> > SV3RF, F5IN, HA8RM, etc., things are bad). However, I got back on later
> > having suspicions that maybe conditions were beginning to improve so I
> > started calling CQ. I was pleasantly surprised and ended up working 32
> EU
> > stations (not a bad run from here in the Midwest). It wasnâ??t a
> continuous
> > run as I stopped to tune around from time to time to see what else might
> be
> > going on. I could have worked more stations but was tired and went to
> bed.
> > The real surprise was well over half the EU stations worked were either
> new
> > call signs for 160m or all time new call signs. I was careful to make
> sure
> > I was getting call signs accurately so
Iâ??m confident the â??uniqueâ?? call
> > signs were indeed valid. As we get further
into the season Iâ??ve noticed
> > the past week or so this pattern of improving conditions as EU SR
> > approaches. It most definitely has not always been that way this season
> > here in Iowa. In any case, it might pay for you stateside guys to stay
> up
> > a little late as EU seems to waiting.
> >
> > 73 and compliments of the Season. . .Dave, W0FLS
>
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