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- Subject: propagation
- From: Mark Connelly <markwa1ion@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 9 Nov 2017 12:23:50 -0500
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Material below my text relates to 160m / 1.8 MHz but possibly relevant to MW BC as well: East Coast sunset - Australia sunrise long-path / grey-line propagation.
Recent China 1521 receptions in Canada and the upper Midwest / Lakes area US aren't exactly the same phenomenon but those still show that some unusual openings have been occurring.
Last night the thought was that conditions were going to be highly auroral, but TA's - admittedly dominated by Spain, Canaries, Algeria, Egypt - were in at fairly good levels. I thought I might get lucky again with South Africa on 576 but just RNE Canaries / Spain. 1521 around 0000-0100 UTC had Spain, not China.
Because of recent wind damage to the south antenna transformer connections, I was on the east antenna that somewhat subdues Latin America, e.g. 750 Newfie - YVKS shoot-out east antenna versus typical ton-of-bricks YVKS south antenna.
Last night Brazil was noted topping 610 and a bit on 760 jumbled with Colombia. But in general not that much exciting or unusual from the south. Probably more auroral tonight.
I should have the south antenna operational over the weekend. I think it's going to be subfreezing out back even during the day tomorrow.
Mark Connelly, WA1ION
South Yarmouth, MA
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Message: 1
Date: Tue, 7 Nov 2017 19:25:45 -0500
From: "John Kaufmann" <john.kaufmann@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <topband@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: Topband: Good Conditions Last Night
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Another sign of things looking up on Topband: I worked VK6VZ on long path
at 2128Z today, right at my sunset. Steve peaked 569 from the ENE and he
also worked at least a couple other W1's. I also had partial copy on VK6LW
CQing around the same time but Kevin was right at the noise and not quite
strong enough to make an attempt at a QSO.
73, John W1FV
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Message: 2
Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2017 15:51:31 +0800
From: "Steve Ireland" <vk6vz@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Topband reflector" <topband@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: "Phil Hartwell" <vk6gx@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Topband: Good long path opening from VK6 to NA
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G?day
It has been a pretty poor season here so far, with conditions after VK6 sunset into North America at/before sunrise well down on last year. However, this morning the band opened well into eastern North America.
Jeff VY2ZM was 569 at 2100Z (14 minutes before sunrise here) peaking a couple of minutes after my sunrise at 599, during our QSO.
After a internet message from John W1FV (MA) to try for a QSO, we worked easily ? after a number of years of trying ? at 2127Z with reports of 559 both ways. At the end of the QSO John peaked 589 and I was then QSOed by Roger N1RJ (ME) 56-79 and Dick W1ZC (NH) 579.
Long path QSOs with the USA on 160m only occur rarely from here ? I?ve had about 15 in 22 years ? but really get the adrenaline going when they occur. This was a really good opening ? and the A Index was 32 and the K index 6.
What a strange band is the topband!
Vy 73
Steve, VK6VZ
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