Correction. . VK direct path is due west. . . ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Raymond" <[email protected]> To: "TopBand" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, December 29, 2011 11:12 AM Subject: Topband: Remarkable LP Opening
> Topbanders in eastern and central NA were treated to perhaps one of the > best longpath openings to Asia in a decade. Ross, 9M2AX, was peaking S5 > here in Iowa 90 minutes before sunrise. Peter, XU7ACY, was peaking an > amazing S7. Both were peaking to the SW/SSW with nothing audible via > direct path. Many stations in the eastern half of NA worked both > stations. There was quite a pileup on Peter for an extended period of > time. DU1IST was copyable both direct and LP. VK3HJ, VK3ZL, and later > VK3IO were all loudest to the SW with signals peaking S8 (VKs often favor > the SW from the Midwest as the direct path from here is due east). > > All in all it was quite an unusual morning. > > 73 and Happy New Year to all. . . Dave > W0FLS > > _______________________________________________ > UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK > _______________________________________________ UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK
