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 <[email protected]> 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, <[email protected]> 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 wasn’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 I’m confident the “unique” call > > > signs were indeed valid. As we get further into the season I’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 > > > _________________ > > > Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband > > _________________ > > Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
