160 meters was fantastic overnight (Sunday night/Monday morning) from the Midwest USA into Europe. Signals peaking 20 to 35 db over my noise floor from big stations that normally run 6 to 12 db over my noise floor when conditions are good.
It was one of those special nights that only happens a handful of times each season (if that) from my location. 73, Don (wd8dsb) On Mon, Dec 16, 2019 at 2:25 PM Richard McLachlan <[email protected]> wrote: > Well, the band was open albeit briefly this morning from the UK to ZL. > When I used to operate in G/ZL tests in the early 60s that was thought > impossible at this time of year. I can’t speak for the intervening years > but other than at the Equinoxes there is no grey line path between the two. > > So something must be working well. > > Richard > G3OQT > > > On 16 Dec 2019, at 19:16, [email protected] wrote: > > > > > > > > We've had 92 percent spotless days since May 19th. > > > > > > The last time this happened was more than 100 years ago > > when there were 93% spotless days from Feb 28 to Oct 24, 1913 > > > > > > > books.google.com/books?id=SWdCAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA68&lpg=PA68&dq=daily+sunspot+number+1912&source=bl&ots=p-7Rhel4dI&sig=ACfU3U0YMpFQ0tdADTYYhiyI-qcWOWdEPQ&hl=en&ppis=_e&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiM-s7o6rrmAhWQxVkKHbaZCHAQ6AEwCnoECAoQAQ#v=onepage&q=daily%20sunspot%20number%201912&f=false > > > > > > 73 > > Frank > > W3LPL > > _________________ > > Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband > Reflector > > _________________ > Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband > Reflector > _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
