Well conditions had been pretty good all week up to Wednesday . . . I had plenty of QSOs right across the US, and was getting NA RBN S/N reports between +30 to 40dB, which is as good as it gets.
However on Wednesday night I came on the band around 0000Z, but saw that my RBN reports were way down - I figured this was likely to be due to QRN rather than propagation. So I didn't stay on very long. I tried again around 0300, but it was much the same. Incidentally, as I have mentioned previously, there always used to be a big peak on 160m signals around our Sunrise . . . but I find the reverse is true these days. Best reports from across North America are around 00.30 for me . . . signals drop off at least 10dB as you get near our Sunrise. (and I've noticed the same on receive, listening to lots of stations during the contests). So I rarely bother coming back on at Sunrise. Anyway, hopefully there will be lots of activity next Wednesday night. Happy New Year to everyone ! 73 Roger G3YRO _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
