The K3LR 160 Skimmer just heard HA0NAR at 2014Z. That is one hour and 45 minutes before sunset at K3LR. Yes, only 3 dB above the noise floor - but still - this very early in the day to hear anything
Just a few minutes after sending my post about 80 meters sigs, I am now hearing a few EU stations now on 160, one hour before my SS here in Arkansas. Hope this holds up!! 73 Joel W5ZN Yes, only 3 dB
Tim, You sure called it spot on, amazing signals from Europe prior to my sunset near Indianapolis. Thanks for the heads up. 73, Don wd8dsb _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting
Its more than 1:15 before my sunset here Arkansas. I don't hear any EU on 160 just yet however there are several EU on 80 meters now that are S7-S9 here. I'm anxious to see when 160 pops in! 73 Joel
QRN Lightning Static received here in Wisconsin is raising my noise floor by 10-20 dB. Radar shows the storms are in Iowa, Nebraska, and Kansas. Really unusual for this time of year! 73 Lloyd - N9LB
This morning sunrise Hawaii time the band opened into EU and I was able to worked a number of stations, all the way down to EA6, and even DL an hour after sunrise, several were still calling as the
13 NA and VE stations the log last night which is not bad for me. Mainly east coast but it's over the pond. On the subject of RBN reports I usually get single digit db reports from the main RX statio
All, Out West conditions to EU were good before Sunset but Spotty. SM5EDX had a good signal at Sunset. LY7Z and RA4LW at times were booming. Then the band petered out with lots of QRN from Summer lik
At sunset tonight I was decoding a strong FT8 signal from EK8ZT. That's not a common DX at this QTH...6000 miles is a bit longer than I normally copy with my non-competitive station. Then at 0330 I c
And unfortunately, even with additional radials I put down last weekend, my 100 watts to the 1/4 wave inverted L (90 feet vertical) was not enough to get through to VP8EME. The bizarre thing about se
I saw 8+ stations all calling VP8EME MANY times. So he was widely heard and here (Seattle) about -13. I only saw a couple of Q's completed, so you were not alone. I had worked him before and remember
I very much doubt EK8ZT. Smells very fishy, all the big EK signals are pretty well known in EU and that's not one of them. I think they saw you coming. HNY Clive GM3POI At sunset tonight I was decodi
The EK was calling CQ with a US grid square..might be legit ? jay ny2ny _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector