I also worked VU2DX after W6IZT spotted him. It was amazing how strong
he was. I kept thinking he must not be real !.. I have never heard a vu2
that loud even on 20 meters. I didn't hear anything else strong from
that area. But I did notice that night many more ja's on 17 and 20 than
I have seen in recent times. Overall conditions have been terrible. I
was off last week and found very little dx to work. At times I thought
something was wrong with my antennas.
Gordon N4LR
> just before and after our sunset and just after sunrise. The
conditions
> have been unbelievable for the last week or so.
>
> YB1A has been on just about every evening this past week on 40 CW. So
> have several of the big
> JA stations. I worked VU2DX on 40 CW with a S9 signal on Saturday
> afternoon. 20 meters has been opening LP to Asia just after sunset.
9V1YC
> has been on the last several nights around 0000z on 20 CW. Last night
I
> worked him and he was S9 plus 10 dB. 20 meters has also been good LP
> between 1300-1500Z. Worked HS0AC LP on Saturday morning.
>
> I am using simple antennas - a wire vertical with 4 elevated radials
on 40
> and a dipole @ 35 ft on 20.
> I bet those with better equipped stations could work even more than I
did.
> Heard K1ZZI working some JA's LP the last couple nights on 40 CW.
>
> 73 and HNY.. Jeff
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