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Re: Topband: ARRL 160 this year

To: Gary@ka1j.com
Subject: Re: Topband: ARRL 160 this year
From: Art Snapper <art@nk8x.net>
Date: Sun, 6 Dec 2015 19:45:45 -0500
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There was significant aurora over the N. Atlantic and VE4,5,6,7 land last
night.

de Art NK8X
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On Sun, Dec 6, 2015 at 3:48 PM, Gary Smith <Gary@ka1j.com> wrote:

> Did my sojourn into the ARRL 160 this weekend. Interesting comparing
> last year to this year: Last year I was QRP and California and many
> DX were calling me and there was a fair QRN/M last year. I worked
> most everything I heard but it took time.
>
> This year I was also QRP but I made zero CA contacts, only worked GW
> & EI with the rest the usual Caribbean/Central American stations. The
> band was much quieter and though I could hear DX, my 5W didn't fare
> so well and their signals for the most part, weren't booming. There
> were many I could not work this year.
>
> Conditions, conditions, conditions...
>
> 73,
>
> Gary
> KA1J
>
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