Perhaps some should not be so fast to judge. At my station in Arizona it
is possible to hear Africa and Europe 1-2 hours before sunset in the
right conditions. Although extremely rare.
This morning I worked 6 stations CW beaming NW low power in zones 23,16
and 15. They were: JT1CO, SM5EDX, UT2IV, LA1MFA, RA4LW and SM2EKM. These
QSOs were 10-12 hours different from my normal path. This was my best
opening westward in 45 years on 160m. Vlad, RA4LW was so strong for a
short period I would have called him a local.
Regarding RBN: many are easily overloaded by a local. For me I almost
never get spotted in EU or Asia yet I continue to work them.
Anything can happen during solar minimum and Winter Solstice.
73, HNY
de W7RH
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