[SEDXC] Funny band conditions this morning

[David Thompson]

I saw a lot of DX showing on DX summit this morning so I went up and found 
Europe calling EP3SMH.  He came up after a few minites to 5/5 and I was the 
only one calling when he asked for NA.

I went to 28440 and heard VK9CZ weakly with the beam on EP so I turned it to 
direct short path and he was S7.  I got him second call with 90 watts.

Just after I worked the VK9 something happened to the band (1420Z) and 
almost all signals went out except for a few EU calling VK9.  Even the local 
on 28425 calling CQ 10 10 was down to S2.   I went to 12 and the only DX I 
heard was an F5.  Slowly the band came back in on 10 and I noticed several 
W4 listing VK9CZ but nothing here.  The strongest signal on the band was a 
JY4 at 10 over 9 about 28460. I saw a N1 saying the VK9 was S9 in new 
England and easy.  Still zip here.  He was 589 on 21 CW at 1510Z.

SF and spots rairly high but A and K 3 and 2.  20 was great last night with 
Russia and EK7AD booming in.

Selective blackout or what??

73 Dave K4JRB