TopBand: CONDX?

[SCOTT LONG]

Here at my QTH about 35 miles west of Columbus Ohio I have been noticing 
a change in band condx.  It seems though condx at my sunset has been 
staying about the same. I am hearing England, Germany, Italy and that 
area, then about 20 minutes after sunset signals begin to fade.  Around 
0300-0400 signals then begin to pick up again and they normally have 
been hanging in there until about 0600 (latest I've been up).  I am 
running a low profile 160 station I guess you would say, Inverted-L 
(vertical is 85 ft), no rx antennas here.  The condx from day to day is 
what really catches my interest on this band, it seems to be full of 
surprises.

Below is a report from NOAA that I am wondering how this will change 
condx on 160 over the next few days.  Maybe some of you more experienced 
ones can comment.

Happy Holidays,
73, Scott, K8SM

# Prepared by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Environment Center
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#                   Space Weather Alert
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 Stratwarm Alert exists Stratwarm Monday
Comment: stratwarm alert/Monday/ stratwarm exists. 
An intense warming exists over siberia, alaska and the adjacent polar 
region with a temerature increase of more than 35 dgs c during a week 
over north siberia and the adjacent arctic. Temperature gradient 
reversed between 60n and the jpole at 10hpa and above in the upper 
stratosphere.

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