TopBand: Re: More morning Eu from USA NorthWest

Tue, 23 Dec 1997 20:43:27 GMT+1

>The morning Europe opening on 12/23 was workable at least as far east as
>Colorado.
>
>There was a local packet posting of SM2EKM by KV0Q at 1222Z.  When I first
>listened at 1324Z, SM2EKM was calling N6SS on 1831, but N6SS wasn't hearing
>Jim. I called Jim, and we exchanged 569/559.  Jim was copyable only on the NE
>beverage.  I tried several CQ's around 1826 between 1330Z and 1355Z, but no
>responses.
>
>Heard KH6AT and N6SS calling YB1AQS around 1345Z, but nil here.
>
>73,
>Steve, N2IC/0
>smlondon@lucent.com
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Yes there has been a coupple nice days on 160 and I am totaly amazed that
even I can work some dx on the band, need bigger hardware to tangle with
the big boys.
I was calling CQ around 12Z on a absolutly dead band and out of the blue
KH6AT answered me, thats far out. Besides N2IC/0 and KV0Q I also worked
a coupple others, K7DZ I think. Left the band for 80 mtrs around 1400 and
80 was very hot for west coast shorth path and now I was able to tangle
with the big boys and thats fun.
Also I was hearing AM band broadcast from VE6 VE7 W6 W7 all day long, quite
neat.
I would guess signals do come right over the pole, I have a beverage towards
ZL/JA (Long Path W6 on 80) and signals totaly dissapear on it, that is the 
W6/7/0 stuff around 14Z etc etc, so its no long path.
Tomorrow I will only be QRV around 07 - 12 Z after that I am grounded by my
wife to celebrate xmas, will be QRV again the 25th.

73 merry xmas / Jim SM2EKM

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