Topband: 5X

[Jon Zaimes AA1K]

I was quite surprised tonight when I came out of the office, just after 0500z, and flipped on the mobile rig to find a 5X1 calling CQ on 1828, quite copyable even though I was in a light industrial area with some noise (but not unusual to hear Europeans from that spot either).

I was even more surprised when he came back to my first call -- though while he had my call correct he wasn't sure and kept asking for repeats, then faded into the noise a few minutes later as I was driving out of the parking lot.

Upon checking sunrise time for 5X, it seems theirs was 0335z today -- hearing one an hour and a half past this would be most unusual.

Was anyone else QRV at this time hearing this station? I heard no other DX on for the rest of my hour-long drive home.

73/Jon AA1K