Topband: Condx

[N1BUG]

I've been doing the midnight to SR watch this week hoping 
3D2 and ZK1 show up.  Nothing yet.

The last two nights have seen great propagation from here to 
southern Europe, but poor to northern Europe.  The SM/OH/LA 
stations know all about that...

Condx to the northwest US were especially good tonight, with 
W7WKR (WA) running an honest 569 with 100 watts.  QRO 
stations from that corner of the country were 599 which 
does not happen often.  Not a trace of KL1V however.

Yesterday morning I was able to hear HL3IUA 339 and JA7NI 
peaked 449 for about 3 minutes.  Those are actually 
remarkably good signals for that path!  It is amazing to 
listen to W6/7/0/5/4 etc. working them with 579 to 599 plus 
reports!  I truly understand how the west coast must feel 
when we routinely work EU/AF/middle east with signals like 
that!  Unless greatly skewed, the path from here to JA goes 
just about over the magnetic pole... not good.

73,
Paul  N1BUG