Topband: strange conditions

[Steve Flood]

Eric Scace K3NA"  wrote...
>
> It should be noted that, as sunrise approaches, QRN propagating from the 
> newly sunlit sectors encounters high absorption.  But this is routine 
> quieting ... not the sudden or unusual quieting mentioned in the notes 
> from Larry N7DD and Steve KK7UV.
>

I did not get to witness the onset or total duration of the quiet conditions 
event I heard on Feb. 4, it was in progress as I turned the rig on.  So I 
have no idea how long it occurred beyond the 5 minutes or so I was listening 
to as conditions returned to "normal" noise.

Steve KK7UV