Topband: More JA and contest

[Paul Kelley N1BUG]

We had a rather unusual opening to JA this morning. That path normally 
peaks right at sunrise (on the few days there is anything at all). This 
morning the peak was 30 minutes before sunrise. I heard several JA's and 
worked only one. But it was the first time I had JA's answer my CQ! I 
might have had time for more if intermittent power line noise hadn't 
made me struggle so long to identify JA0QNJ. The signal was fine... when 
the noise was off. All JA's heard this morning were peaking on the 
direct path, northwest.

I was only able to operate the second night of the contest, and 
consequently missed a new one the first night. Conditions were generally 
poor. To keep from getting bored I made another attempt at single night 
WAS but ended up with only 48 this time. I couldn't find a ND station 
and had no propagation to AK.

73,
Paul N1BUG