Topband: 8R1EA (AH8DX) Friday

[ah8dx Craig Maxey]

WOW! What a night. I am pooped. I stayed on 160 all night last night. 157 
stations made it into the log. 36 of them were Euro's. A gud number of OH 
stations had gud sigs. Even an HA station on ssb. Nothing heard out of 
LA-land though. As the night went on and closer to the EU sunrise the 
conditions got worse even though I hung in there. I noticed propagation took 
big big dips, signals disappeared for long periods and would never recover. 
Stations tell me that they worked ops up the Caribbean Island chain and 
can't understand why they couldn't hear me. I don't know why. Maybe just the 
distance far enough south or maybe my low inverted vee. Possibly the boys in 
the islands are running verticals.

Sorry I couldn't get more in the log. Even though the ARRL contest is this 
weekend. If EU stations hear me well enough on ssb, please give me a call, I 
will try to work you anyway even if no points are counted.

Thanks to everyone and I just wish I could have put more in the log on the 
top band.

Gud Dx,

Craig Maxey, AH8DX & 8R1EA

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