Topband: Delaware DX report

[Jon Zaimes AA1K]

C91KDJ was a new one at 0252z Sunday (my Saturday night), after hearing 
him weak starting around 0230z. He peaked 579 a few minutes later, just 
after his sunrise, and was still good copy when he left the band a half 
hour later.

It's rare here to copy just one UA0 station, but Sunday morning three 
Zone 18 UA0's called in -- between 1030-1115z, and I was able to pull 
one out for a QSO. They were coming in direct path, over the North pole. 
It took me a while to figure they were coming in best on the 25 degree 
Beverage -- I don't hear much on that one but VE's, and I often wonder 
if it is even working! I don't have a Beverage due North, and usually 
the 320-degree or 342-degree phased pairs hear the UA0s in the morning. 
Only one JA called in, at 1046z, just a minute or two before my sunrise.

Today I could just hear a trace of UA0SC. But from 1129-1208z I had 
worked 16 JA stations, some peaking 579. Several of these were 
first-time QSOs. The last JA heard was more than 30 minutes past sunrise.

Nice to hear the band perking up.

73/Jon AA1K
Felton, Delaware
www.aa1k.us