Topband: Boring Report - 19-Dec

[Tree]

Once again, Europe made it into the log - but only just barely.  OH1XX
stuck with it until we got a good QSB peak to exchange reports.  

Yesterday, it was OH2BO.  The day before that, it was OH1XX again and
the day before that I worked only UA9NN - 200 watts from Omsk.  

Last night marked the return of the excellent pipeline between ZS and
the pacific northwest.  This opening was a lot of fun 11 years ago when
I would work ZS4TX easily.  I was calling CQ and this loud signal came
back - too loud for a European....  and it wasn't.  It was ZS1REC.

Here is a recording of the tail end of our QSO:

http://www.kkn.net/~tree/160/zs1rec_18Dec2008.mp3

Was disappointed not to work 5X1GS with conditions this good - but maybe
we can pull that QSO off in the next week.

Worked a handful of the usual suspects in Europe last night - but also
added UA4RZ as a first time QSO.  I also heard RK3EK CQing both last 
night and this morning - but he doesn't seem to be hearing very well.

73 Tree N6TR/7
Boring, OR