Topband: Summer conditions

[John Tait]

"When no one tries, the band is closed"

Agreed!     So far this "closed" Summer season has given me four new 
DXCCs.. 7O6T, RI1ANF, CY9M, and YE0M. Three of these are already 
confirmed on LOTW.  Except for 7O6T, I had an almost empty band to work 
the others. I assume that this is because everyone else thought that the 
band was closed.
               Vy 73
                    John EI7BA


On 15/08/2012 16:41, Bruce wrote:
> Thanks Tom.
>
> The real killer is when someone attaches  "for the season" to band closed,
> or band open. Many readers think its time to
> quit in the summer.  I have not been too active, but can usually work
> Europeans at their sunrise as I get ready for bedtime.
>
> 73
> Bruce-K1FZ
>
>
>   Don't take this the wrong way, but 160 meters is open all summer and all
>   winter long ***if*** people take time to operate. This is especially true
> in
>   the southern USA with our shorter summer daylight period.
>
>   When no one tries, the band is closed.
>
>   73 Tom