Topband: Lightning QRtopband <topband at contesting.com> season?

[Bruce]

I worked G3JMJ 8-13-2013 at 0352 UTC with 5-8-9 reports both ways. This was 
just a short time after a posted W1AW was very weak.
Spotlight communications ???
Here on the Maine coast 'Fish Net Beacons'  were numerous, some very strong-

73
Bruce-K1FZ
www.qsl.net/k1fz/beveragenotes.html


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Luis Mansutti IV3PRK" <luisprk at tin.it>
To: <mstangelo at comcast.net>
Cc: "topband" <topband at contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2013 11:44 AM
Subject: Re: Topband: Lightning QRN season?


> Unfortunatly that's right, but not for all.
> Before going on Internet, I always check 1802.5 to see if W1AW is coming 
> through...and if I hear it, I move up and give some CQ's, otherwise I go 
> back in the sack.
> For sure I can confirm that this season has been the worst one in over 20 
> years of Topband summer DXing. Not even any activity with Africa or South 
> America !
>
> 73
> Luis IV3PRK