Topband: lack of activity on TB from left coast

[HAROLD SMITH JR]

On 12/28/2013 12:54 AM, Dr. Wolf Ostwald wrote:
> hny to everybody on the reflector !
> today we saw real good condx to the western US here from central EU. But i guess the word did not spread fast enough. I sure was missing all the " clear channel stations" from the coast.
> VE6SV had a blasting signal here way into daylight. My guess is, that with the high solar activity the days with west coast propagation have been few from central EU and the interest faded.


And a personal note. You were the first EU I worked on 160 when I moved to CA in 2006, but I still don't have a response from the card I sent you via the Bureau. The last thing I'm going to do is respond to your CQ. Thankfully other DL stations were more courteous.

73, Jim K9YC

Also as a personal note. If I am interested in receiving a QSL from a DX station, whether for a new country or for an Award. I do not 
QSL via the Bureau. I send the card direct! 

I found that Wolf was very good at QSLing.

73 de Price W0RI and trustee of W0CKC