Topband: ARRL160 Test conditions

[Richard (Rick) Karlquist]

On 12/6/2014 11:36 AM, Jim Brown wrote:
> I rolled out at 3 am hoping to pick up the six eastern states I need for
> QRP WAS, and found conditions quite poor. Could get as far east only as
> WD5R and N0NI. Couldn't even make it with NO3M, who has great ears.
>
> 73, Jim K9YC

N03M and WD5R were among the handful of eastern stations I was able
to work early in the night.  I don't know what magic they had.
N0NI (normally a beacon station) was missing in action until the band 
got back in shape.  The early conditions were so bad I actually was
afraid I would miss Iowa.  I filled out my multiplier list mainly from
10 PM until midnight local.  There were still a fair number of eastern
stations on at 3AM local, although I had already worked nearly all
of them.  Thank you night owls.

Rick N6RK