Topband: Happy Thanksgiving !

[Jim F. via Topband]

A very Happy Thanksgiving to all !
It was especially nice in the QRP ARCI 160m Sprint 
last night and then with the family at dinner today !  
Just a few of the many things to be thankful for. 

160m QRP Sprint:
Last night the 160m noise level was S5+ and hardly aQRPer could be picked out of the static.
W1PID emailed that I could not hear him calling me.
 And then then something amazing happened.  
One hour into the Sprint and a wild November snowstorm the condo complex suddenly went RF quiet !
A (14 hour) power failure dropped the noise level to S1and  QRPers were easily heard and worked using battery power....  
What could be better ?  Thanks to all who heard andworked my 5 watt CW signal and to those who tried but just couldn't copy my call sign 
 (WA9ETW, W9CC, NN2V, W2NRA, and W8RE).

73,
 Jim / W1FMR  Newmarket, NH.