Topband: EP6T

[Bill and Liz]

Last night the expedition had a pretty good signal on 80M...workable,I thought, by anyone running a bit of power, some long deep QSB but also some surprisingly long peaks too.  In the time that I spent listening, they worked no NA stations, so either propagation is causing great difficulties for them on receive, their noise level is high (this may be the real reason-there is heavy industry on the island not very far from their QTH) or the “EU wall” is just too high and deep.  At no time did I hear a request to stand by for NA even as their sunrise approached and propagation would be tops for us.

And not a peep on 160M here (EN93) through the first few evenings.  So far just 3 NA stations have made it into the log on topband with some 71 on 80M.  Not good for NA!!

Bill VE3NH