Topband: Big 160m openings just before K index spikes

[George Taft]

Hi Bob
Do agree with your observations relative to prop enhancement on the upside (beginning) of solar disturbances.  Especially for we northern types close to the northern auroral zone.
I've made some extraordinary contacts in my 35years on topband during these situations.
Now if we could just have one fall on the days that stns like XW4ZW and the BD/BG  stns are active, hi/
73  George  W8UVZ 

    On Wednesday, December 6, 2017 6:09 PM, Bob Lawson N6RW <n6rw at cox.net> wrote:
 

 Is it just my imagination or have others noticed big 160 meter openings 
- hours before big K index spikes?

It seems that several times, we have had big openings into Europe and 
Asia from out here in Arizona and my hopes of having a great opening the 
next night was ruined by a big geomagnetic storm. Last Saturday morning, 
the JAs were quite weak here.  Sunday morning, several Asians had good 
signals.  BD4WN was the loudest I'd ever heard him and JA3YBK was 10 
over 9 at sunrise until 15 minutes past sunrise.  He was still solid 45 
minutes after sunrise.  Sunday night, I heard the first EU Russian since 
getting on TB almost three years ago.  I was looking forward to a great 
post-contest Monday night and bang - the K index jumped up to 4 - just 
like a few weeks before.  I heard no Asian signals this morning and so 
far no EU on 160 tonight (Monday night).

73 all de Bob N6RW Prescott AZ

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