Topband: Echo on 160m yesterday morning

[Art Snapper]

I noticed a few weak echoes this morning around 0400. I thought it was
someone playing around.

Art
NK8X
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On Sun, Feb 5, 2017 at 4:32 AM, on7eh <on7eh at skynet.be> wrote:

> For the first time,
> I heard my echoes on topband, yesterday morning starting around 05 UTC.
> They lasted for at least 1 hour, with some OFF-periods in between.
> I had to quit at 06 UTC. (still 1 hour before surise)
>
> The echoes were loudest on the short Beverages (<60m long) heading N/S and
> NE/SW and several dB lower on the NW/SE Beverage. (about 130m long).
> The Tx setup is modest with Elecraft K3/100 and inv L at 15m height,
> sloping down to 11m.
>
> Only DX heard that morning was USA (typical condictions) so I wonder what
> else does hearing echoes indicate?
>
>
> 73,
> Michel, ON7EH
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