Topband: Condx from NA to EU last night

[GEORGE WALLNER]

Roger,
You did something great by stirring up people to get on the air. It was 
partly the participation that's created the "good conditions". 160 m almost 
always has some propagation. I often call CQ for many minutes and can see 
good signals (S/N!) on the EU RBN-s, but there is nobody to work. Enthusiasm 
is an important part of "good conditions".
73,
George
AA7JV

On Thu, 1 Feb 2018 19:19:26 -0000
  "Roger Kennedy" <roger at wessexproductions.co.uk> wrote:
>
> Actually Dave, I didn't think conditions were exceptional last night . . . 
>
> They have been much the same almost every night I have been on the band for
> the past few weeks.
>
> (I'm going by the strength of signals received, as well as my reports . . .
> with stations right across to the West Coast)
>
> But the problem is there is often little or no activity !
>
> So I'm hoping that the idea of this regular Wednesday 160m DX Night will
> prompt more and more stations to come on the band !
>
>
> Roger G3YRO
>
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>> Conditions last night from here in the Midwest (Iowa) to Europe were
>> exceptional. . .probably the best of the season so far. 
>> I got ready to
>> shut down around 0500z and thought I would take a listen before before I
>> did.  I was hearing Europe pretty well including Zone 16 stations.  I
>> called and worked some with 100w while the amp was warming up.  I started
>> CQing when the amp came on and shut down and hour and 20 minutes later
>> having logged 41 stations.  There were a lot of honest S7/S8 signals with
>> a last a half dozen S9 or better.   Had I gotten on earlier I'm sure I
>> could have worked many more, but the sun was starting to be a factor when
>> I went QRT.  It appears when conditions are good the guys QSY down from
>> 1840, dust off the keyer, and experience the excitement of working people
>> they can actually hear.  It was great fun.         73. . . Dave, W0FLS
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