Topband: V84SAA SR report 15 Feb - ANd final schedules of operation

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Yesterday it looks like 203 additional qso's were made on Topband.  Condx were good to NA from 1025z - 1100z - but rather poor later into EU.
We did manage to work 33 qso's into NA during the SS opening - after 1100z signals drop rapidly though (like a rock) - so it is best to be there BEFORE we go into darkness.  We have seen this for several days now - and while there are guys still hearing us and calling us - we just cannot decipher the calls after 1100z - they are about RST 119 at best after 11z.   Once SR occurs in W5 W7 and W6 - signals get loud enough again to have a chance to figure out a callsign.
GL to all
there are 4 more chances to work us from NA - 2 on SS and 2 on SR
Most of us depart on the 18th in the Am - so teardown is set for all day on the 17th  -our  last operations  160m will likely end at SR our time on the 17th.
73 JEFF

Jeff BriggsDXing on the Edge: The Thrill of 160 Meters Available worldwide through BookBaby, Array Solutions, DX Engineering, Radio Society of Great Britain, & Amazon