Topband: W6 to EU openings last night

[VE6WZ_Steve]

FB Rick,
Its great to see the band opening up further south.

The strange thing (as usual for 160m) is during the last solar min (~2009-11) it was more common for the guys down south and CA to be getting the good prop, while I sat on the bench with no signals.  I wont even try to explain it, but this cycle it seems like the trans-polar prop has been focused more north.

Lets hope condx hold for a while!

73, de steve ve6wz


> On Jan 4, 2021, at 8:04 AM, Richard (Rick) Karlquist <richard at karlquist.com> wrote:
> 
> Last night I was surprised to be able to work
> SM0GNU, UR0MC, HA8JI, and almost worked IZ4ZZB
> from my central CA QTH.  Especially UR0MC in
> zone 16 who gave me a 599 report.  I don't
> think I have worked that zone since the ARRL
> 160 contest during the last SS minimum.
> All signals had slow deep QSB.  I had to
> listen on the TX vertical as I don't presently
> have anything beaming EU, although I'm working
> on it.
> 
> Rick N6RK
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