Topband: 160m last night

David Raymond daraymond at iowatelecom.net
Thu Oct 28 12:44:44 EDT 2021


Condition to EU were good here last night as well.  I got early in the 
evening about 2300z for a short time and worked nine EUs plus VP9 all of 
which called in.  Got back on later at 0426z and worked 15 more EUs.  EU 
daylight finally stopped the fun.
73. . . Dave, W0FLS

On 10/28/2021 11:18 AM, VE6WZ_Steve wrote:
> Last night the band was in fine shape again. It sounded like there was a lot of activity from NA.
> Kevin KL7KY was also working into EU.
>
> I logged 37 EU last night with a few “new, never logged on 160m” callsigns.
> 5B4AJC and OX7AM both had very good signals.
> A highlight was working Ash 3V8SH at 420z.  Ash only runs 100w so he was not strong, but good enough for the QSO.
> Unfortunately I did not have my sound file recorder running at the time, but I did take a screen shot of his trace on the Flex waterfall.
> On the image I circle his trace when we QSOd, but you can “see” him calling earlier with a faint trace.  Other EU CQs can also be seen across the band:
>
> https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ORf4E9zCHsSWL3FLMJJXfE6tfQStf-vQ/view?usp=sharing
>
> I will not be QRV for the next few days since I am travelling to visit my daughter and grand kids.
>
> Keep the band alive….it seems like the condx have been pretty good lately, and might be FB for the contest this weekend.
>
> 73, de steve ve6wz
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