Topband: CQWW160: Night 2

[Brian Campbell]

Correction on the opening time typo ( still tired ). It was from 0251z to 0623z ( not 0215z ).
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From: Topband <topband-bounces+ve3mgy=hotmail.ca at contesting.com> on behalf of Brian Campbell <ve3mgy at hotmail.ca>
Sent: January 30, 2023 9:24 AM
To: Don Kirk <wd8dsb at gmail.com>; Michael Tope <W4EF at dellroy.com>
Cc: topband at contesting.com <topband at contesting.com>
Subject: Re: Topband: CQWW160: Night 2

This enhancement also happened in SW Ontario. I was also LP ( unassisted ) so as I S&P'd I would enter each call into the bandmap ( dupe or not ) to keep track of what trace was who so I could pop back between runs to try and grab the unworked ones. At about 0215z all the EU traces I was watching on the bandmap suddenly got noticeably stronger - and then shortly after that happened EU started calling me on my run QRG. EU Sigs went from ~S1 to ~S5 and the opening lasted to 0623z. During that time I put 24 10 pointers ( from 12 DXCC ) in the log between running NA stations.

I agree it was a real good shot of adrenaline at the time.

73
Brian
VE3MGY
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From: Topband <topband-bounces+ve3mgy=hotmail.ca at contesting.com> on behalf of Don Kirk <wd8dsb at gmail.com>
Sent: January 30, 2023 7:46 AM
To: Michael Tope <W4EF at dellroy.com>
Cc: topband at contesting.com <topband at contesting.com>
Subject: Re: Topband: CQWW160: Night 2

Hi Michael,

It was a very interesting opening (band improvement) into parts of Europe
from here in Indiana at the same times you mentioned.  I just looked at my
contest log and something special started happening around 0500 UTC Sunday
morning which lasted until approximately 0730 UTC (but really great between
0500 and 0630 UTC).  What's also interesting is that signals into the West
Coast of the US and also into Hawaii really improved from Indiana during
that time period.  That's why I hate leaving my operating chair for any
length of time during 160 meter contests as conditions are so
unpredictable.  I knew something special was happening when European
stations started calling my little 100 watt station, and that's exactly
what happened this time around.  What a blast of adrenaline.

P.S. I did not really notice European sunrise enhancement either night from
here in Indiana.  A YL station called me at 0514 UTC and that was 1.3 hours
before his sunrise and that's when the fun began.

73,
Don (wd8dsb)

On Mon, Jan 30, 2023 at 3:25 AM Michael Tope <W4EF at dellroy.com> wrote:

> There was a decent opening from here in Southern California to Europe on
> Saturday night around 0500 UTC that lasted approximately two and a half
> hours.
>
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