Topband: 160m DX Conditions & CW activity

[EUGENE GABRY]

It sure was a good night here in TN, EM66IJ. Sure glad O'Sol gave us a quiet night last night with no storms
low SFI and fewer sunspots. According to solar forecast on space weather, we should be in for another quiet
night again tonight.

The CW portion of the band was popping with signals here from EU last night. This little 100 watt station did
work F5IN Mike, and G3PQA John. I heard Ivan, LZ1PM CQing with a nice S5-6 signal here, but I could never
get his attention, other than a couple times with "??QRZ agn". Also heard W0FLS in QSO with DF2PY and then IV3PRK.
Both DF2PY and IV3PRK were S6-7 here. I did also hear OK1CF Karel, but he was not as strong as the rest and quite
a bit of deep QSB on his signal. 
My noise floor last night was the lowest it's been this fall season at S1-2 and no pops or crackles, thanks to
a quiet sun for a change and no thunderstorm noise! Most all EU signals heard and worked were at least S5-6 in the clear.

I'll be on again tonight from around 04:00utc prowling around the CW portion CQing and looking for EU.

73 Gene N9TF

   
> On 11/16/2024 10:56 AM CST Roger Kennedy <roger at wessexproductions.co.uk> wrote:
> 
>  
> Well DX Propagation last night (Friday) was what I would call normal for the
> first time in weeks!
> 
> i.e. many of us Europeans were getting reports from NA skimmers on RBN of
> more than 30dB above the noise.
> 
> There didn't seem to be much activity from NA stations though . . . maybe
> there will be more on tonight (Saturday).
> 
> 73 Roger G3YRO
> 
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