[UK-CONTEST] 40m to USA long after sunrise

[Clive GM3POI]

Clive,
It is just typical Short path not skewed. I have been hearing/ working NA 
right through to past west coast sunrise. A week ago I worked Bob W9KNI (OR) 
First LP then we went SP with stronger signals. The overall key is as you 
say Low Absorption giving a readable signal today at 1000z from E51QQQ on 
80m and the same from H44MY on 160m yesterday at 13Z. but I couldn't break 
the JA pileup. GL Clive GM3POI
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Clive Whelan" <clive.whelan at btinternet.com>
To: <uk-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, November 21, 2008 12:05 PM
Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] 40m to USA long after sunrise


> Reprise
>
> At 11:55z W9NGA in AZ was 579 working a JA who was inaudible. He was
> running a Kw into a 2el at 25m. No other USA were heard so in view of
> that and his directional antenna, one must speculate that this was a
> highly skewed path. Using just a  vertical here I couldn't check that of
> course. I strongly suspect that once again this was some kind of polar 
> path
>
> The band was once again very quiet indicating low absorption I think. It
> was noticeable  when I last checked ionoprobe that the couple of cycle
> 24 spots had disappeared, and the flux had retreated from the heady
> heights of the low 70s, back to the upper 60s typical over most of the 
> year.
>
> A couple of SMs called him when he had finished, but he didn't seem to
> be hearing them.
>
>
> 73
>
>
> Clive
> GW3NJW
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