[UK-CONTEST] CQWW SSB - Some thoughts

[Andy Swiffin]

>>> On 27/10/2009 at 19:24, in message
<D28F8CF931404B0EB77D7D4A702B686B at Housedell>, "Ian & Steph Fugler (G4IIY)"
<zen90387 at zen.co.uk> wrote:

> Just over 2400 QSOs here, with the entire contest spent in gale force winds 
> and the masts lowered.  It was good to hear so much activity on 10m and 15m. 
> 
> One of the visiting operators had never heard 10m like that.  Let's hope the 
> SFI keeps going up and up.

I wasn't QRV down there as I was too busy working MS on 144 mhz (more QSOs than an average UK AC!) but they weren't European stations on 10 &15 were they?

If they were it had nothing to do with the SFI, there's been a surprising amount of Es about in the last few days with the Es MUF even giving some openings at 50mhz.
See http://www.vhfdx.net/spots/map.php?Frec=MUF for the estimated MUF and map of spotted qsos for each band 28 and up.

73 
Andy 
gm8oeg




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