[VHFcontesting] Tropo in FN55 ??

[David Olean]

I am heading up to the shack now at 0945 UT. The good condx look quite 
close to us and hopefully will slide a bit east so that we can get some 
good tropo for a change. I will be only on 222 and 432. No 144 or mws.

Dave K1WHS

On 9/2/2023 3:32 AM, Paul N1BUG FN55mf wrote:
> 0930Z... The closest thing I have *ever* seen to be under a big red 
> blob is happening now. Just to the west of me the map had turned 
> purple! I think because signals are so strong the system things it 
> might be Es? Anyway it looks really close to me. I will be on ON4KST 
> chat and have 144, 222 and 432 at full ready from now until whenever...
>
> Since I got on VHF in 1986 I have never made a tropo/troposcatter QSO 
> more than ~470 miles to the west/WSW. All have been straight down the 
> coast. Here's hoping this is the day that changes!
>
> By the way, N1JEZ/b on 10 GHz woke me up blasting in here. Thanks for 
> the alarm clock, Mike. ;-)
> (I am not QRV 10 GHz; RX only)
>
> 73,
> Paul N1BUG FN55mf
> 144: 1300W, 13 el at 120'
> 222: 800W, 22 el at 115'
> 432: 25W, 40 el at 110'
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