Conditions to EU were better than I have seen so far this season I was only
on from 0430-0500z, but even that was impressive.
Tom 4O/KC0W was very loud. In fact, he was louder than he is at our sunset
peak.
73
Art NK8X
On Wed, Dec 7, 2016 at 2:46 PM, <daraymond@iowatelecom.net> wrote:
> Greetings Topbanders. . .
>
> I got on the air on TB late last evening about 11:00 p.m. Central Standard
> Time and had a pleasant surprise. I had been QRV 160 earlier in the
> evening and found conditions to EU to be poor (when I have trouble copying
> SV3RF, F5IN, HA8RM, etc., things are bad). However, I got back on later
> having suspicions that maybe conditions were beginning to improve so I
> started calling CQ. I was pleasantly surprised and ended up working 32 EU
> stations (not a bad run from here in the Midwest). It wasn’t a continuous
> run as I stopped to tune around from time to time to see what else might be
> going on. I could have worked more stations but was tired and went to bed.
> The real surprise was well over half the EU stations worked were either new
> call signs for 160m or all time new call signs. I was careful to make sure
> I was getting call signs accurately so I’m confident the “unique” call
> signs were indeed valid. As we get further into the season I’ve noticed
> the past week or so this pattern of improving conditions as EU SR
> approaches. It most definitely has not always been that way this season
> here in Iowa. In any case, it might pay for you stateside guys to stay up
> a little late as EU seems to waiting.
>
> 73 and compliments of the Season. . .Dave, W0FLS
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