On 1/29/2024 2:22 PM, ars.ky7m@gmail.com wrote:
The second night had the surprise strong EU opening from 0520 - 0610Z.
(Saturday night only): My first was CT9ABO at 0430, then nothing until
0559 with OK1DOL and then DK6WL at 0603. Then after a bit, I worked S57Q
at 0620, then my last Euro was CR6K at 0730. Assuming NA7TB is in
Scottsdale, AZ, and I'm in 29 Palms, CA, then I'm about 200 miles just
about due west of you. Hard to believe propagation would be so
spotlighted on such a low frequency as 1800 - 1850 kHz; but there you
are. I don't exactly recall when I heard HA8RE as strong as he was.
I can't help but wonder what W8KA managed to snag and when, as he also
has a potent 8-circle array. K6NR, in Parks, AZ, would be just about
halfway and slightly north between Scottsdale and myself, while W8KA
would be around halfway between Scottsdale and Parks, I think. Isn't
ND7K well to your southeast by some 150+ miles? I drove through Safford
awhile back watching for humungous towers but I guess they're well off
the beaten track in the desert or on one of the mountains nearby?
I wonder when/if the LA, Orange county, and SD guys heard/worked Europe??
Last year, I worked HG8DX, MW5B, and DR4A between 0430 and 0452Z; I
don't recall whether I heard but unsuccessfully called other Euros last
year. Next year, I'll have to try to make a "Heard Log" of this schtuff 8-)
Steve, K0XP
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