I would've been another one to jump right on the "MEH" bandwagon, but after scanning my log just quickly, this is the DX I worked in the Stew with my low inverted L & 750w (no RX antennas)
W6, DL6, OL1, KV4,S59,F6,FM5 (x2) ,PJ2,CE1, SN7,OM5,RL3,G4,UU7,E77,LY7,SV3,OK2,UY0, HG8,RN1,F5, CR6,OK2,UR4,OH6,OH2,LY2,UW2,G3,KH6 (x3) and about 250+ USA/VE..... For a small stn standpoint, I don't think it looks too bad. There was no huge peak at EU sunrise and I really think activity was way down however..... Mike VE9AA Mike, Coreen & Corey Smith 699 Rte 616 Keswick Ridge NB Canada E6L 1T1 ----- Original Message ----- From: Jeff Woods To: Barry N1EU ; topBand List Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2011 8:29 PM Subject: Re: Topband: Topband Conditions---MEH! HL5IVL was on this morning as a matter of fact, calling CQ until about 1300z on 1826 or thereabouts. He was unable to copy me, unfortunately. But SM4CAN came booming in last night and we had a good QSO. Could be better, but the band isn't dead. -Jeff Cedar Rapids, IA >________________________________ > From: Barry N1EU <barry.n...@gmail.com> >To: topBand List <topband@contesting.com> >Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2011 6:16 PM >Subject: Re: Topband: Topband Conditions---MEH! > >On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 11:36 PM, Eddy Swynar <deswy...@xplornet.ca> wrote: > >> The current state of affairs sure does remind me a lot of the post-Christmas drought on 1.8-MHz last year...only this year the Grinch came early! >> >> John (ON4UN) asserts in his newest edition of LOW-BAND DX'ING that the overall best season for DX on the band probably occurred in the winter of 2008-2009...and I'm inclined to agree with him 101%... >> > > >Sure condx are generally down. But then there's a morning like Dec >14. I never heard HL in all of 2008-2009. > >73, >Barry N1EU >_______________________________________________ >UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK > > _______________________________________________ UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.454 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/4091 - Release Date: 12/19/11 19:34:00 _______________________________________________ UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK