A few weeks ago someone called it "the midnight effect". (local time) It is closer to sunrise in Europe for some, but
quite some time before sunrise for others. Have fun ! 73 Bruce-K1FZ On Wed, 7 Dec 2016 14:55:29 -0500, Art Snapper wrote: 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, 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 > _________________ > Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband ----- End forwarded message ----- _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband