Very nice opening to start off the DX season here at my new QTH. Worked a handful of Northern Europeans with good signals. Seemed like most of the West Coast was working them - although maybe not down South.
Still only at 11 radials - but it felt like the system was working FB last night. The Hi-Z RX array really is working well too at its new home. SM5EDX could not be copied unless it was pointing North. Found three noise sources - one was my switching power supply that I hooked up while sitting right next to my radio and bandscope. Not a good idea!! Another one is a uv water purifier system that is located in the middle of the RX array. It generates a small noise over a 5 kHz spread. Hoping to fix it with some ferrite and shielding. Great sign that conditions might be good for the PreStew which starts tomorrow. 73 Tree N6TR Manning, OR _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband