Last night I woke up around 2 local and headed up to the shack. Tuning around G3OLB was booming. Calling CQ after listening for ZL3IX who I also heard (but not loudly).
Since I was up and Tom was SO loud decided to give him a call with 5W. He heard me and gave me, I'm sure, a generous 559. When I went to 100W report gained several S units. Certainly last couple evenings here (North Carolina) have been unusually free of QRN. And certainly, with those kind of conditions, DX can easily be worked if some is on. Even most mornings can hear, and work, several of our VK friends and today, even a JA. Of course, a good receive antenna is required. And, of course, not everyone has the room for one. As Guy said in an earlier post, enjoy the band. It is, after all, just a hobby. Ron N4XD FM05 Sent using https://www.zoho.com/mail/ _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
