West Coast/California DX contacts today . . .

[Mudfoot]

Lol

 

[Robb]

How was "mean" George today?

'Mean George' was fun to talk to.
Got on the band at 11AM/PST.

Not getting great conditions out here on the West Coast this year so it seems.

 

[Klondike Mike]

The Sunspot(SN) number for today is 228. Yesterday it was 170. I thought conditions would be off the chart. I made a strong contact into Italy this morning, seemed like it was going to be another record day. I had to leave the radio for 4 hours and came back to ... fizzle. No where near where it was yesterday. Yesterday I was going LSB because of all the traffic on USB. Damn DX!

 

[Robb]

All of EU was BOOMING this morning.

France, Germany, Denmark, Spain, Scotland, Netherlands, Italy, Austria, and even Poland ('nice!')

DX27 Cluster| 11 meter cluster |

 

[Robb]

10m was going crazy today, like bugs on a cake.

Ukraine, Russia, and most of eastern EU too.

 

[Mudfoot]

 

[w9cll]

Bands are almost too open

 

[wavrider]

Bands are almost too open

*HIT happens

Solar cycles are fun:w00t:

 

[w9cll]

*HIT happens

Solar cycles are fun:w00t:

Yes they are. Finished up last night with a total of 683 contacts. I don't know if I will get to play today.

 

[wavrider]

I had the rig on 10 meters yesterday, just swl'ing.

I was working on the 3-1000Z home brew I put together and listening to the QRM from everywhere.

 

[w9cll]

I had the rig on 10 meters yesterday, just swl'ing.

I was working on the 3-1000Z home brew I put together and listening to the QRM from everywhere.

Nice!

 

[Robb]

Got the Falkland Islands on the freeband this morning.
That was a shock, as he came in at almost six S-units on the 4 element flat side beam.
198AR020/Mark 27.565mhz/USB

*EDIT*
Considering there are about 3,000 people on the island, that was a real 'needle in a haystack' find.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falkland_Islands

 

[FNH]

Hey Robb, do you mind me asking what sort of power you typically put out while DXing?

FNH

 

[DXman]

Robb good contact to the Falklands, only worked there one time.

The pacific has really been quite here, but I did talk to Mark from South Korea again today (actually I do talk to him almost everyday), also along with another station from the Philippines. Thailand has been zzzzzz's.

 

[Robb]

Hey Robb, do you mind me asking what sort of power you typically put out while DXing?

FNH

As little as I could; getting contacts with less than 20 watts made it harder to do as I depended upon using the 4 element Yagi beam 99.9999% of that time with xlnt results. Of course, skip conditions went my way too. Never used an amplifier, as I keep my neighbors happy that way. Never had any complaint from any of them. Never needed an amp.

Robb good contact to the Falklands, only worked there one time.

The pacific has really been quite here, but I did talk to Mark from South Korea again today (actually I do talk to him almost everyday), also along with another station from the Philippines. Thailand has been zzzzzz's.

I was a little surprised to get it, but I did get it once before two years ago. So few operators on that small island.

Never got Thailand before, and it doesn't look like I will ever get it.