VK2KRR wrote:
Luke, Ive been hearing K7FL, KJ4YBS, KH6UL, PA0O, PA0A, nearly every night past week.
That is interesting Leigh, but nothing new there for me.
I know there are certain times of year that are best for certain paths on 160 m. For example, I would "expect" to be able to work North America most evenings starting around September or October through to March or April, with occasional openings through winter, but most NA ops give up over their summertime.
Europe is best before sunrise around January through to March. Most mornings, not all, and the bands seems to be entirely unpredictable using the usual indicators such as solar and geomagnetic indices.
Can WSPR be set up to give an alert to wake me up, for example, when Europe is coming in? That could save me some sleep, on those mornings I get up early and only work a few Russians! I do like my sleep...
Then again, it could take some of the "fun" out of the chase.
But I really do like my sleep!
73,
Luke VK3HJ
DXCC - CW, Phone AND Digital.