Cathy,
I agree. Over the past few nights, I've worked Portugal, Italy, Chile,
Argentina, Brazil, and several other countries on 40 Meters. I also
worked several states & WY, my last state for WAS Digital 40 Meters. On
80, I've worked Canada, US Virgin Islands, Costa Rica, Iceland, Ukraine,
Spain, Italy, Guernsey, Turkey and several others. Those last two were
new countries for me on 80 Meters. I'm off 160 Meters for the time
being until I fix whatever is ailing that dipole.
One night recently, I saw China go by (once) on 160 Meters. I think my
heart stopped.
73
Paul N. Gayet AA1SU
AA1SU@xxxxxxxx
ARRL Vermont Section Manager
FISTS #4028
On 1/31/2018 7:45 PM, Catherine James wrote:
Well, the high HF bands may not be what we'd like, but the low bands are open.
I worked quite a few stations tonight, including Wisconsin, Toronto/Ontario,
Nova Scotia, and Labrador, and I heard a number of stations that I wasn't able
to work due to QSB, including Sweden and Moscow.
All of this was on 160 and 80 meters, FT8 digital mode.
So don't give up just because the sunspots are poor. Turn on the radio, spin
the dial down to 80 or 160, and see what you work can work.
73,
Cathy
N5WVR