mojo, sunspots

[Chris Kantarjiev K6DBG]

The sun may actually be coming back. I have been watching the smoothed sunspot
number climb from 0 to 29 over the past several days, and the solar flux has
finally crept up a bit (at 78 as I write this).

This has compelled me to get up early (1300-1400z) to hunt for DX... SM4OTI has
been booming across the pole on grayline to the west coast for the past several
nights. I've gotten his attention a couple of times, but he could never copy my
K2's mighty 5W (+mojo) signal.

Until today. He gave me 339, which was probably generous, and QSL'd my 559.

Whoopee, a new one, and my first EU contact in months! I'd almost forgotten what
this feels like...

73 de chris K6DBG

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[k6dgw]

Christopher A. Kantarjiev wrote:

> The sun may actually be coming back. I have been watching the smoothed
> sunspot number climb from 0 to 29 over the past several days, and the
> solar flux has finally crept up a bit (at 78 as I write this).
>
> This has compelled me to get up early (1300-1400z) to hunt for DX...
> SM4OTI has been booming across the pole on grayline to the west coast
> for the past several nights. I've gotten his attention a couple of
> times, but he could never copy my K2's mighty 5W (+mojo) signal.
>
> Until today. He gave me 339, which was probably generous, and QSL'd my 559.

Got him Wed.  DX calling "CQ USA" ... not a common occurrence.  Steve
sure was strong, however.

73,

Fred K6DGW
- Northern California Contest Club
- CU in the 2008 Cal QSO Party  4-5 Oct 08
- www.cqp.org
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