Called CQ on 15 this afternoon and Ray, WA7ZBL in Bend, Oregon, came right back. QSB was a constant problem but we has a nice QSO in spite of it.
Band conditions have been fair lately, with openings into Europe and Africa from about 11:00 to 12:30 and openings into South America around 4:30 to 5:30 or so. During one of those I worked Rick, PY2HL, although conditions were dicey on his end.
Opinion seems to be that this cycle has reached bottom, probably a couple of months ago, and is headed back up. Fingers are crossed for some good openings in the upcoming days.
Posted in Radio Daze by WA5ICA at October 30, 2005 09:59 PM