[50mhz] Fw: 6 meter F2 opening November 9

[Bry Carling]

Thank you for the report. I have got to stop watching that DX cluster. Where is it found please?
Is it the same thing as DX Summit which I have been watching?
I see there is also quite a lot of spotting activity on eham.net

Bry Carling
http://af4k.com

> On Nov 10, 2013, at 1:58 PM, "Ray Brown" <kb0stn at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
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> This is forwarded from a regional (Kansas City-area) list...
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>               Ray, KB0STN
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> A rare 6 meter F2 opening to the Caribbean and northern South America occurred Saturday morning November 9.
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> I got up around 9:50 am CST (1550 UTC) after working the night shift and saw the DX cluster loaded up with 6 meter DX spots. I had just got a M2 loop up in the attic this week as a temporary antenna. Turned on the radio and FM5AN was hitting 40 dB over S-9 on 50.115 MHz! I worked him at 1556 UTC followed by a really loud P43A on 50.120 MHz at 1603 UTC. P43A said I was well over S-9 on the loop.  Then packed up the car with the portable antenna and set up about a mile west. By the time I set up, the band was fading and P43A was dropping out at 1630 UTC. I heard K3PA in EM29 also working some of the DX.
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> The opening was sparked by “a gusty stream of solar wind is buffeting Earth's magnetic field, sparking auroras around both of our planet's poles on Nov. 9th." - Spaceweather.com  The K index was 4.
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> Jon Jones, N0JK
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