[600MRG] Several consecutive very good mornings for domestic QSO's

[John Langridge]

This was the third or fourth very solid consecutive morning for
domestic CW QSO's.  630 meter noise has been very much below normal
for late March, feeling much like mid-Winter and propagation has been
remarkable with easy 599 signals during several QSO's from N9RU.  In
several cases Tom and I have been on the air "too early" before the
morning band conditions had a chance to settle in, with signals
peaking by the end of our chats.

W3TS and I completed two QSO's this morning with the second one four
minutes after his sunrise where he was 549, peaking 579 at a distance
of about 1240 miles.  An incoming CME may have helped stir things up
today....

Some of the better dits this season from NA4N were detected yesterday
(Saturday) and I think I briefly heard AA8SH in WV, who was testing a
new amp this morning.

QSB has been a grab bag.  Some days are over the top and its like the
room is spinning where today things seemed to improve on approach to
local sunrise.

Reverse beacon reports were likely not representative of the quality
of the openings this weekend as the WPX contest likely had a lot of
nodes at big stations either shut down or tasked with other duties...
thanks to VE6JY and K9IMM for keeping the light on 24/7..

Hopefully this pattern continues for a while longer before the Summer
dry spell takes hold.

73!

John KB5NJD..