[ADXA] My DX Report from Today

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Scott,

Looks like you are on a serious hunt!!!! Those are some very juicy DX!

GO GET 'EM OM !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

73 Joel W5ZN

On 2022-03-06 14:39, Scott Branyan wrote:

> Just unplugged my antenna. Spotty storms moving into NW Arkansas just 
> now ahead of a cold front. Maybe a storm line later this evening before 
> temps plummet. Our week of early spring weather is over for a while. It 
> was a nice one while it lasted!!!
> 
> I saw SU9VB spotted a couple of times on 10m CW portion of the band 
> March 5. But never got to hear him. Did hear some good stations the 
> past couple of days. D2SEM was on 7.057 but very faint.  Today I chased 
> 9J2BO on 21.009. Tried to call 6W1TG on 28.560 but my voice is still 
> not recovered, but I tried. Dr. Paul GJ0KYZ was working on 14.0272. 
> We've had numerous FT8 QSOs so wanted to catch him on CW but he was 
> very faint between periods of nothing. Did hear him work an N1 station 
> in VA. J5XF was working 14.056, but again too faint to do much other 
> than catch a few dits or dahs.
> 
> Only station I was able to work was 4X4DK on 10m FT8 for a new band.  
> He confirmed just a while ago. So I just need about five confirms and 
> five new DX QSOs on the band for DXCC on 10m. Happy with my progress 
> today!
> 
> Hope to feel up to coming to the meeting in Russellville next weekend. 
> Have some cards I need checked. Would love to see everyone face to 
> face.
> 
> Puzzling question. I've noticed as the band signals start to fade out 
> at the end of the good propagation period, there seems to be one brief 
> push of excellent signal strength before the DX goes completely silent. 
> It's like a last, very brief bust which may not even last long enough 
> to complete a QSO. Just wondering what is happening there? Anyone know 
> of any good articles on the science of propagation that describe it?
> 
> 73,
> 
> Scott/W5AAJ
> 
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