[Elecraft] 10 meter propagation

[f9oj.7]

Hi
10 meters has been "open" through Europe for some time and occasionnally as
far as South America : yestesday, at 18 h UTC, a couple of PY stations were
coming in with decent signals, around 56 to 58. Called them with my K2 and
10 watts (antenna : 6 el log yagi) but no reply and eventually got them with
80 watts on the IC 751. Was it an effect of the gray line, though a bit
early ?
>From Europe, it seems the path is rather open to the South West than to the
North West.
73
 Jacques de F9OJ   K2 #0937