[Elecraft] mojo, sunspots

[Fred Jensen]

Christopher A. Kantarjiev wrote:
> The sun may actually be coming back. I have been watching the smoothed 
> sunspot number climb from 0 to 29 over the past several days, and the 
> solar flux has finally crept up a bit (at 78 as I write this).
> 
> This has compelled me to get up early (1300-1400z) to hunt for DX... 
> SM4OTI has been booming across the pole on grayline to the west coast 
> for the past several nights. I've gotten his attention a couple of 
> times, but he could never copy my K2's mighty 5W (+mojo) signal.
> 
> Until today. He gave me 339, which was probably generous, and QSL'd my 559.

Got him Wed.  DX calling "CQ USA" ... not a common occurrence.  Steve 
sure was strong, however.

73,

Fred K6DGW
- Northern California Contest Club
- CU in the 2008 Cal QSO Party  4-5 Oct 08
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