It was a cold morning here, just -1C when I left to activate the Frontenac Biosphere, VE-0023. I didn't expect to have much of an activation, I know I'd get the ten required contacts, but I assumed it would be just the normal chasers.
How wrong I was. The propagation this morning was SFI=78, SN=22, A Index=5, and the K Index=1. The radio in use was my KX3, and I had a 20m hamstick on a mag-mount on the roof of my van. This has been my normal setup for a few months now, and it never ceases to amaze me just how well the Hamsticks perform. Today was no exception.
So with 10 screaming watts into the hamstick I worked Mike, CU3HY in the Azores, Jean, F4ILH in France, Rodolfo, I4RHP in Italy, and Bryan, KP4M in Puerto Rico. I was just amazed as the DX stations called me, I never thought I would be doing cross-Atlantic contacts today. It was just amazing.
Here's the contact map from today:
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