After a week of lousy propagation we finally had a not-so-bad day today, and I managed to make contacts on both the west and east coasts.
Propagation this morning was: SFI=114, SN=73, A Index=6, and the K Index=1.
The main problem today was not making contacts, it was suffering through the high temperatures and humidity. At 1500 UTC it was 32C (88F) with the humidity feeling like 42C (108F). Not the most comfortable operating conditions, even with the wind coming in off Lake Ontario.
Radio was the KX3 at 10w, and my antenna was 17m, 40m, and 20m Hamsticks. Yep, three bands, and 33 minutes to get 14 contacts.
Here's todays contact map from Lemoine Point, VE-5141, Parks on the Air:
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