Excellent DX...

It started off here as a very cold day, in fact it was -25C (-13F) when I went out to the truck this morning, and the 30 KPH wind didn't help matters either.

The propagation didn't look too bad, so I decided to go down to Lemoine Point, CA-5141, and do an activation for a few hours. Now I know that 10m will start to fade away soon as spring weather starts to pop up, so I decided to try 10m and see if it was still working.

Wow, was it ever still working!  However, having said that, it was still a slow start to what became a great day. First up was Thierry ON3TDZ, who was followed by HJ2EMJ, SK6QA, F5NZO, GW5GDP, G0RQL, EC7DZZ, OE4JHW, F4ILH, IU3GKJ, and IU2ROI. Not too bad for 8w and a Hamstick, and it looks like 10m is good to go for another few weeks.

I have also started to send my park activation logs to WWFF, and in particular VEFF. This allows me to give credit to hunters who do the WWFF program as well as POTA stations. Thanks to Stuart VE9CF, who got me started on WWFF.

Any program that gets me out of the shack, and operating in the great outdoors, definitely has my full support.

Today's propagation numbers were: SFI=140, SN=107, A Index=6, and the K Index=1. Radio was my KX2 and a 10m Hamstick. 

We're expecting several days of heavy rain starting tomorrow, so I expect I'll be in the shack until at least Friday.  Oh well, it is winter!

Here's todays contact map:

Stay Safe Out There!