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11 meter is very quiet?

In the crazy skip this week all I heard was a couple of big power guys, I think in the southern states, bickering. Both sounded almost like preachers of their own CB churches.
Still nothing but Truckers working on the local comms,,,, hasn't stopped me from buying more radio stuff. I can talk to myself IN STYLE now....
 
I hear Unit 43 Valdo France on 38 right now.

Portugal

Germany

Italy

Pointed right at me it seems.

Just had a QSO with 1EK010 Antonio !!

A South African station was able to pull me out, and then I couldn't get back to him.

I got to get my beam up!
Around the same time, a big Italian station was booming in on ch 40 lsb. He had the meter on my Stryker 955 pegged at over 60 over. Great audio too. Definitely great conditions.
 
I hear Unit 43 Valdo France on 38 right now.

Portugal

Germany

Italy

Pointed right at me it seems.

Just had a QSO with 1EK010 Antonio !!

A South African station was able to pull me out, and then I couldn't get back to him.

I got to get my beam up!
In the middle of trying to QSY with South Africa, my wife was calling me on the GMRS Midland 115 I use as a base unit. I had to ask her to please stand by..... And she did!! Haha it doesn't get any better than that!!
 
I made a few Jamaica contacts today, also a contact with somebody in the 172 division, New Caledonia( I think) I had to look that one up.
It was a rough contacts plus the language barrier didn't help. That was on 27.560 USB.
I also made about four or 5 contacts to Australia this evening as well.

Heck, I even talked to 55 in Alabama!! That was my only stateside contact:D
 
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