Weird Propagation.....

[WX2MIG]

Spent a lot of time in the shack today, and it seemed like 20 meters was pretty flat all day. Then as the grey line approached this evening an opening popped up between the east coast and Germany.
Got in a contact with Markus DL4RAN in Schorndof, it was a tough one with us both exchanging poor signal reports, but I heard him, and he heard me. I listened to him make a couple more east coast contacts before the opening faded.
Markus was also saying that they had a day time 10 meter opening to South America, and the Caribbean Islands, but couldn't raise any contacts in North America......

I guess with a predicted flatter than normal sunspot cycle, this is what we have to look forward to for a while......

 

[C2]

Yes! an actual challenge...

 

[WX2MIG]

Yes! an actual challenge...

It does make it more fun and interesting.
I'm already challenged with an older barefoot radio and low hanging inverted V dipole, so when I do make these contacts I know I accomplished something....

 

[Qwazyone]

That is an accomplishment. I still wonder why there are awards for QRP stations in a QSO with a station that they give a 599 report to and receive a much lower report because you know its the non-QRP station that has to do all the work to copy. But then its all about communication and the importance it can serve no matter what equipment each station has