Unusual conditions on 160 meters (160 meters *is* one of the lowbands - right?) at the moment - getting spots to the east at near 2,000 km and also to the NE at just over 1,000 km 2018-11-18 20:34 WB5WPA 1.838051 -31 0 K9AN EN50wc 1086 42 2018-11-18 20:34 WB5WPA 1.838058 -28 0 KJ4YBS FM28bh 1956 67 2018-11-18 20:28 WB5WPA 1.838051 -27 0 K9AN EN50wc 1086 42 2018-11-18 20:28 WB5WPA 1.838058 -28 0 KJ4YBS FM28bh 1956 67 2018-11-18 20:18 WB5WPA 1.838058 -29 0 KJ4YBS FM28bh 1956 67 Noting, too there are no FT8 ops showing ATTM on pskreporter.
Interesting to see how the signal has come up since starting at 2:18 PM (bottom of the listing below): 2018-11-18 21:44 WB5WPA 1.838058 -18 KJ4YBS FM28bh 1956 67 2018-11-18 21:36 WB5WPA 1.838058 -16 KJ4YBS FM28bh 1956 67 2018-11-18 21:32 WB5WPA 1.838058 -9 KJ4YBS FM28bh 1956 67 2018-11-18 21:26 WB5WPA 1.838058 -21 KJ4YBS FM28bh 1956 67 2018-11-18 21:18 WB5WPA 1.838058 -20 KJ4YBS FM28bh 1956 67 2018-11-18 21:04 WB5WPA 1.838058 -19 KJ4YBS FM28bh 1956 67 2018-11-18 20:50 WB5WPA 1.838058 -23 KJ4YBS FM28bh 1956 67 2018-11-18 20:46 WB5WPA 1.838058 -25 KJ4YBS FM28bh 1956 67 2018-11-18 20:34 WB5WPA 1.838058 -28 KJ4YBS FM28bh 1956 67 2018-11-18 20:28 WB5WPA 1.838058 -28 KJ4YBS FM28bh 1956 67 2018-11-18 20:18 WB5WPA 1.838058 -29 KJ4YBS FM28bh 1956 67
Most recent spot 16 min after 4 PM ... look how the signal started about 2:18 PM and has settled to where it is now (not really settled, but evened out some): 2018-11-18 22:16 WB5WPA 1.838058 -8 KJ4YBS FM28bh 1956 67 2018-11-18 22:10 WB5WPA 1.838058 -18 KJ4YBS FM28bh 1956 67 2018-11-18 21:56 WB5WPA 1.838058 -12 KJ4YBS FM28bh 1956 67 2018-11-18 21:56 WB5WPA 1.838058 -12 KJ4YBS FM28bh 1956 67 2018-11-18 21:50 WB5WPA 1.838058 -10 KJ4YBS FM28bh 1956 67 2018-11-18 21:44 WB5WPA 1.838058 -18 KJ4YBS FM28bh 1956 67 2018-11-18 21:36 WB5WPA 1.838058 -16 KJ4YBS FM28bh 1956 67 2018-11-18 21:32 WB5WPA 1.838058 -9 KJ4YBS FM28bh 1956 67 2018-11-18 21:26 WB5WPA 1.838058 -21 KJ4YBS FM28bh 1956 67 2018-11-18 21:18 WB5WPA 1.838058 -20 KJ4YBS FM28bh 1956 67 2018-11-18 21:04 WB5WPA 1.838058 -19 KJ4YBS FM28bh 1956 67 2018-11-18 20:50 WB5WPA 1.838058 -23 KJ4YBS FM28bh 1956 67 2018-11-18 20:46 WB5WPA 1.838058 -25 KJ4YBS FM28bh 1956 67 2018-11-18 20:34 WB5WPA 1.838058 -28 KJ4YBS FM28bh 1956 67 2018-11-18 20:28 WB5WPA 1.838058 -28 KJ4YBS FM28bh 1956 67 2018-11-18 20:18 WB5WPA 1.838058 -29 KJ4YBS FM28bh 1956 67 Begins at 2:18 PM
A few minutes before 5 PM local CST ... 160m band is looking like it usually does at 7 to 8 PM 2018-11-18 22:54 WB5WPA 1.838058 0 KJ4YBS FM28bh 1956 67 2018-11-18 22:46 WB5WPA 1.838058 -1 KJ4YBS FM28bh 1956 67 2018-11-18 22:42 WB5WPA 1.838058 -4 KJ4YBS FM28bh 1956 67 2018-11-18 22:24 WB5WPA 1.838058 -8 KJ4YBS FM28bh 1956 67 2018-11-18 22:20 WB5WPA 1.838058 -10 KJ4YBS FM28bh 1956 67 2018-11-18 22:16 WB5WPA 1.838058 -8 KJ4YBS FM28bh 1956 67 2018-11-18 22:10 WB5WPA 1.838058 -18 KJ4YBS FM28bh 1956 67 2018-11-18 21:56 WB5WPA 1.838058 -12 KJ4YBS FM28bh 1956 67 2018-11-18 21:56 WB5WPA 1.838058 -12 KJ4YBS FM28bh 1956 67 2018-11-18 21:50 WB5WPA 1.838058 -10 KJ4YBS FM28bh 1956 67 2018-11-18 21:44 WB5WPA 1.838058 -18 KJ4YBS FM28bh 1956 67 2018-11-18 21:36 WB5WPA 1.838058 -16 KJ4YBS FM28bh 1956 67 2018-11-18 21:32 WB5WPA 1.838058 -9 KJ4YBS FM28bh 1956 67 2018-11-18 21:26 WB5WPA 1.838058 -21 KJ4YBS FM28bh 1956 67 2018-11-18 21:18 WB5WPA 1.838058 -20 KJ4YBS FM28bh 1956 67
The last few WSPR frames - sigs continue to 'ramp up' - 2018-11-18 23:12 WB5WPA 1.838062 -2 KJ4YBS FM28bh 1956 67 2018-11-18 23:08 WB5WPA 1.838063 +4 KJ4YBS FM28bh 1956 67 2018-11-18 22:54 WB5WPA 1.838058 0 KJ4YBS FM28bh 1956 67 2018-11-18 22:46 WB5WPA 1.838058 -1 KJ4YBS FM28bh 1956 67 2018-11-18 22:42 WB5WPA 1.838058 -4 KJ4YBS FM28bh 1956 67 2018-11-18 22:24 WB5WPA 1.838058 -8 KJ4YBS FM28bh 1956 67
Signals getting so strong, they are starting to look like "a local": 2018-11-18 23:42 WB5WPA 1.838063 +12 KJ4YBS FM28bh 1956 67 2018-11-18 23:30 WB5WPA 1.838062 +3 KJ4YBS FM28bh 1956 67 2018-11-18 23:24 WB5WPA 1.838063 +10 KJ4YBS FM28bh 1956 67 2018-11-18 23:18 WB5WPA 1.838063 +7 KJ4YBS FM28bh 1956 67 2018-11-18 23:12 WB5WPA 1.838062 -2 KJ4YBS FM28bh 1956 67 2018-11-18 23:08 WB5WPA 1.838063 +4 KJ4YBS FM28bh 1956 67 2018-11-18 22:54 WB5WPA 1.838058 0 KJ4YBS FM28bh 1956 67 2018-11-18 22:46 WB5WPA 1.838058 -1 KJ4YBS FM28bh 1956 67 2018-11-18 22:42 WB5WPA 1.838058 -4 KJ4YBS FM28bh 1956 67
Agreed - from the east coast it's getting crazy in the mornings. Jim, you're one of the long ones at 1500 miles ! Moved down to 2200 because 160 was like a traffic jam. 73 Jim, WQ2H