75m Open to JA Today

 You snooze, you lose.  75m was open to JA this morning.  I worked JQ2SIX (R57,S48), JK1CBO (R58,S59), & JH4CES (R47,S47) all between 1100 & 1115Z.  

The band was noisy as usual with my static crashes up to S8, but with spaces between. 

Barry & Linda, W9UCW & W5TRV worked Chris, VK2SR & Nick, VK9DX on 40m yesterday - April 28.  Chris & I were hearing each other at 20/9 with 2 el. beams at both ends.

I sent email to Bobby, K7FX, yesterday.  I have not heard him in several weeks.

73 from Panama, HP3AK (Real DX)

DX News from Panama

 Spring DX season has started slowly with heavy thunderstorms in the U.S. showing up almost all winter.  I finally reached 100 "countries" worked on 160m FT8.  I work FT8 to make 160m contacts because I do not get on CW.

LY2BAW bugged me via email until I finally stayed up late and worked him at 0342Z on 4/7.  I also picked up HA8BT in Hungary as country 100 at the same time.

On the morning grey line I picked up FO/SP5EAW, Jacek in the Austral Islands on 3/21 at 1139Z on 3799.  On 3/25 I worked a rare TX station, W9UCW at 1138Z.  On 3/31 I snagged VK9DX on Norfolk Island on 80m FT8 at 1104Z.

The usual JA stations have been hit and miss on 3796 in the mornings. Everywhere from S9 down to below my S5 noise level.  Conditions have varied a lot day by day. I worked Taka, JQ2SIX at my sunrise today and he was a solid S8...gave me an S9.

I have not been on every day for several months, but I am now making an effort to be up and at 'em in the mornings.  

73 from HP3AK