*Good Day All,An almost mid-afternoon bandscan found the beacon band in very good condition....Likely a bit early for a "downunder" signal but, there it was at least S-5 (VK3FFB). No backscatter but there were a couple of trans equatorial path signals. Solid copy on both of the Alaskan beacons.
19:46 Z, 16 December 2013 I can hear 28 ten meter beacon signals into EM71as.
28.193 VE4ARM AUSTIN,MB CANADA 2316 km 1439 miles 28.2035 K6LLL MISSION VIEJO, CALIFORNIA 2959 km 1839 miles 28.2035 PY2WFG IPIRANGA, BRAZIL 5940 km 3691 miles 28.2058 WL7N KETCHIKAN, ALASKA 4410 km 2740 miles 28.2113 N6QIH DRAPER, UTAH 2510 km 1560 miles 28.2118 AC7GZ CHANDLER, ARIZONA 2426 km 1508 miles 28.2165 N7MA CATALDO, IDAHO 3113 km 1934 miles 28.2223 KP3FT PONCE PUERTO RICO 2471 km 1535 miles 28.225 K6FRC/B4 ANGEL'S CAMP, CALIFORNIA 3300 km 2050 miles 28.227 KC6WGN LAS VEGAS, NEVADA 2715 km 1687 miles 28.235 VE1CBZ KESWICK RIDGE, NB, CANADA 2280 km 1417 miles 28.239 VA7PL CRYSTAL MOUNTAIN, BC CANADA 3407 km 2117 miles 28.2392 AL7FS ANCHORAGE, ALASKA 5566 km 3458 miles 28.245 PU2KXC JACAREI , SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL 7459 km 4635 miles 28.2478 K6EMI FULLERTON, CALIFORNIA 2988 km 1856 miles 28.250 K6FRC/B2 SUTTERS MOUNTAIN, CALIFORNIA 3233 km 2009 miles 28.250 K8NDB YUMA, ARIZONA 2688 km 1670 miles 28.2545 K4JEE LOUISVILLE. KENTUCKY 709 km 441 miles 28.2605 VK3FFB HEATHMONT, AUSTRALIA 15348 km 9537 miles 28.262 FG8AR ST FRANCOIS, GUADELOUPE 3030 km 1883 miles 28.265 N7SCQ DIXON, CALIFORNIA 3300 km 2050 miles 28.2732 AC4DJ EUSTIS, FLORIDA 603 km 374 miles 28.275 NP2SH ST JOHN, VIRGIN ISLANDS 2597 km 1613 miles 28.287 WI6J BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA 3067 km 1905 miles 28.288 WA7LNW HURRICANE MESA UTAH 2551 km 1585 miles 28.290 N6UN SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA 2924 km 1817 miles 28.2942 K7RQN PEORIA, ARIZONA 2459 km 1528 miles 28.300 K6FRC TRACY, CALIFORNIA 3233 km 2009 miles 73 Bill WJ5O Southern Alabama*