Hi, Mediocre conditions yesterday in Galena, IL (EN42uj), with 38 HF BCNs heard. However, I had two surprises: 28260.5:VK3FFB (Heathmont, Australia) and 28262:FG8AR (St. Francois, Guadeloupe) made guest appearance. VK3FFB is the first VK I have heard since relocating from Downers Grove, IL in 2006, and FG8AR Guadeloupe is a new country for me. FG8AR was heard with an RST of 579 for about 3 IDs and then it was totally gone. VK3FFB barely made it up to an RST of 339. For the conditions, it was a pleasant shock adding two new ones to the logbook. 73 Dave K9QU Date UTC Khz Call RST Grid Miles 20131216 1410 10129 W0ERE 579 USA MO Fordland EM36hx 409 20131216 2103 28066.5 PY4ROE 549 BRA Aeroporto II, MG GH49eq 4391 20131216 1412 28170 ZB2TEN 449 GIB Coaling Island IM76hd 4373 20131216 2105 28182 VY0SNO 599+10 CAN NU Iqualuit FP53rs 1713 20131216 2105 28183 XE1RCS 589 MEX Cerro Gordo EK09os 1642 20131216 1414 28188 OE3XAC 549 Austria Kaiserkogel JN78sb 4737 20131216 2106 28189.5 LU2DT 339 ARG Mar del Plata GF12fa 5930 20131216 2106 28193.5 LU2ERC 339 ARG Buenos Aires GF15ad 5722 20131216 2107 28197 VE7MTY 559 CAN BC Pitt Meadows CN89pf 1619 20131216 2107 28203 PY2WFG 566 BRA Ipiranga GG77ff 5336 20131216 2108 28203.5 K6LLL 449 USA CA Laguna Beach DM13eo 1600 20131216 2108 28204.5 W6CF 339 USA CA Berkeley CM87uu 1711 20131216 1415 28205 DL0IGI 549 Germany Hohenpeissenberg JN57mt 4586 20131216 2109 28216.5 N7MA 579 USA ID Rose Lake DN17sn 1322 20131216 1420 28222.4 IZ0KBA 339 Italy Castel Madarna JN61kx 4910 20131216 2055 28225 K6FRC/B4 449 USA CA Angel's Camp CM98qb 1621 20131216 1416 28226 ED1YCA 549 Spain Principado de Asturias IN73dl 4084 20131216 2056 28239 AL7FS 449 USA AK Anchorage BP51ad 2739 20131216 2056 28239 VA7PL 549 CAN BC Crystal Mountain DN09gv 1479 20131216 2057 28245.5 PU2KXC 549 BRA Jacarei GG76aq 5354 20131216 2057 28247.5 K6EMI 559 USA CA Fullerton DM13au 1608 20131216 2058 28249 K8NDB 559 USA AZ Yuma DM22qq 1486 20131216 2058 28250 K6FRC/B2 569 USA CA Sutter's Mountain CM97gp 1673 20131216 2058 28250 K7EK 569 USA WA Graham CN87tb 1597 20131216 2058 28252 WW9EE 339 USA IL Peoria EN50gk 142 20131216 2059 28254.5 K4JEE 449 USA KY Louisville EM78bd 375 20131216 2149 28260.5 VK3FFB 339 Australia Heathmont PG66pa 9665 New 20131216 2137 28262 FG8AR 579 Guadeloupe St. Francois FK96ig 2491 New 20131216 1415 28263 ED4YBA 549 Spain Cuenca IN80wc 4365 20131216 2100 28265 N7SCQ 449 USA CA Dixon CM98hn 1647 20131216 1417 28271 SV2HQL 449 Greece Katakali-Grevena KM09uv 5346 20131216 2100 28280 K5AB 339 USA TX Georgetown EM10dh 931 20131216 2102 28286.5 WA4ROX 339 USA FL Largo EL87ov 1088 20131216 2101 28287 WI6J 579 USA CA Bakersfield DM05jj 1621 20131216 2102 28290 N6UN 579 USA CA San Diego DM12ju 1606 20131216 1417 28292.5 SK0CT 339 Sweden Sollentuna JO89xk 4318 20131216 1417 28298 SK7GH 549 Sweden Jonkoping JO77bf 4298 20131216 2103 28300 K6FRC 589 USA CA Tracy CM97hb 1684