*Hi All,I trust all the beacon Ops along the Atlantic New England coast have made emergency preparations. I wish all Operators the best as hurricane Irene approaches.
The band was slow again today..Flux over a 100 and spots nearing that amount. The trans equatorial path was open by my local noonhour.
At 12:42 Z, 26 August 2011 NO ten meter beacon signals heard into EM71 At 13:59 Z, 26 August 2011 NO ten meter beacon signals heard into EM7117:50-17:58 Z, 26 August 2011 I can hear 5 ten meter beacon signals into EM71.
28.196 LU4JJ CONCORDIA ER, ARGENTINA 7610 km 4728 miles 28.197 LU5FB ROSARIO, ARGENTINA 7624 km 4737 miles 28.199 LU1FHH EL TREBOL SF ARGENTINA 7550 km 4691 miles 28.200 LU4AA BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA 7920 km 4921 miles 28.275 PY2EMG SAO PAULO, SP,. BRAZIL 7459 km 4635 miles 73 Bill WJ5O Southern Alabama *