*Hi All,Well, the band finally opened late in the local afternoon....... With conditions supporting backscatter signals.
At 21:58 Z, 21 April 2011 I can hear 20 ten meter beacon signals into EM71. 28.177 HP1RCP PANAMA CITY, PANAMA 2615 km 1625 miles 28.1935 LU2ERC ENSENADA BA, ARGENTINA 7967 km 4950 miles 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 28.2035 K6LLL MISSION VIEJO, CALIFORNIA 2959 km 1839 miles 28.210 WA4SZE MANCHESTER, TN "N" "BS" 411 km 255 miles 28.2245 K5GJR CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS "BS" 1186 km 737 miles 28.245 N8RT BLAIRSVILLE, GEORGIA "BS" 391 km 243 miles 28.2625 WF4HAM ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, FL 562 km 349 miles 28.269 W3HH OCALA, FLORIDA 470 km 292 miles 28.273 PY4MAB POCOS DE CALDAS, BRAZIL 7122 km 4426 miles 28.2785 WA6MHZ CREST, CALIFORNIA 2896 km 1799 miles 28.280 K5AB GEORGETOWN, TEXAS "BS" 1120 km 696 miles 28.287 WI6J BAKERSFIELD,CALIFORNIA 3067 km 1905 miles 28.290 N6UN SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA 2924 km 1817 miles 28.2962 W5JDG WASHINGTON, TEXAS "BS" 989 km 614 miles 28.300 KF4MS WAKULA SPRS, FLORIDA 230 km 143 miles 28.300 K6FRC TRACY, CALIFORNIA "BS" 3233 km 2009 miles 73 Bill WJ5O Southern Alabama*