*Hi All,A late afternoon scan of the band and found conditions supporting backscatter, Western USA and the trans equatorial path...
At 22:09 Z, 22 April 2011 I can hear 31 ten meter beacon signals into EM71. 28.177 HP1RCP PANAMA CITY, PANAMA 2615 km 1625 miles 28.190 LU3HFA CORDOBA CB ARGENTINA 7385 km 4589 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 28.200 W6WX SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA 3292 km 2045 miles 28.200 YV5B CARACAS,VENEZUELA 3064 km 1904 miles 28.203 N6DXX SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA 3294 km 2047 miles 28.2085 NB7A RENO, NEVADA 3160 km 1963 miles 28.210 WA4SZE MANCHESTER, TN "N" "BS" 411 km 255 miles 28.225 K6FRC/B4 ANGEL'S CAMP, CALIFORNIA 3300 km 2050 miles 28.228 ZL3TEN CHRIST CHURCH,NEW ZEALAND 13101 km 7075 miles 28.229 ZL2MHF WELLINGTON CITY, NEW ZEALAND 12944 km 6990 miles 28.238 KB2SEO ETON, GEORGIA **"BS"** 359 km 223 miles 28.244 WA6APQ LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA 2996 km 1862 miles 28.245 N8RT BLAIRSVILLE, GEORGIA **"BS"** 391 km 243 miles 28.250 K6FRC/2 SUTTERS MOUNTAIN, CALIFORNIA 3233 km 2009 miles 28.250 K8NDB YUMA, ARIZONA 2688 km 1670 miles 28.2615 VK2RSY SIDNEY, AUSTRALIA 16079 km 9991 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 K6FRC TRACY, CALIFORNIA 3233 km 2009 miles 28.300 KF4MS WAKULA SPRS, FLORIDA 230 km 143 miles 73 Bill WJ5O Southern Alabama*