80M WSPR in the DX "toplist"

VK7DIK  Tasmania   reported my 500mW on 80M tonight
earlier this morning i heard  ZL3AB  2W  over long path 80m!
the ultimate DX for PA-land

2011-02-10 07:20 ZL3AB 3.594116 -27 0 RE66im 2 PA0O JO33hg 18523 322

2011-02-10 20:50 PA0O 3.594146 -24 0 JO33hg 0.5 VK7DIK QE28sf 16731 84

not bad at all
Bob  WE2XGR/6  is still decoded during the night when he is on at 0.511501 MHz  
160m bit boring for WSPR  N3CO was the best DX  while last week VK6ZD was reported on 160
But in CW "strong" 559 signals from DU1IST heard fb copy but deaf as a doornail...
About same strength DU1/JJ5GMJ was easy LOTW user also
S9DX 80 160 strong  and  easy to work
could not get in the log of 5H3EE (160 CW)  strong but to high QRN  and very  bad discipline of  EU forced him to QRT


Aurora effect again

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