<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></head><body ><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div style="font-size:9px;color:#575757">Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Smartphone</div></div><br><br><div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: "k5sw@sbcglobal.net via VHF" <vhf@w6yx.stanford.edu> </div><div>Date:08/23/2016 12:18 AM (GMT-05:00) </div><div>To: remailer <vhf@w6yx.stanford.edu> </div><div>Subject: [VHF] ****TROPO*** </div><div><br></div>Band was open to the North and N/E from EM25 OK tonite. Hope it is <br>better in the morning.At first the APRS map show nothing, then by 0230Z, <br>it began to show color.I used the ON4KST page to move stns to a freq. <br>away from .200 for a try<br><br>Stations worked on 144 mhz -<br>WB9LYH EN54 WI SSB 0147Z 144.200, then I moved to 144.170 for others<br>K0SIX EN35 MN CW 0157Z 144.170<br>W8BYA EN70 IN CW/SSB 0217Z 144.170<br>W9EWZ EN52 WI CW 0226Z 144.170<br>W0GHZ EN34 MN SSB 0300Z 144.200 Gary CQing on SSB<br>K9MRI EN70 IN SSB 0311Z 144.210<br>K9MU EN44 WI CW 0326Z 144.190<br><br>I avoided 144.200 as much as possible.<br><br>I tried 222.100 Cw with K9MU EN44 WI , hrd his cw at noise, no QSO<br><br>I tried 432.110 Cw with K9MRI EN70 IN, but neon sign in his direction <br>BAD NOISE, in morning sign will be off.<br><br>Still hearing WI stns as of 0415z -Off to bed, back in morning.<br><br>Sam K5SW EM25 OK<br><br>_______________________________________________<br>VHF mailing list<br>VHF@w6yx.stanford.edu<br>https://w6yx.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/vhf<br></body>