Today, while operating on 28 MHz using the FT8 mode at around 10 UTC, we were unexpectedly called by Joe, WL7E, from Alaska, with a signal level of -17. But the most surprising thing is that in Alaska, it was about 2 AM at that time! His signal skiped along the short path through the North Pole.
The HF propagation over the polar cap can be very unpredictable and unstable, especially on the 10-meter band…
Thank you, Joe, for the short QSO! Iit was truly unexpected and much appreciated!
73 de 4U1A