Well, thanks John.  At least I know it probably wasn't me.

At one point, around 5 p.m. Eastern, I was starting to wonder if something 
was wrong with my antennas.  Both the Windom and DXCC didn't seem to make 
any difference in dealing with the overall poor conditions.

Here's hoping for better conditions today.

At this point, the weather here in my part of Michigan is not going to be 
the greatest, so I will be at the house, not at the RV later this afternoon.

If I am free around 4 p.m., I'll certainly make my presence known on the 
Cross-Country net.

73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, August 21, 2011 8:16 AM
Subject: Re: "heads up" on 20 meters later today


>I was tuning around at one point yesterday too and found the same thing you
> did, it was probably around 7 PM local time and found that on a few bands
> and a lot of people were talking about noticing that all day.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, August 21, 2011 7:46 AM
> Subject: "heads up" on 20 meters later today
>
>
>> Hi, everyone.
>>
>> Well, I don't know what others' experiences have been, but I spent some
>> time
>> yesterday afternoon on 20 meters during the North American QSO Party SSB
>> contest, and the band was a mess.
>>
>> There was lots of QSB, and I found the band itself to be noisier than
>> usual.
>>
>> I don't follow solar activity as much as I should, but it sure seemed to
>> me
>> that something was going on.
>>
>> Hopefully, conditions will be better for today's Cross-country Blind Ops
>> net.
>>
>> I am not yet sure if I'll be able to be there, but if I am, I'll be happy
>> to
>> serve as a relay station if needed.
>>
>> 73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ
>