C5X - The Gambia

[N1API]

Heard him for awhile on 15M, didn't have the time to break the pileup.

His strongest signals were on 12 and 17 meters. Grabbed him there and it did not take much to break the pileup. Outa there in about 15 minutes both times. I need to find him on RTTY someplace and then that one is done. Would imagine that he was pretty strong on 15 but didn't listen.

EP6 has had a terrible signal all day. Checked his spots out a couple of time and could not hear him to either 12, 15 or 17. Didn't check 20 that's probably a zoo. Need him on 15, 17 and RTTY.

A wise old sage, (oh I'm going to hear about THIS ), K1WJL once told me that he likes to DX in the low sunspot years because when the band opens it's usually open just to you and you aren't fighting the rest of the world for the contact. I agree. Seems to be true.

-73- Al