Yeah, conditions have been crazy good lately. I was listening last night on my wife’s mobile to an unfamiliar group, on a usually quiet channel. Got home, turned on my HT, and heard them loud and clear in the house. Caught a call sign, looked it up, and figured out it was a repeater about 90 miles away.
So, what the heck, I went upstairs, hooked up my HT to a N9TAX roll up, and keyed up. HELLO? Hello! I was hearing them, and was heard full quieting. Chatted for about an hour, conditions shifted, and could not reach them. Still heard them.
That is unheard of in Florida. We don’t even have mole hills to get any height advantage.