At the bottom of the cycle, what's not suppose to happen, happened! 20 Meters opened at 11pm at night! The Flux was 71 and you're not usually able to work EU, AS, and VK all at the same time with a low loop antenna. but I did. I don't think it was "F" layer propagation because the MUF was too low. "E" layer maybe, but it would have to be a once in a lifetime opening. In a 30 minute period we worked BT, VK, XE, YT, and SM. Talk about wide spaced DX in different directions. and all were very loud. We had short skip too as I heard Larry, N7DD in Tucson, Arizona 20over talking to Europe and commenting on how these conditions so late at night don't even happen during solar max.
The longer I'm in this fantastic hobby, the more I need to learn.