Hello Louis,

Your observations are correct.

What happened is that for the first time since last summer the path 
to the lower lattitudes opened up and I could hear quite a few 
inland Canadian NDB's. At the same time the path to the north was 
very good before sunrise and I heard a Svalbard NDB, which is pretty 
rare.

I have noticed that often before the Dst drops, conditions are 
excellent. I have no idea why this is so.
It might be due to the steep rise in Dst before it starts plummeting 
down.

I have been listening at LF now for 14 years and it still amazes me!

73,
Roelolf, pa0rdt