IGNORE THE FORECASTS! JUST LISTEN! DX UP!

In spite of the forecasts, I worked Finland just a few minutes ago (18:36 Z 25 Sept 99) SSB on 15 Metres(Hear that Longbow--sometimes I actually do work SSB HIHI!)with 4 watts to a dipole 12 feet up...I have come to the conclusion that it is best to ignore the forecasts, as they don't give as clear a picture of what paths are open to my individual location as I previously thought...Fellow Hams, you might just give things a try if you are home today...Now my wife has found a 'task' for me to do....it seems that it is always that way at my house, anyhow....actually, I was just spraying TV tuner spray into the mike switch and had to try it out as it really had a lot of dust from lack of use...funny how things work out sometimes!