Band conditions were great.  With the K index at 0 and the A index at 1, late night D layer absorption was especially low and the East Coast came in solid here in California both evenings.

I was operatin QRP/portable the two nights with a borrowed Elecraft K3 from a quiet location in the Fremont hills using a temporarily-installed 55ft tall inverted L with 50 radials.

High points were 1) working ZL8X (Kermadec Islands) at 6am Saturday morning, 2) holding a freq between 1:30-2:30am Sunday with a steady string of East Coast stations responding to my 5 watt CQ, and 3) working JR5JAQ Sunday at 4am.