Last evening on 70cm FT8

As far as I know, conditions last night were normal on 70cm. 

Despite this, 36 stations were copied in the 70cm FT8 activity contest (see map), as far as Germany. And all this was on a 2m omni antenna on RX!  It seems that some sort of troposcatter is possible using FT8. 

Imagine what would have been copied if I had had a typical 70cm beam. If this works at 70cm, what about 23cm or even 13cm? On these bands ERPs of kilowatts are possible with average beams.

No, FT8, has transformed VHF/UHF, making DX possible at any time with very modest stations. If activity was higher people would be making DX QSOs at any time, irrespective of conditions.