Meanwhile, many people are working DX in all modes day and night...go figure :) My weapon of choice is a KX2, hand-held, running 10 watts to a 3-band, 4-foot-long whip. Despite the obvious compromises, I never fail to make some worldwide Qs on hiking trips -- though it is certainly easier when those band openings come along.
Wayne N6KR > On Oct 9, 2018, at 10:45 AM, John Stengrevics <jstengrev...@comcast.net> > wrote: > > These predictions are completely uncertain. Recent info presented by Tamitha > Skov (space weather scientist) suggests the next cycle will not be delayed > and will begin early 2019. > > In a paper presented at Central States VHF, Jim Kennedy reviewed many studies > & predictions and found that they differed by 115%. > > In fact, nobody really knows. > > John > WA1EAZ > >> On Oct 9, 2018, at 1:37 PM, Dauer, Edward <eda...@law.du.edu> wrote: >> >> For those who do not take CQ magazine, there is an article this month very >> much worth reading. It summarizes recent findings about the forthcoming >> sunspot cycle and its effect on propagation. To quote from the reported >> studies, “ . . . the start of Cycle 25 could be delayed to 2021 or 2022 and >> will be very weak, if it even happens at all . . . . this (Cycle 24) could >> be the last solar maximum we’ll see for a few decades . . . .” Guess I’d >> better gear up for FT8. >> >> I personally cannot assess the quality of the research nor its full >> implications. Just thought I would alert others who may be interested to >> the article. >> >> Ted, KN1CBR ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
