Re: [Flexradio] band conditions
I don;t know anything about HF but last night I heard FK8CP on 6 meters. I had already worked him so I didn't call. But, I worked KH7Y in HI with good sigs. The night before, I worked KH6SX. But I missed out on working VK9N/ZL1RS which is what I've been after for the past 2 weeks. Flex 500a to a 3CX800 (800W) into an 11 eleven element M2 at 70 ft. 73, Bill Tynan, W3XO/5 EM00kd - Original Message - From: Mark Lunday wd4...@triad.rr.com To: 'paul glassman' highschooldiv...@yahoo.com; flexradio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Saturday, April 07, 2012 10:23 PM Subject: Re: [Flexradio] band conditions Kinda weird. Relatively quiet on the higher bands for long-distance DX, but tonight 3 hours after sunset on East Coast, worked E51M on 15, FK8DD and A35XG on 12, and FK8CE on 10. My QTH is North Carolina, hex beam at 42 feet, 500 watts, Flex 3000. Can't remember the last time I worked any long-distance DX (5000 miles) on 10 meters into Pacific that late after sunset (3 hours after sunset). My electronic log says 1982, but I have some paper logs from West Coast operation in 1979 when I was able to work JA around midnight Pacific on 10. But that was 1979, and I was right near the ocean... For 12 meters, last time I worked Pacific that late after sunset was in 2010. So...something is happening, just not sure what it is. Paul, what are your operating parameters? Mark Lunday, WD4ELG Greensboro, NC FM06be wd4...@arrl.net http://wd4elg.blogspot.com http://wd4elg.net ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
[Flexradio] band conditions
Hi all, What are you experiencing with band conditions? I cant tell if I have antenna problems, rig problems or the bands are dead? Thanks Paul w8jn ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] band conditions
If you perceive that you might be having antenna problems, rig problems or dead bands, you might want to check the real-time prop maps: http://www.vhfdx.info/spots/map.php Then click on World or North America (or whatever your preference), then HF and choose the band of interest. This will give you a clue of activity in real-time. Right now, 2:00 PM EST, 20 meters is hot with activity. Pete, wa2cwa On Sat, 7 Apr 2012 10:44:20 -0700 (PDT) paul glassman highschooldiv...@yahoo.com writes: Hi all, What are you experiencing with band conditions? I cant tell if I have antenna problems, rig problems or the bands are dead? Thanks Paul w8jn ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] band conditions
As of 1818Z, I am hearing noise beneath some signals, but the bands are not anything to write home about. 40 meters is doing OK (sort of). 73, Jerry On Sat, Apr 7, 2012 at 2:06 PM, manual...@juno.com wrote: If you perceive that you might be having antenna problems, rig problems or dead bands, you might want to check the real-time prop maps: http://www.vhfdx.info/spots/map.php Then click on World or North America (or whatever your preference), then HF and choose the band of interest. This will give you a clue of activity in real-time. Right now, 2:00 PM EST, 20 meters is hot with activity. Pete, wa2cwa On Sat, 7 Apr 2012 10:44:20 -0700 (PDT) paul glassman highschooldiv...@yahoo.com writes: Hi all, What are you experiencing with band conditions? I cant tell if I have antenna problems, rig problems or the bands are dead? Thanks Paul w8jn ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] band conditions
10M was certainly dead this morning from the west coast anyway. Getting ready to do a noon net on 40M soon. Steve On 4/7/2012 10:44 AM, paul glassman wrote: Hi all, What are you experiencing with band conditions? I cant tell if I have antenna problems, rig problems or the bands are dead? Thanks Paul w8jn ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] band conditions
Not that dead, I just worked ZL1RD Brevity is the soul of wit-Shakespeare If you are too big for a small job, you are too small for a big job. --- On Sat, 4/7/12, Steve Sterling f...@sgsterling.com wrote: 10M was certainly dead this morning from the west coast anyway. Getting ready to do a noon net on 40M soon. Steve On 4/7/2012 10:44 AM, paul glassman wrote: Hi all, What are you experiencing with band conditions? I cant tell if I have antenna problems, rig problems or the bands are dead? Thanks Paul w8jn ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] band conditions
You can also check out the wspr net. Very excellent indicator. Mike va3mw On Apr 7, 2012, at 3:08 PM, Burt k1...@yahoo.com wrote: Not that dead, I just worked ZL1RD Brevity is the soul of wit-Shakespeare If you are too big for a small job, you are too small for a big job. --- On Sat, 4/7/12, Steve Sterling f...@sgsterling.com wrote: 10M was certainly dead this morning from the west coast anyway. Getting ready to do a noon net on 40M soon. Steve On 4/7/2012 10:44 AM, paul glassman wrote: Hi all, What are you experiencing with band conditions? I cant tell if I have antenna problems, rig problems or the bands are dead? Thanks Paul w8jn ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] band conditions
Kinda weird. Relatively quiet on the higher bands for long-distance DX, but tonight 3 hours after sunset on East Coast, worked E51M on 15, FK8DD and A35XG on 12, and FK8CE on 10. My QTH is North Carolina, hex beam at 42 feet, 500 watts, Flex 3000. Can't remember the last time I worked any long-distance DX (5000 miles) on 10 meters into Pacific that late after sunset (3 hours after sunset). My electronic log says 1982, but I have some paper logs from West Coast operation in 1979 when I was able to work JA around midnight Pacific on 10. But that was 1979, and I was right near the ocean... For 12 meters, last time I worked Pacific that late after sunset was in 2010. So...something is happening, just not sure what it is. Paul, what are your operating parameters? Mark Lunday, WD4ELG Greensboro, NC FM06be wd4...@arrl.net http://wd4elg.blogspot.com http://wd4elg.net ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
