I've noticed the same thing. It's as if something is absorbing our signals. Things are happening!!!
Gary, N7HTS On Sun, 10 Jul 2011 20:11:07 -0700 "Kevin Rock" <kev...@coho.net> wrote: > Good Evening, > What in the world has happened to propagation lately? On twenty meters > before the net I scanned the band and found a number of folks on the air. > But when I called the net I heard nothing for the entire time. First > skunk for me in nine years. I guess it had to happen sometime but why did > it not occur during the depth of the solar cycle? According to > SpaceWeather.com there are many spots on the sun but they are not > improving propagation. During the last few months I keep checking to see > if my antenna has fallen down. > Luckily forty meters was not as bad. It is still limited to the West > Coast but at least I could hear a few folks. Only the first two on the > following list however. The next two were relayed to me by Dale. I heard > just a peep from Phil but nothing at all from Don. Guess San Diego is out > of my range! I wonder where my twenty meter signal was landing? It sure > seems to have missed North America. > > On to the lists => > > On 14050.5 kHz at 2200z: > No stations heard. > > On 7045.5 kHz at 0000z: > K6PJV - Dale - CA - K3 - 1183 > NK6A - Don - CA - K3 - 4569 > NS7P - Phil - OR - K3 - 1826 > AE6II - Don - CA > > I can only hope twenty meters improves over the week. I know the > weather is going back to wet and chilly again. For the next week the > highs will be in the 50s. I am glad I still have wood left for the > stove! We had a few days of warm weather and sun. That was nice. 74 > degrees one day felt hot. I am glad the thimbleberries were in full bloom > for the warm days. The bees have been very active with them right outside > my radio shack window. Hopefully a lot of berries will be set since these > are my favorites. Year by year my patch of them grows larger. It won't > be long before I get to compete with the deer to eat them :) > Until next week stay well, > 73, > Kevin. KD5ONS (Net Control Operator 5th Class) > > - > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 ______________________________________________________________ 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
