Maybe I'll invest 15 minutes of sleep time at 0030z tomorrow morning
(0330 local). Who knows? I've never been able to hear the net, but maybe
this time...
73,
Victor, 4X6GP
Rehovot, Israel
Formerly K2VCO
CWops no. 5
http://www.qsl.net/k2vco/
On 02/08/2020 5:39, kevinr wrote:
Good Evening,
I spent the last few days listening on twenty and forty meters. The
North American QSO Party is a good way to test my new antenna. I have
found the forty meter band picks up around 0030z. The QSB flattens and
the signals are easier to dig out. There is a noticeable difference in
noise level between the inverted-V and the vertical. After 0000z I was
able to copy MT, IL, MN, ID, KY, NY, NJ, NM, CT, SD, CO, FL, OR, AZ, OK,
TX, KS, LA, NV, UT, CA, and wherever VK5MAV is located this week.
Hopefully I can do as well tomorrow :)
I will start the second net at 0030z since there was such a
noticeable difference in propagation after 0015. I will switch between
the inverted-V and the vertical often. As the days shorten I'll move
the forty meter net back to 0000z. Until then I will see how we do at
0030z instead.
More berries are getting ripe. I'm looking for a good spot for
blackberries. Maybe in the clear cut to the north. Salmon berries were
not too good this year. Neither were the thimbleberries. The wild
straw berries were good though. The fire danger is high right now
because we have not had rain in over a week. Looks like we may get some
fog tomorrow night. That will help the blackberries.
There are two sunspots and the SFU is up to 72. But the auroral
oval is rather weak. There was little QSB on anyone I heard on 20 or 40
meters over the last few days. Some was present as 40 woke up but then
it disappeared. Not much band noise either. It did not sound like
there were any thunderstorms.
Please join us on (or near):
14050 kHz at 2200z Sunday (3 PM PDT Sunday)
7047 kHz at 0030z Monday (5:30 PM PDT Sunday)
73,
Kevin. KD5ONS
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