In a message dated 6/17/2007 1:27:41 PM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > I am not sure where to ask this question so I will ask it here. > Please redirect me to a better place to ask it. > > I am not finding PSK31 activity on 30M or 17M even though I know the > bands are open. I always check WWV on 10MHz, 15MHz, and 20MHz to give > myself an idea of propagation. WWV on 20MHz was booming in here > yesterday but there was no activity on 17M. Go figure. > > And 30M seems to me to be a great band for PSK31 but I will be darned > if I can find one iota of activity. > > 73 de Brian, WB6RQN > Brian Lloyd - brian HYPHEN wb6rqn AT lloyd DOT com > Brian, I think it is because 17m and some of the other bands have not reached "critical mass" like 20m and 40m have. Case in point. On Friday, June 7th I was out in the California desert, mobile, and turned on the radio. Lots of signals on 20m at 14.070 and I worked Italy right off the bat. Then I thought, what the heck, I switched over to 18.110. Couldn't hear a thing but I called CQ anyway. Got answered right back by ZP4KFX -- my first ZP4, and we had a nice chat. Througout we were the only action on the waterfall. After winding up we went our separate ways -- calling CQ on different frequencies. Moments later the flood gates opened and we were both very busy, and other QSO's started around us.
I think these bands will pick up as the expectation increases that people are there and can be contacted. Rob KC6ROC _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
