<<< Cannot even hear North America -- so that is not such a big deal -- Will stay up later tonight and definitely head outside around 5 AM to see what's up >>>
Hi Colin, In the chase for DU's in June or July, the impression of a "dead band" in places like Kona (or the Oregon cliffs) can be kind of misleading. During the early evening and hours of deep darkness, the South Pacific propagation seems hopeless indeed, reflecting the general doldrums of MW-band reception during the season. On the Oregon cliffs, this pattern has been experienced repeatedly. A completely dead MW band during the hours of darkness will begin to show signs of life with the first appearance of daylight, with 738-Tahiti and the Kiwi "big guns" (like 567-RN and 657-Southern Star) the first to break through. Within a half hour DU's start to appear all over the band, and shortly thereafter some of them start sounding like local Oregon pests. The entire situation seems ludicrous for someone who has never experienced it, and almost like something out of a science fiction novel. The weird phenomena is related to the fact that the Southern Hemisphere is having its best winter propagation during our summer doldrums, and during sunrise enhancement we have a brief chance to tap into it. 73, Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA) -----Original Message----- From: R. Colin Newell <[email protected]> To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America <[email protected]> Sent: Tue, Jun 18, 2013 11:09 pm Subject: Re: [IRCA] TA 19 Jun; Victoria version Not surprising -- not a peep on 1566. Cannot even hear North America -- so that is not such a big deal -- Will stay up later tonight and definitely head outside around 5 AM to see what's up On Tue, Jun 18, 2013 at 10:51 PM, R. Colin Newell <[email protected]>wrote: > Copy that -- > > Going to check 1566 from Kona -- > I mean, why not... > > > On Tue, Jun 18, 2013 at 9:54 PM, Nick Hall-Patch <[email protected]> wrote: > >> yes, what else, audible carrier this evening 1566, 1.5Hz smearing; >> 0445UT. See if you can hear them in Kona, Colin..0520UT, extreme >> grayline. >> >> >> best wishes, >> >> Nick >> >> ______________________________**_________________ >> IRCA mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://montreal.kotalampi.com/**mailman/listinfo/irca<http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca> >> >> Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the >> original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the >> IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers >> >> For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org >> >> To Post a message: [email protected] >> >> > > > -- > Colin Newell is the Editor and creator of Coffeecrew.com - DXer.ca - > BobHarris.com | > Amateur Radio VA7WWV | Twitter.Com/CoffeeCrew | Victoria B.C. Canada > -- Colin Newell is the Editor and creator of Coffeecrew.com - DXer.ca - BobHarris.com | Amateur Radio VA7WWV | Twitter.Com/CoffeeCrew | Victoria B.C. Canada _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: [email protected] _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: [email protected]
