One of the reasons why 6 meters offers an advantage.
Pete, wa2cwa
On Sun, 26 Nov 2006 23:14:52 -0600 KA5MIR [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
For the last few months, we've lost the choice of short skip on 75
at night.
160 is difficult for a lot of folks, antenna wise. So... No more
talking
KA5MIR wrote:
Nothing, as long as it's not your only choice.
Normally, you can generally choose your skip distance by selecting the
appropriate band for the time of day. 20 and up for longer distances. 40
short during the day and longer at night. 75 and 160 for shorter
distances.
I remember (don't all of us old folks) about 20 years ago
when the skip on 75 was much like the current one. Nothing
between 100 to 600 miles or very weak and stations out
beyond that were strong as garlic breath.
This is really not that uncommon. It follows the 11 year
cycle and the 22
I understand the first paragraph but maybe I don't know what is meant by
short skip.
Hello Jack,
There may be some technically precise term for short skip that I'm not
aware of, but in this case I'm talking about on 75 meters after dusk, from
approximately 10 to 200 miles.
73',
KA5MIR
On
Hello Jim,
Yeah, the sunspot cycle seems the obvious culprit, but I don't remember it
being so bad in 86 when I traded my 520 for a fancy new TS-440, or the
95-96 low.
Maybe I'm trying not to remember the bad parts. The band conditions, I
mean, not the getting a SSB rig. :)
73',
KA5MIR
If I remember my propagation stuff, the D layer (lowest layer) is charged
mainly by the sun and hence there is more absorption of lower frequencies
by this layer during the daylight hours. As we get into shorter days, the
D layer has less absorption and during the evening hours, disappears. The
E
On 11/27/06, KA5MIR [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I understand the first paragraph but maybe I don't know what is meant by
short skip.
Hello Jack,
There may be some technically precise term for short skip that I'm not
aware of, but in this case I'm talking about on 75 meters after dusk, from
The period I remember is the mid 70s. It was about like
this one except there were many more nets on the air.
You should have heard them argue.
Jim
W5JO
Hello Jim,
Yeah, the sunspot cycle seems the obvious culprit, but I
don't remember it
being so bad in 86 when I traded my 520 for a
at 4:45 PM central time, Dave, W9AD is stronger into my Mississippi qth on
3885 than he usually is on 20 meters during the summer. While I don't do S
meter readings, that translates into a pretty much totally quieting signal.
It will be interesting (or perhaps frustrating do some) to see where
This past Friday night was the best for short AND long signals on 75
that I've seen in several months. No problem talking to locals in AR,
TX, OK and at the same time KL7OF in WA, New England, CA, etc.. I had
big hopes for Sat night but - nope... back to long skip only. I've
been off the air
In a message dated 11/26/06 3:27:46 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Have you guys in the N.E., East West coasts had the same lack of
short skip on 75 after dark?
Same thing here in SOCAL.
Dennis D. W7QHO
Glendale, CA
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[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In a message dated 11/26/06 3:27:46 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Have you guys in the N.E., East West coasts had the same lack of
short skip on 75 after dark?
I do not understand this discussion and am not sure if it is good news
or bad news. But I hear it a
Nothing wrong with long skip except when you're trying to work stations
close in between 100 and 600 miles. If I wanted to work long skip, I'd
work 40 or 20 M. 75M is supposed to be for short skip, and local work,
not specifically DX.
Ed, VA3ES
Hello Jack,
What am I missing? What is wrong with long skip?
Nothing, as long as it's not your only choice.
Normally, you can generally choose your skip distance by selecting the
appropriate band for the time of day. 20 and up for longer distances. 40
short during the day and longer at
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