Re: [Elecraft] Solar Cycle

Hi All, The info I got from Space Weather today indicated that there were strong solar flares occurring, and radio blackouts were predicted. I believe it! Yesterday I put up a "not so great" antenna to tinker with, hooked up my KX3 (I'm traveling), and tried to snag a contact. Even with

Re: [Elecraft] Solar Cycle

Also limited to a narrow portion of the bands, not where the DX normally hung out. I was a Novice in 1952-53, at the bottom of a cycle. In fact, at the peak of each cycle since then I have not been on the air (timing is everything) or was putting up with a stealth antenna system. Still, I

Re: [Elecraft] Solar Cycle

Actually, I sort of did. "I had my BC342 and a Millen transmitter and a couple of 40-meter crystals." I still have the BC342. On 7/23/2016 2:13 PM, Mark Bayern wrote: So far no one has mentioned the Novice limitations. 75 watts input to the final, crystal controlled. (At least that is what

Re: [Elecraft] Solar Cycle

Tony Estep wrote > On Fri, Jul 22, 2016 at 8:22 PM, Bill W4ZV > btippett@.mit > wrote: > > Yep, those were legendary days. I too made Novice DXCC, shortly after > Bill. > He was KN4RID in those days. I worked my 100th right after he got his, but > I stuck my cards in a drawer and didn't send

Re: [Elecraft] Solar Cycle

... and a _one_ year license! On Sat, Jul 23, 2016 at 4:13 PM, Mark Bayern wrote: > So far no one has mentioned the Novice limitations. 75 watts input to > the final, crystal controlled. (At least that is what I remember in > the mid 60's.) > > Mark AD5SS > > On Sat, Jul 23,

Re: [Elecraft] Solar Cycle

So far no one has mentioned the Novice limitations. 75 watts input to the final, crystal controlled. (At least that is what I remember in the mid 60's.) Mark AD5SS On Sat, Jul 23, 2016 at 3:55 PM, Tony Estep wrote: > On Fri, Jul 22, 2016 at 8:22 PM, Bill W4ZV

Re: [Elecraft] Solar Cycle

On Fri, Jul 22, 2016 at 8:22 PM, Bill W4ZV wrote: > The peak was actually late December 1957 (Solar Flux = 375 and sunspots = > 355). > I was very lucky to be QRV then and made the first Novice DXCC: > http://www.novice.bappy.com/about_21.html > Yep, those

Re: [Elecraft] Solar Cycle

375! And today I'm happy when it breaks 100. Vic 4X6GP > On 23 Jul 2016, at 04:22, Bill W4ZV wrote: > > Guy Olinger K2AV wrote >> I remember 1956 - 1958. Conditions have never been that way since. We are >> in the trough of a very long term solar super-cycle that had a

Re: [Elecraft] Solar Cycle

Guy Olinger K2AV wrote > I remember 1956 - 1958. Conditions have never been that way since. We are > in the trough of a very long term solar super-cycle that had a peak in > 1956. The peak was actually late December 1957 (Solar Flux = 375 and sunspots = 355).

[Elecraft] Solar Cycle

n.qth.net" <elecraft@mailman.qth.net> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Solar Cycle Message-ID: <canckpc1ncdaxa2jhzeujurhsy_+9fb4es3+6_aghwsxe9fm...@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 I remember 1956 - 1958. Conditions have never been that way since. We are in

Re: [Elecraft] Solar Cycle

Yesterday I couldn't see any activity on 20 Meters but worked Pactor 3 at the maximum speed over a 1200 mile path. Far from a dead band. John K7JLT __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help:

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At our monthly Southern Arizona DX Association club meeting last night, as we often do, we go around the room to hear what guys have worked since the last meeting. Personally, because it's thunderstorm season, I've been disconnected most of the month. Others have not. One guy, a top of the

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I was licensed as a Novice in 1958 and upgraded to Conditional shortly after. My Elmer, W7UVR, who signed both applications told me he didn't want the RI coming around and retesting me and having me fail, hence getting him in trouble. So he said I better stay on CW for the duration. I had my

Re: [Elecraft] Solar Cycle

; > From: Grant Youngman <ghyoung...@gmail.com <javascript:;>> > To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net <javascript:;> > Sent: Friday, July 22, 2016 11:01 AM > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Solar Cycle > > Or even DX on 15 at 2-3 o'clock in the morning. My little

Re: [Elecraft] Solar Cycle

I have tried to find the NOVA series on Direct TV without success.  Anyone know what channel it will be on? Mel, K6KBE From: Grant Youngman <ghyoung...@gmail.com> To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Friday, July 22, 2016 11:01 AM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Solar Cycle Or even DX

Re: [Elecraft] Solar Cycle

I remember 1956 - 1958. Conditions have never been that way since. We are in the trough of a very long term solar super-cycle that had a peak in 1956. In '56 every day in Columbus OH I could see test patterns on channel 2 from Miami FL. Oh, to have had a K3/KPA500 back then. 11 meters was a ham

Re: [Elecraft] Solar Cycle

Or even DX on 15 at 2-3 o'clock in the morning. My little DX-40 worked a lot of DX in those days -- phone and CW -- and it rarely mattered what time of day it was. I don't think conditions have been anywhere close to that since Grant NQ5T Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 22, 2016, at

Re: [Elecraft] Solar Cycle

On 16-07-21 10:43 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote: I was first licensed in 1955 and cycle 19 (the granddaddy of them all) was on the rise. Those were the times when you could work the world with 10 watts on 10 meters during the daytime hours. The bands would have been a lot quieter back in the 50's as

Re: [Elecraft] Solar Cycle

smartphone. Original message From: w7aqk <w7...@cox.net> Date: 2016-07-21 11:37 PM (GMT-05:00) To: a...@sbcglobal.net, Elecraft Reflector <elecraft@mailman.qth.net> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Solar Cycle I’m currently traveling in Oregon, and watched it on the Portl

Re: [Elecraft] Solar Cycle

smartphone. Original message From: w7aqk <w7...@cox.net> Date: 2016-07-21 11:37 PM (GMT-05:00) To: a...@sbcglobal.net, Elecraft Reflector <elecraft@mailman.qth.net> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Solar Cycle I’m currently traveling in Oregon, and watched it on the Portl

Re: [Elecraft] Solar Cycle

;elecraft@mailman.qth.net> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Solar Cycle I’m currently traveling in Oregon, and watched it on the Portland area PBS station (Oregon Public Broadcasting).  I assume it is the most current program in the Nova series, but I missed the actual title as I didn’t tune in until abo

Re: [Elecraft] Solar Cycle

Reflector ; w7aqk Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Solar Cycle Can you check your PBS TV station schedule and give us the title of that NOVA program? Our station was running the RNC. Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android

Re: [Elecraft] Solar Cycle

Vic, I was first licensed in 1955 and cycle 19 (the granddaddy of them all) was on the rise. Those were the times when you could work the world with 10 watts on 10 meters during the daytime hours. Those were exciting times for ham radio, but we have not seen anything like it since. It

Re: [Elecraft] Solar Cycle

It just doesn't work like it did in 1957. But then, neither does other stuff. Vic 4X6GP > On 22 Jul 2016, at 00:48, Bob Nielsen wrote: > > I did it a few days ago. I didn't hear anything. > >> On 7/21/16 2:26 PM, Wes Stewart wrote: >> I still do that. No boot up time required

Re: [Elecraft] Solar Cycle

The solar cycle originated thanks to fruitcake [Fc]. All the fruitcake in the universe was created at the Big Bang, along with a lot of hydrogen [H] and some helium [He]. The hydrogen and helium began to float upward of course ... think Goodyear or Hindenburg ... but the Fc, being the

Re: [Elecraft] Solar Cycle

That's tougher to do these days. A lot of people are busy on the internet or whatever and watching spots. I see this in county hunting, SKCC and just about everywhere. During the week, I can tune the entire CW portion of 20 meters and not hear a single station. A check on RBN shows me hitting

Re: [Elecraft] Solar Cycle

on the receiver and tuned across the bands. 73, Ron AC7AC -Original Message- From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Phil Wheeler Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2016 1:25 PM To: Bill Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Solar Cycle OTOH

Re: [Elecraft] Solar Cycle

"Secrets of the Sun" is free on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncphh8FWUUE 73, Bill W4ZV -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/Solar-Cycle-tp7620505p7620521.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

Re: [Elecraft] Solar Cycle

Connect an antenna. On 7/21/2016 2:48 PM, Bob Nielsen wrote: I did it a few days ago. I didn't hear anything. On 7/21/16 2:26 PM, Wes Stewart wrote: I still do that. No boot up time required and it's location specific.. __

Re: [Elecraft] Solar Cycle

-Original Message- From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Phil Wheeler Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2016 1:25 PM To: Bill Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Solar Cycle OTOH sometimes "no news is good news". Propagation data

Re: [Elecraft] Solar Cycle

"Secrets of the Sun" 04/25/2012 was the original broadcast date 73, Gus On 7/21/2016 3:25 PM, a...@sbcglobal.net wrote: Can you check your PBS TV station schedule and give us the title of that NOVA program? Our station was running the RNC. Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android

Re: [Elecraft] Solar Cycle

] On Behalf Of Phil Wheeler Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2016 1:25 PM To: Bill Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Solar Cycle OTOH sometimes "no news is good news". Propagation data these days is not happy reading, Bill ;-) Phil -- Sent from my iPhone 5S On Jul 21, 2016, at 13:19

Re: [Elecraft] Solar Cycle

Can you check your PBS TV station schedule and give us the title of that NOVA program?  Our station was running the RNC. Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft

Re: [Elecraft] Solar Cycle

] Solar Cycle OTOH sometimes "no news is good news". Propagation data these days is not happy reading, Bill ;-) Phil -- Sent from my iPhone 5S > On Jul 21, 2016, at 13:19, Bill <w2...@nycap.rr.com> wrote: > > http://www.bandconditions.com/ Great for a quick glance at

Re: [Elecraft] Solar Cycle

OTOH sometimes "no news is good news". Propagation data these days is not happy reading, Bill ;-) Phil -- Sent from my iPhone 5S > On Jul 21, 2016, at 13:19, Bill wrote: > > http://www.bandconditions.com/ Great for a quick glance at band conditions > and some other

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http://www.bandconditions.com/ Great for a quick glance at band conditions and some other related stuff also. Bill W2BLC K-Line __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help:

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Silly me, I meant "solar cycle". AB2TC - Knut ab2tc wrote > Hi Dave, > > The link works but I could not find the video you mention. I put "solar > circle" into their search engine and it came up with nothing from this > year. Maybe you can provide some more details on how to work this site. >

Re: [Elecraft] Solar Cycle

Hi Dave, The link works but I could not find the video you mention. I put "solar circle" into their search engine and it came up with nothing from this year. Maybe you can provide some more details on how to work this site. The program sounds very interesting. AB2TC - Knut w7aqk wrote > Hi

[Elecraft] Solar Cycle

Hi All, FWIW, there was a very interesting program I watched last night on PBS. The regular program called "Nova" had a most informative discussion about the solar cycle and how it affects us here on Earth. It won't tell you everything you want to know about propagation, etc., but it does

[Elecraft] Solar cycle

The latest information I could find on the new solar cycle (near the end of the article). Get those radios ready.