Simply put - Decemeber was not very exciting... dare I say almost
boring?
While I have been able to hear and work some Europeans during the
month - signals have been down significantly from normal. Most
nights - I either hear nothing - or perhaps only a few weak signals.
Most of my contacts
Much the same here as well Treestill hearing the Europeans but nothing
like the last two years. Those two winters were absolutely
exceptional...Africans before local sunset on the west coast...amazing. I
think we were treated to a 'once-in-a-lifetime' west coast experience due to
the
Last year, I put up my first vertical for 160M and my very first QSO
with it was JA on September 29. And though I have to admit to not being
a dedicated early riser, this morning was the first time this season
that I heard JA here in SW VA. Europe is generally pretty good here at
around my
All of this sort of adds to me thinking conditions are
significantly worse than they were the past couple or years.
Tree,
I believe that there is no simple answer to your well
timed question. Yes, I am one those who believe that
conditions have not been very good, especially in
December.
First year on Top Band and I have a question regarding my inverted L. I now
have it 55 foot vertical with the remainder horizontal with elevated
radials. It works well, but the neighbors will not be happy in the spring
when they come back to their summer cottages! Hihi. I am going to move it
to
