Tree, It is NOT the Boring report that matters. It's the boring band to listen in Cinere.
Having read many of the topband guru's observations here, I realised that I am not alone and my system on 160 meters found not guilty. Has someone ever studied the correlation between volcanic dusts/eruptions and the propagation on Medium Frequency spectrum, please? Tnx es 73 de Jo, YC0LOW On Fri, Jan 7, 2011 at 1:15 PM, Jo, YC0LOW <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Fri, Jan 7, 2011 at 6:13 AM, GEORGE WALLNER <[email protected]>wrote: > >> >> 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. On the other hand, I also believe that there >> have been some additional factors at work. >> >> My friend, Tomi, HA7RY, and I have been doing some >> informal testing for the past few months. He has been >> listening to my signal from FL around 0500Z to see at what >> power level does my signal disappear in Hungary. (We >> communicate via Skype or 40 meters.) About 50% of the time >> he could not hear my 1500 W signal at all (using a Pennant >> and an Orion RX). The rest of the time, as I reduce power >> from 1500 W the signal dropped below the noise between >> 1500 and 100 watts. So I believe that there has been >> usable propagation between FL and Central EU at least 50% >> of the time. >> >> On many nights, when conditions seemed to be good (i.e. >> Tomi could hear my 1500 W at S6 to S7), I have called CQ >> for 20 to 30 minutes with no response. It is hard to >> believe that my signal would have been readable only in >> Hungary. I am tempted to believe that the lack of DX has >> been party due to diminished activity! >> >> Another possible factor: From Florida it appears that >> signals in Europe have been peaking around 0400 -- i.e. >> well before Central EU sunrise -- and before many TB >> operators (early risers they may be) get on the band. >> >> DX clusters could also be a factor: i.e. fewer stations >> are scanning the band. Rather, they rely on cluster >> postings. Often, I call CQ for many minutes with no >> response, but once I am spotted, activity perks up >> quickly. Also, with fewer stations scanning the band, >> there is an increased likelyhood of short openings being >> missed. What will happen when everybody will be waiting >> for somebody else's posting to get on the air? >> >> George, AA7JV >> _______________________________________________ >> UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK >> > > _______________________________________________ UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK
