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Title: nary a peep ... Post by: W7NGA on April 14, 2014, 01:03:14 PM I've been out of the shack for a week. vacation and grandkids in Oregon, returning to find 15-meters essentially dead.
Working on my R-390A at the bench with 21.430 Mhz tuned on the 75A4. Monitoring, and anxiously awaiting any AM signal to appear. I checked on the antenna and its still in the air, though the eagles have built a nest in the tree at the far end of the long-wire and would appear to be perturbed >:( Solar event? dan W7NGA San Juan Island, Wa. Title: Re: nary a peep ... Post by: KA0HCP on April 14, 2014, 03:55:45 PM Xray flux increased today with peaks just below storm level, though no alerts issued. Chance of solar flares 35%.
http://www.solarham.net/index.htm Title: Re: nary a peep ... Post by: W2VW on April 14, 2014, 06:10:01 PM Probably time to try 40 meters.
Title: Re: nary a peep ... Post by: Pete, WA2CWA on April 14, 2014, 06:29:43 PM SSB activity on 15 still good to Europe as I type; SSB activity on 20 meters is hopping to Europe and west coast; SSB activity on 10 meters open to Australia and South America; even 6 meters is open from the U.S. to South America. Am'ers must be searching for that imaginary window which probably keeps them from making any noise.
Title: Re: nary a peep ... Post by: Steve - K4HX on April 14, 2014, 08:38:12 PM Ya gotta call CQ once in a while. ;)
Title: Re: nary a peep ... Post by: W7NGA on April 14, 2014, 09:54:46 PM calling CQ? yup .. on the hour. AMfone - Dedicated to Amplitude Modulation on the Amateur Radio Bands
I worked NV1P as he was driving home, running 25 watts to a hamstick. He seemed so tickled .. said his friends won't believe him when he tells them he worked coast-to-coast on 15-meters AM from his car :) |