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Band Watch => 6 & 2 Meters => Topic started by: W3RSW on June 20, 2015, 11:19:34 AM



Title: 6 is hot today 6-20-15 too 13:00 Z
Post by: W3RSW on June 20, 2015, 11:19:34 AM
recorded w QS1R and Clifton Labs preamp, simple wire antenna with LC tune network.

Guys are handing out smurf numbers. `6626, etc..  not hearing any grid numbers.

contest qso's increasing



Title: Re: 6 is hot today 6-20-15 too 13:00 Z
Post by: Pete, WA2CWA on June 21, 2015, 02:43:25 PM
6 meters has been open almost every day over the several days. Summer is a great time to fire up the 6 meter rig.
Here's today's activity:


Title: Re: 6 is hot today 6-20-15 too 13:00 Z
Post by: Pete, WA2CWA on June 21, 2015, 07:27:32 PM
At roughly 7 PM EDT, 6/21/15, stations in 9 and Zero land working into Japan and China on 6 meters.


Title: Re: 6 is hot today 6-20-15 too 13:00 Z
Post by: WD8BIL on June 22, 2015, 04:04:40 PM
Hearing the Aurora bore me Alice today!


Title: Re: 6 is hot today 6-20-15 too 13:00 Z
Post by: Pete, WA2CWA on June 22, 2015, 05:00:30 PM
Hearing the Aurora bore me Alice today!


See it here in real time:

(http://services.swpc.noaa.gov/images/animations/ovation-north/latest.png?time=1426704744000)


Title: Re: 6 is hot today 6-20-15 too 13:00 Z
Post by: WD8BIL on June 23, 2015, 10:27:10 AM
Great signals from 5 and 6 land until 10:30PM when I hit the rack!
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