17 meters

[KC2IFR]

Not being a dx'er, I have a stupid question.
What time of the day would 17 or 15 meters be open to Easter Island?

Bill

[W1UJR]

Hi Bill,

With the current sunspot cycle, I recall that 17 meters is mostly a daytime band here, but they are also active on 160/80/40 meters.


We're thinking the same thing, below are some links to the DX Expedition there.

Daylight map - courtesy of HUZ - http://www.daylightmap.com/index.php

DX spotting tool - http://www.dxsummit.fi/DxSpots.aspx

XR0Y on Twitter for updates - http://twitter.com/XR0Y

XR0Y general page - http://rapanui2009.org/

[KC2IFR]

Hi Bruce,
I have 2 chances of working those guys.......slim and none
All I have is my FT-102 bare foot and a 75 meter dipole but I would at least like to see if I can hear them.
When I was working a little DX, my ant worked well into Europe on 17 and 15 for a dipole.......a bit better on 17.
Thanks for the links........I have been to there home page already.
I just have no idea when the bands MIGHT be open to that part of the world.

Thanks,
Bill

[W1UJR]

Did you see this gem?


Our priority will be working Europe on 30 meters CW and also 40 and 80m during first 7 days of the expedition. This means we will pay the most of our attention during the first half of our activity to European takers as there is still incredibly high demand on 30m contacts in that part of the world. This doesn’t mean we will omit the rest of the world, of course! The second part of the expedition will be dedicated to all continents, however we will pay much attention to so frequently omitted Africa and out-of-JA Asia, too. Our time-frame regarding bands/parts of the world mentioned above is a subject to change due to conditions we will find on the air while at the island (for instance starting with all continents for first 7 days or so). More details will be released in prior the DXpedition so check our website frequently!

Our bandplan:

BAND/MODE   CW   RTTY   SSB
160   1.826 up 2-5 EU, up 5-10 NA, dwn 6-11 JA   ——   1.843 up
80    3.505 up 2-5   3.580 up 1-5   3.725 up
40   7.005 up   7.034 up 1-3   7.075 up + 7.145 rx NA
30   10.120 up   ——   ——
20   14.005 up   14.091 up   14.200 up
17   18.073 up   18.102 up 1-5   18.140 up 5-15
15   21.005 up   21.083 up   21.295 up
12   24.893 up   24.923 up 1-5   24.935 up
10   28.023 up   28.085 up 1-5   28.480 up
We plan to activate the island with 3 separate stations utilizing 2x ICOM IC-756 PRO III, 1x ICOM IC-7000,

[KC2IFR]

Bruce,
Saw the band plan but not the disclaimer.........interesting.

Bill