I remember in 2000 around 1:30 in the morning talking to Australia on 20.
I forget what season it was in though.
73 De Anthony W2AJV
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----- Original Message -----
From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, November 19, 2006 5:09 PM
Subject: Re: [BLIND-HAMS] Art Bell back on ham bands and noticing something
strange with 20-meters
>I used to play on 20 at night then when I could, it was open until very
>late at night then though when the sun spot cycle was better, around 2001
>and 2001 and all, there was pretty much action on 20 almost around the
>clock around here. We're on the way back up now, I kind of expect that to
>start again maybe next summer. I'll sure be looking.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jeff Kenyon" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, November 19, 2006 4:59 PM
> Subject: Re: Art Bell back on ham bands and noticing something strange
> with 20-meters
>
>
>> What about years of high sunspot activity with 20 at night, how well has
>> that worked out? In 2001 that was pretty much the only good thing about
>> that year was the high sunspot activity!
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sun, 19 Nov 2006, John Miller wrote:
>>
>>> I've had a lot of fun on 20 lately, in the day time, but very seldom is
>>> the
>>> day when I could look and find nothing there.
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Sunday, November 19, 2006 3:02 AM
>>> Subject: Re: Art Bell back on ham bands and noticing something strange
>>> with
>>> 20-meters
>>>
>>>
>>> > as i said, in this particular part of the world, yes, that is true,
>>> > but
>>> > its
>>> > not true for all parts of the world.
>>> > The sun spot cycle is on the way back up.
>>> > Also, even though we don't get world wide dx 24 hours a day, or even
>>> > everyday, there are still great openings on 20 meters to all kinds of
>>> > places, its not dead by any stretch of the imagination.
>>> > Anyone who tells you that HF is dead, or there is nothing on 20, or no
>>> > good
>>> > dx on 20 is lying and knows not of what he speaks.
>>> > I've gotten about 30 countries in the past year and that is at the
>>> > bottom
>>> > of
>>> > the cycle, on a simple dipole, low to the ground and 100 watts.
>>> > 73
>>> > Colin, V A6BKX
>>> > ----- Original Message -----
>>> > From: "Jeff Kenyon" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> > Sent: Sunday, November 19, 2006 12:53 AM
>>> > Subject: Re: Art Bell back on ham bands and noticing something strange
>>> > with
>>> > 20-meters
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >> Hi Collin, that is interesting, I wonder if people are just givingg
>>> >> up
>>> >> the
>>> >> 20-meter band though with the sunspot cycle where it is now. I had
>>> >> always
>>> >> been told that the best bet for 20-meters is during the day?
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> On Sun, 19 Nov 2006, Colin McDonald wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >> > geoff:
>>> >> > 20 meters isn't a day time only band as 80 is a night time only
>>> >> > band.
>>> >> > You can get conditions 24 hours a day. The biggest reason we don't
>>> >> > get
>>> > much
>>> >> > activity here during the evening and night time hours is because
>>> >> > there
>>> > just
>>> >> > isn't very many hams on at that time of day that are in our
>>> >> > listening
>>> > area.
>>> >> > In other parts of the world, this isn't necesarily the case and the
>>> >> > band
>>> > can
>>> >> > be active at night with people actually talking.
>>> >> > For instance, in europe, they probably hear most of their dx from
>>> >> > this
>>> > side
>>> >> > of the world between 6PM and about 4 in the morning their time,
>>> >> > because
>>> > that
>>> >> > is when the bulk of US amateurs are on, and that is when things
>>> >> > seem to
>>> > work
>>> >> > the best into europe. over here, we expect europe between 11 in
>>> >> > the
>>> > morning
>>> >> > and about 8 at night, not in the middle of the night.
>>> >> > same goes for other time zones around the world.
>>> >> > Its not by any means reversing or acting strange.
>>> >> > Now, if we were to start getting europe and asia only after dark
>>> >> > and
>>> >> > not
>>> > at
>>> >> > all during the day, then i would have to wonder about 20M
>>> >> > propigation.
>>> >> > Or if we began to get 5 by 9 signals on 80 meters during the day I
>>> >> > would
>>> >> > have to begin to question all the electrical theories ever thought
>>> >> > up.
>>> >> > 73
>>> >> > Colin, V A6BKX
>>> >> > ----- Original Message -----
>>> >> > From: "Jeff Kenyon" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> >> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> >> > Sent: Sunday, November 19, 2006 12:22 AM
>>> >> > Subject: Re: Art Bell back on ham bands and noticing something
>>> >> > strange
>>> > with
>>> >> > 20-meters
>>> >> >
>>> >> >
>>> >> > > So have I ever since late 1996. Has anyone else noticed anything
>>> > strange
>>> >> > > like that with 20-meters or can you explain what may be causing
>>> >> > > it to
>>> >> > > reverse like that?
>>> >> > >
>>> >> > >
>>> >> > >
>>> >> > >
>>> >> > >
>>> >> > > On Sat, 18 Nov 2006, Hank Smith wrote:
>>> >> > >
>>> >> > > > tell art hello
>>> >> > > > ke7ief
>>> >> > > > even though I am a tech license amiture
>>> >> > > > I have allways been a fan of his show.
>>> >> > > > take care
>>> >> > > > hank
>>> >> > > > ----- Original Message -----
>>> >> > > > From: "Jeff Kenyon" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> >> > > > To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> >> > > > Sent: Saturday, November 18, 2006 10:21 PM
>>> >> > > > Subject: Art Bell back on ham bands and noticing something
>>> >> > > > strange
>>> > with
>>> >> > > > 20-meters
>>> >> > > >
>>> >> > > >
>>> >> > > > > Hi everyone, I have Art Bell on right now, and he has managed
>>> >> > > > > to
>>> > get
>>> >> > an
>>> >> > > > > antenna up for now at his condo. He has been operating on
>>> > 20-meters,
>>> >> > and
>>> >> > > > > has noticed that where he is located in the Philipines
>>> >> > > > > 20-meters
>>> > is
>>> >> > active
>>> >> > > > > at night and closed during the day. Art has talked with
>>> >> > > > > other
>>> > hams in
>>> >> > > > > China and Africa, and other places and they are also noticing
>>> >> > > > > that
>>> >> > > > > 20-meters is opening up after dark where they are and shut
>>> >> > > > > down
>>> > during
>>> >> > the
>>> >> > > > > day. I'm just wondering if anyone else has noticed this? I
>>> >> > > > > would
>>> >> > have
>>> >> > > > > thought that 20-meters would be good during the day and would
>>> >> > > > > shut
>>> >> > down at
>>> >> > > > > night.
>>> >> > > > >
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