nine times out of ten, they're down on 40 trying to beat the pileups due 
to europe making a noise down there.


On 13/03/2008 2:28 PM, the old scribe known as John Miller was able to 
impart this pearl of wisdom:
> I've seen times when there was 1 station on a band and that was a decent DX 
> station, happens on 15 and 10 a lot actually. It's open but no one knows it.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 10:46 PM
> Subject: Re: unused frequencies
> 
> 
>> 15 was definitely wide open during the last big contest.
>> I think its a matter of everyone assuming it won't work, and therefore no
>> one tries, and thus, no one is working it.
>> I'm pretty sure that good propigation doesn't just come around during
>> contest times.
>> 73
>> Colin, V A6BKX
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Richard Fiorello" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 8:52 PM
>> Subject: Re: unused frequencies
>>
>>
>>> Unfortunately given our spot in the sun spot cycle you probably won't see
>>> much activity above 20 meters.  Don't give up on 17 meters it can
>> sometimes
>>> be surprising.
>>> Richard
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Gery Gaubert" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 2:01 PM
>>> Subject: unused frequencies
>>>
>>>
>>> Don't know about 2 meters, really don't know anything about anything 
>>> above
>> =
>>> 10 meters.  I will say that I hae noticed not much going on on 10-20.  40
>> a=
>>> nd 80 seem to have action and I am wonderng if this is normal for this
>> time=
>>>  of year and the current stage of the sun spot cycle.
>>>
>>>
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