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Date: | Fri, 24 Apr 2015 17:17:08 -0600 |
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David and others,
We, in the states, also have problems working nearby states on the higher
bands that never propagate to the closer needed states. There are, as I'm
sure you already know, David, two ways I've worked close in contacts. One
is by making a schedule with someone from that area on a lower band. Then
picking a time and day to try making a schedule at a couple of different
times. Then, at the schedule times, pointing the beam in the opposite
direction of the station and trying to work him back scatter. It helps to
run power when trying this method. The other station should be beaming the
opposite direction to you as well. Also, just before sunrise or sunset,
when the band is changing, are times worth trying for close by contacts. I
also have use solar flares right at the recovery point and worked adjacent,
or, contiguous states that are from 100 to 500 miles away. Back scatter and
some power work the best even when the band is wide open with DX. I often
hear my friends from western Colorado back scatter and they are about 250
miles away but I've heard them on 20 15 and 10 meters; sometimes even S9 so
you never know. The Rocky Mountains sure do a lot of screwing around with
HF signals even within 25 or 30 miles on 75 and 80 meters here in Colorado.
FM bands are even worse for mountainous contacts.
Phil.
K0NX
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