The band conditions have been wonderful at night. I've had fun with 15
meters and I worked a 6y5 station on 20 meters at three this morning. That
was a station in Jamaica. I love working Caribbean dx, so I was happy about
first the time in which I heard this guy, and of course the location in
which I contacted. For that time of day on twenty is pretty strange, but of
course summer is like that. So keep your ears open at night time. Since it
summer you're going to get weird things like that. I have to operate at
night cuz it's the only way I can loose my neibor 3 doors away. That guy
likes working 40 threw the day so just to please his sorry ass, I operate at
night since he's not much of a night hawk. I mean this guy sits on a 40
meter net all day so I try not to bother him on 40. I might be able to duck
him if I use eighty. I haven't tested out eighty during the day really since
on this vertical, eighty is noisy. I can usually avoid my friend if I jump
around from 17, 15, and 10. Of course he's my immediate problem but that's
not all. A few doors from that guy there two operators that use 10 meter
slow scan. A few doors away from them are 3 cb operators. So you people are
lucky if you haven't neibors that are radio operators. That's one reason why
I like echo link, I'll never get bothered by these people. Thank god they
usually don't operate at night, then I have a fighting chance. Anyways,
speratic openings are fun and there are lots now so keep listening.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Kenyon" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2005 8:23 PM
Subject: recent openings in the midwest


Hi everyone, how have the band openings been in other areas of the
country?  Over field day weekend they were great, and I am referring to
the tropo ones that we have experienced in Michigan and Ohio.  Though I
didn't get to participate in field day type things because of other
comittments this weekend I did manage some long distance contacts with
2-meters!