What time did you make these contacts? Did we bottom out yet with the
sunspot cycle? I remember when the minimum happened in 97, and the bands
were terrible then for some things.
On Sun, 19 Nov 2006, Colin McDonald wrote:
> 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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