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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