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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