I've had a lot of fun on 20 lately, in the day time, but very seldom is the
day when I could look and find nothing there.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, November 19, 2006 3:02 AM
Subject: Re: Art Bell back on ham bands and noticing something strange with
20-meters
> 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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