it bottomed out in July, it's on the way back up now.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Kenyon" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, November 19, 2006 3:08 AM
Subject: Re: Art Bell back on ham bands and noticing something strange with
20-meters
> 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.
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> 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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