Well, that is good! I know that in 97 it bottomed out and was bad, and
like I said now it is on its way back up. Time to watch WWV again too!
On Sun, 19 Nov 2006, John Miller wrote:
> 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.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > 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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