I am looking forward to it all! It now is a debateon how those high
sunspots effect everything else that goes on here outside of radio.
On Sun, 19 Nov 2006, John Miller wrote:
> I used to play on 20 at night then when I could, it was open until very late
> at night then though when the sun spot cycle was better, around 2001 and
> 2001 and all, there was pretty much action on 20 almost around the clock
> around here. We're on the way back up now, I kind of expect that to start
> again maybe next summer. I'll sure be looking.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jeff Kenyon" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, November 19, 2006 4:59 PM
> Subject: Re: Art Bell back on ham bands and noticing something strange with
> 20-meters
>
>
> > What about years of high sunspot activity with 20 at night, how well has
> > that worked out? In 2001 that was pretty much the only good thing about
> > that year was the high sunspot activity!
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Sun, 19 Nov 2006, John Miller wrote:
> >
> >> 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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