Oh absolutely, I've seen that quite a few times including a couple weeks
ago. I was talking to the locals on 10 meters, band was dead I scanned, all
of a sudden out of nowhere we had 3 or 4 stations joining us from all over
the place. It was wild. I've seen that happen many times over the years.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Phil Scovell" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2008 1:22 AM
Subject: Re: unused frequencies
> John,
>
> Before I even got my novice, the man who elmered me into the hobby told me
> that he was tuning 10 meters one night and the band was totally dead. He
> fired up his rig, called CQ on A M, it was that long ago, and a Cuban
> station answered him who was 20 over nine. I never forgot that story and
> often, over the years, have called CQ on what seemed a dead band and was
> often pleasantly surprised.
>
> Phil.
> K0NX
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 8:28 PM
> Subject: Re: unused frequencies
>
>
>> I've seen times when there was 1 station on a band and that was a decent
> DX
>> station, happens on 15 and 10 a lot actually. It's open but no one knows
> it.
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 10:46 PM
>> Subject: Re: unused frequencies
>>
>>
>> > 15 was definitely wide open during the last big contest.
>> > I think its a matter of everyone assuming it won't work, and therefore
> no
>> > one tries, and thus, no one is working it.
>> > I'm pretty sure that good propigation doesn't just come around during
>> > contest times.
>> > 73
>> > Colin, V A6BKX
>> >
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: "Richard Fiorello" <[log in to unmask]>
>> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> > Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 8:52 PM
>> > Subject: Re: unused frequencies
>> >
>> >
>> >> Unfortunately given our spot in the sun spot cycle you probably won't
> see
>> >> much activity above 20 meters. Don't give up on 17 meters it can
>> > sometimes
>> >> be surprising.
>> >> Richard
>> >> ----- Original Message -----
>> >> From: "Gery Gaubert" <[log in to unmask]>
>> >> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> >> Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 2:01 PM
>> >> Subject: unused frequencies
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Don't know about 2 meters, really don't know anything about anything
>> >> above
>> > =
>> >> 10 meters. I will say that I hae noticed not much going on on 10-20.
> 40
>> > a=
>> >> nd 80 seem to have action and I am wonderng if this is normal for this
>> > time=
>> >> of year and the current stage of the sun spot cycle.
>> >>
>> >>
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