A large solar flare started at 1715Z on Saturday, but as usual its effects
only lasted a few hours. 20 meters looks reasonable at the moment.
Lloyd Rasmussen, Kensington, Maryland
Home: http://lras.home.sprynet.com
Work: http://www.loc.gov/nls
> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of Tom Behler
> Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2012 10:43 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Band Conditions Today
>
> John:
>
> Band conditions on 40 meters improved enough by later in the day that we
> actually had a fairly successful round table.
>
> It's getting late here now, so I'll send the check-in list tomorrow for
> everyone's enjoyment.
>
> It will be interesting to see how 20 meters behaves for tomorrow
> afternoon's
> cross-country net.
>
> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2012 4:22 PM
> Subject: Re: Band Conditions Today
>
>
> > Unfortunately I won't make it in today, sounds like band conditions
> would
> > work against me anyway but we had a family situation come up that I just
> > got
> > home from, no lock on the shed yet, nothing put back in there yet, so
> now
> > I
> > have no idea when I'll get to that anymore. I'll do the lock hopefully
> > tomorrow but for putting everything back out there, maybe mid week, I'll
> > have to look at my schedule for next weekend and see if I can get in
> then
> > or
> > maybe I'll run in to one of you during the week. I tell you I can't plan
> > anything.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2012 1:20 PM
> > Subject: Band Conditions Today
> >
> >
> >> Hi, folks.
> >>
> >> I just checked 20 and 40 meter band conditions today, and all I can say
> >> is
> >> there may not be much of a round table this afternoon, and 20 may be
> >> questionable for tomorrow.
> >>
> >> On 40 meters right now, I just checked, and I think I found two signals
> >> throughout the band, and that was it. Those sigs were not very strong
> >> either.
> >>
> >> As far as I can tell, 20 was completely dead, except for one RTTY
> signal.
> >>
> >> Just to be sure, I had the XYL check, and all antennas here at the home
> >> QTH
> >> appear to be up with no problems despite the wind we had the other day.
> >>
> >> SWR's also are right where I would expect them with my current
> antennas.
> >>
> >> I'll be available for the round table later this afternoon, but I'm not
> >> optimistic.
> >>
> >> If someone else wants to check the bands, please let us know what you
> >> find.
> >>
> >> In the meantime here, I'll check my set-up to be sure nothing else has
> >> gone
> >> wrong.
> >>
> >> It's just very strange.
> >>
> >> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ, Big Rapids, MI
> >
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