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Mike Keithley <[log in to unmask]>
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Sun, 30 Jan 2011 14:42:15 -0800
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Many thanks.

----- Original Message -----
From: Phil Scovell <[log in to unmask]>
To:  [log in to unmask]
Date: Friday, Jan 28, 2011 17:19:34
Subject: Re: Propagation with W1AW Again

>
>
> Mike,
> 
> 3581 should do it.  I have mine set for 3.581.5 MHz because it falls within 
> my CW filter that way.
> 
> Phil.
> K0NX
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Mike Keithley" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, January 28, 2011 5:06 PM
> Subject: Re: Propagation with W1AW Again
> 
> 
> > What is the 80-meter w1aw frequency?
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Phil Scovell <[log in to unmask]>
> > To:  [log in to unmask]
> > Date: Thursday, Jan 27, 2011 17:36:49
> > Subject: Propagation with W1AW Again
> >
> >>
> >>
> >> When I began D x ing in mid 1966, I immediately became interested in =
> >> propagation.  Later, when I discovered I could D X even on 40 and 80, =
> >> and to a lesser degree on 160, I became even more interested, and =
> >> watchful, of band conditions and overall propagation.  I am now doing =
> >> the same thing on 6 meters, 2 meters, and 70 centimeters.  However, =
> >> tonight, once again, I tapped in on my Q S Y er, the channels I have =
> >> program for W1AW, and discovered something really interesting.  I start =
> >> on 15 meters due to almost no propagation worth much on 10 meters.  I =
> >> had no W1AW signal on any band except for 80 CW and this was at 5:30 PM =
> >> local mountain time.  40 meters, to my amazement, had no signal of W1AW =
> >> at all, nor did any other band except for 80 meters.  Of course, sunset =
> >> had already occurred so this was the advantage of 80 meters pulling the =
> >> signal through but not hearing them even better on 40 meters, not to =
> >> mention no signal at all, I found it quite interesting that W1AW was not 
> >> =
> >> heard for me on any band except 80 and it was Q5 pretty much the whole =
> >> time I listened.  I tried 160 but of course I had no signal there =
> >> either.  I do after 9 PM from W1AW when they are sending code practice =
> >> and some nights, as I have reported, their 160 meter signal is Q5.
> >>
> >> Phil.
> >> K0NX
> > 

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