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?
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> 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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