11 meter is very quiet?

[2NC995]

Band is open here, but the lightning leaves me a little scared to sit on the beach...hahaha.

Australia is reporting some US activity as I write this...not a bad time to point antennas towards the Pacific.

 

[Rwb]

Band is open here, but the lightning leaves me a little scared to sit on the beach...hahaha.

Australia is reporting some US activity as I write this...not a bad time to point antennas towards the Pacific.

are you drinking those little drinks with umberillas in them

 

[2NC995]

are you drinking those little drinks with umberillas in them

haha. No. Packed up and QRT when lightning struck the bay.

 

[Rwb]

haha. No. Packed up and QRT when lightning struck the bay.

ok i understand

 

[Rwb]

Right now 28.4650 usb is coming in strong from porta rico

 

[Redbeard U812]

Band is open here, but the lightning leaves me a little scared to sit on the beach...hahaha.

Australia is reporting some US activity as I write this...not a bad time to point antennas towards the Pacific.

Next time you go, if there is location you can hook jumper cables to your truck frame and other end in the water it may reveal interesting results. I used to do that down on San Antonio Bay. Hit Hawaii from TX. And a few other distant contacts.

 

[2NC995]

Next time you go, if there is location you can hook jumper cables to your truck frame and other end in the water it may reveal interesting results. I used to do that down on San Antonio Bay. Hit Hawaii from TX. And a few other distant contacts.

I actually park at a spot where my bumper hangs over the ICW. The ICW, or rather a bay along on its path, is about 6’ directly below my bumper.

I’ve done this before and I’m not sure it made a difference to be honest. Just being at the water seems to make a huge difference. I can be 1/4 mile away and barely hear anything, and then everything is S9 and traffic in every freq in my radio as I pull up...straight back to nothing when I pull away.

As we sometimes post about no propagation (title of thread), it’s just not like that here. There is international propagation to some extent nearly every day here. I typically spend only a couple hours a day and have logged 140 international contacts in the past 3 weeks...all from my mobile.

 

[Redbeard U812]

Bands open. Lots of traffic.

 

[Slowmover]

I actually park at a spot where my bumper hangs over the ICW. The ICW, or rather a bay along on its path, is about 6’ directly below my bumper.

I’ve done this before and I’m not sure it made a difference to be honest. Just being at the water seems to make a huge difference. I can be 1/4 mile away and barely hear anything, and then everything is S9 and traffic in every freq in my radio as I pull up...straight back to nothing when I pull away.

As we sometimes post about no propagation (title of thread), it’s just not like that here. There is international propagation to some extent nearly every day here. I typically spend only a couple hours a day and have logged 140 international contacts in the past 3 weeks...all from my mobile.

And using a TRAM 1499 on a broomstick stuck in a truck bed posthole.

 

[2NC995]

And using a TRAM 1499 on a broomstick stuck in a truck bed posthole.

Yikes. Who designed that abomination? It violates my personal rule about no cb antenna under 5’, ever, for any purpose.

 

[Slowmover]

Yikes. Who designed that abomination? It violates my personal rule about no cb antenna under 5’, ever, for any purpose.

“They” say it won’t work. Your location is likely its “best” use. The pair of broomsticks joined with baling wire is the authentic touch.

That’s a ‘59 Chevy pickemup, right?

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[2NC995]

“They” say it won’t work.

Ahhh. I see the thread now. I had never heard of this antenna when you posted. I’m not part of the “won’t work” camp. It’ll surely work, but most likely as well as any other 3’ antenna.

 

[ENC Pirate]

Band is open here, but the lightning leaves me a little scared to sit on the beach...hahaha.

Australia is reporting some US activity as I write this...not a bad time to point antennas towards the Pacific.

Missed that one But that was pretty bad lightning , passed over Hatteras and I was thinking you were in line also a bit before me, got intense for awhile. 73's
Ocean One Cape Hatteras

 

[Slowmover]

Ahhh. I see the thread now. I had never heard of this antenna when you posted. I’m not part of the “won’t work” camp. It’ll surely work, but most likely as well as any other 3’ antenna.

Shoreline or boat it’s natural home.

Passed over Hampton Roads today. Open water is really something for a pair of ears.

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[Slowmover]

After dark, quite a lot on AM-19.
Am now in lower PA near Maryland.

Florida (why is it idiot-ville ?).