Well at least I know isn't just me. I haven't heard a sole in quite some time now on both the Base station or the Mobile. Just like the bottom just dropped out and nothing left. I hope the fall action gets started soon !
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11 meter is very quiet?
- Thread starter Tweetybird
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The Sun is taking all the credit (blame)
on this one...
on this one...
it was quiet in Arizona except for a couple of South America stations I made contact to.
1 guy in Texas showed up out of the blue yesterday, super strong saying he had too many people coming back to him, then he was gone. pretty weird 1 guy out of the whole continent
Just gave a shout out on 37 and 38 LSB, absolutely quiet and my receive signal is only coming in between 1-2 up here in Central PA this afternoon, last time I was on the Air was late July due to the fact that conditions haven't been very good, really looking forward to the Fall and Winter time so the DX can start firing up again like it did last year!!!!!!
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Don't feel alone, I haven't heard anything in almost a week maybe better on the base or the mobile. That Sun must be laughing at us !
It seems like conditions have been really bad for the last month or so on 11 meters. I like 10 meters. I always listen to 38 lsb first when ever i turn on the radio, to see if its worth calling cq on 10 meters. It seems like even 20meters has been bad also.
I have been learning cw for the last six months, So i like calling cq on 10 meter cw, and then looking on the reverse beacon network and seeing where my signal is getting picked up. It really gives you a good idea how 10/11/12 and even 15 meter propagation works. I will have a direct pipeline sometimes to Arizona, or South America, even when the band is seemingly dead. Its just that there is no one there listening. The "spotlight" dx is very real lol.
I have been learning cw for the last six months, So i like calling cq on 10 meter cw, and then looking on the reverse beacon network and seeing where my signal is getting picked up. It really gives you a good idea how 10/11/12 and even 15 meter propagation works. I will have a direct pipeline sometimes to Arizona, or South America, even when the band is seemingly dead. Its just that there is no one there listening. The "spotlight" dx is very real lol.
Actually, this is giving me an idea to run a 27 MHz ISM propagation beacon....
I had some conditions again yesterday for an hour or two as well. Mexico City, Jamaica, Big Island of Hawaii and a little bit of Florida. Then it all faded away again.