Band Conditions, getting better??

[binrat]

I'm strictly a portable HF guy, mostly doing SOTA. Since last May it's been pretty well required to operate in the 30-45 watt range with a dipole at 22' feedpoint. Yesterday I tried going 12 watts with my KX2 and 2 chunks of wire hanging on a few branches at 8-10'. Got nine contacts over 12 minutes, which is not bad at all.

So, how are you finding conditions lately??

 

[543_Dallas]

What bands are you using? I've only been on 75 and 160 in the last few months but everything there seems to be about average. I did hear some 11m dx recently but it didn't last long.

 

[binrat]

Yesterday was 20/40 metres.

 

[kopcicle]

Band Conditions, getting better??

define "band conditions".

 

[wavrider]

 

[Riverman]

I'm strictly a portable HF guy, mostly doing SOTA. Since last May it's been pretty well required to operate in the 30-45 watt range with a dipole at 22' feedpoint. Yesterday I tried going 12 watts with my KX2 and 2 chunks of wire hanging on a few branches at 8-10'. Got nine contacts over 12 minutes, which is not bad at all.

So, how are you finding conditions lately??

20 meters has been great here in the past couple of weeks. Mostly during the day but still decent at night.

 

[BJ radionut]

 

[BJ radionut]

http://www.spaceweatherwoman.com/

We need to figure out how to add this to site as regular feature...Pretty cool update on Weekly Basis

 

[Riverman]

http://www.spaceweatherwoman.com/

We need to figure out how to add this to site as regular feature...Pretty cool update on Weekly Basis

Great idea.

 

[338_MtRushmore]

I've had enough on 40 lately that i think I might hang a dipole. In the last few months I haven't really heard anything that made me want to try until now.