And the on4kst chat for skeds
Il 01/giu/2018 10:11, "Allard PE1NWL" <
pe1nwl@...> ha scritto:
For 6m (and up) you can use the DXrobot to monitor the band condition and
to efficiently work DX:
Band status alerts are also sent via Twitter:
And if you have an Android device you can use this free alerting app:
73 Allard PE1NWL
On Fri, June 1, 2018 08:36, iz oos wrote:
> Maybe in Europe works a little bit better. In May and June we know bands
may be open and some people try to call. Also are very important the
beacons. TEP is another story as I found it open in February to South
Africa and no beacon can help. Dxmaps Site may help with its e-sporadic
clouds maps but these are theoretical values based on actual qsos and if
no
> one calls no e-cloud can be mapped. SELFSPOTTING in these cases should
not
> be blamed.
> Il 01/giu/2018 03:45, "ajparent1/KB1GMX" <kb1gmx@...> ha scritto:
>> 6M has been the magic band for many decades before me.? ;)
>> As a hard core VHF/UHF op I spend a lot of time on 6M.? How hard core?
My first three HB radios were for 6, they remain in service since.? 6M
is
>> not high power, its good antennas, yagis and they are not hard to
build.
>> The entry level is horizontal 3 elements on a 6ft boom and a few watts.
10M is a second favorite.? Its open more than closed.? The problem is
everyone
>> is listening, no talking.? End of last cycle I got tired of hearing "10 is
>> dead" so with a
>> tribander, end fed halfwave wire and qrp power [4W SSB] I worked 85
countries in
>> 5 months.? There was TEP and Eskip enough that it included spots like
MacMurdo
>> and the Falklands from W1 land.? Then a living got in the way... ;) I
hear its dead from many, they all answer the question, When did you
call
>> CQ there?",
>> they didn't.? ?If no one is talking someone has to make the first
noise.
>>? ?Generally true
>> most bands but generally 10 and 15 (and 17) will be daylite bands for a
while and
>> occasional night skip.? Oh, and 6M is entering the E-skip season (least
here in USA)
>> and EU too and that happens any time for a few minutes or hours.? The only
>> way
>> to know is to be there.
>> Allison
